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Outdoor riverside ritual at a water's edge with calm green water behind. A man with hair tied in a bun and an orange sannyasi robe sits cross-legged on an orange-draped seat with a tiger-stripe cushion, palms pressed together in prayer, a microphone stand before him. A young attendant in orange robes stands at left holding a metal mic stand. Behind them, several seated devotees in white and grey clothing, one wearing a beaded necklace, bow their heads. A striped and patterned mat covers the ground, with a yellow, blue and red fringed canopy overhead, a water bottle, a small book and leaf plates with offerings visible. Scene reflects a tharpanam offering at the river.

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July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor riverside ritual at a lake edge under a fringed canopy with red, yellow and green tassels. A man in long orange robes with his hair tied back sits on an orange-draped seat with a zebra-print cushion, holding a microphone and reading from a book. Beside him a younger man in orange sits on a patterned rug, looking at a mobile phone, with a water bottle nearby. Around them a crowd in white clothes sits on the ground, several with hands folded or eyes closed in prayer, including a shaved-headed child in white and a woman with braids and white garments. Water fills the background.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a water tank beside a stone wall under a blue sky with clouds. A man in white kurta with orange shawl stands at left. Several young men in orange robes stand on a striped cloth. A central figure in orange robe and a second in orange holds a large orange umbrella over a low orange-draped altar, a colourful fringed canopy stands behind, and brass offering plates with yellow and white items sit on a tray at the front. Rose petals float on the water.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a lake edge with palm trees and a stone wall behind. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an orange-draped seat under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, hands folded in prayer. Two young attendants in orange robes stand at left, one holding a microphone stand. Several people in white clothes sit in the background. Striped rugs, a red patterned mat, fruits, flower garlands, a brass vessel and a brick-built homa/yagna fire pit with flower decoration occupy the foreground.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a riverbank with green water and scattered pink flower petals. A man with hair tied back, wearing orange robes, sits on a low orange-draped seat under a striped canopy, holding a silver vessel and small silver cups as he performs an offering. A woman in a white top with blonde hair sits in front with palms joined in prayer, and a standing sannyasi in orange robes stands barefoot on the bank nearby. At the lower right, a photographer in white with an orange shawl holds a camera. Woven striped mats and a red patterned rug cover the ground.2009-07-01Outdoor photo of a seated man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, eyes closed, wearing a gold-bead mala and a red tilak, sitting on an orange-cushioned seat beneath a large colourful canopy umbrella with a gold finial, its panels reading Dhyanapeetam with a bird emblem. Several people sit on the ground before him: a man with shaved head and folded hands in white clothes and an orange shawl, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti, and women in white saris with orange shawls. A brass tray with a pink lotus and offerings sits in front. Hazy forested hills rise behind, and a cameraman stands at the right edge.2010-09-24A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace sits eyes closed beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with a gold finial and fringed tassels, its panels reading "Dhyanapeetam" in blue lettering. Behind him are orange cushions and a leopard-print cloth. In front, several people in white dhotis and white saris, some with shaved heads and orange shawls, sit on a rooftop in front of a brass tray with a pink lotus and flowers. A misty forested hillside fills the background. A person with a camera stands at the right edge. Probable Swamiji (orange robes, long swept-back hair, gold necklace, seated under the Dhyanapeetam umbrella) is present in person.2010-09-24July 01 20092009-07-01A seated man in orange-saffron robes speaks into a black microphone while holding an open notebook on his lap, seated on an orange-covered cushioned bench beside a calm green river with rocky banks. Behind him a standing attendant in orange robes holds a long-handled umbrella stick, and beneath a yellow fringed canopy a seated man in glasses and white shirt sits to the left with a second seated person in orange in the foreground. A folded orange cloth lies on the bench. The man with the microphone has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style neck cord visible at his collar.2009-07-01A seated figure in orange robes and a gold bead necklace sits with eyes closed beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe, its panels reading "Dhyanapeetam" and showing dove emblems. He has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and sits on an orange cushioned seat with a leopard-print backdrop. In front of him, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red border sits cross-legged with hands folded, and a woman in white with orange shawl sits at the right edge. A man with shaved head in white clothes and orange shawl, palms pressed together, sits at the left. Small murti figures in orange and red stand at left, and a pink lotus and offering plates lie on the floor. Misty forested hills fill the background.2010-09-24July 01 20092009-07-01