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A photograph of an outdoor scene in a dusty courtyard before a pale concrete wall. A central figure in a rust-red saffron-toned garment with a bare shoulder wears a long rudraksha mala, a dark forehead mark and silver armlets; they carry a metal tray heaped with red and white flower petals and garlands. Beside them stands a white-draped table holding a framed garland-decorated photograph and a yellow sign showing a smiling figure in orange clothing. Several people in white shirts and orange robes stand behind, including a man in white trousers and shirt at right. A small brown object sits on the table, and a wooden frame stands at left.

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June 23 20142014-06-23July 28 20082008-07-28October 12 20062006-10-12August 11 20092009-08-11November 12 20082008-11-12Photograph of a temple-yard ritual under a corrugated roof beside an orange-painted building. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold-bordered cloth, and offers flower petals from a tray onto large rocks, a probable padapuja-style offering. Probable Swamiji (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala). Nearby, two men in white dhotis and vests stand with hands joined, a woman in white and women in saffron saris watch, and a seated man in white kneels at right beside a garland-draped pillar. Several people in the crowd are visible.2013-07-14July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13Outdoor ritual by shallow water. A long-haired figure in maroon and red dress with a white flower garland, rudraksha malas, bangles and a white and red tilak sits on a low seat before a silver-framed backdrop with a deity face motif. Before them is a metal tray with yellow offerings and small bowls on a white cloth, and the figure's hands hold a reddish paste. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-red shawls stand or kneel in the water, cupping paste in their palms, one bare-chested. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and a woman in orange attends at upper right. This appears to be a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam-style ceremony. The figure in the centre is identified as.2014-12-17September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of an outdoor inauguration at an ashram. A woman in an orange saffron robe with an orange head wrap and a long garland of white and red flowers stands at a concrete plaque, reaching toward it with a hand and holding a tray of flowers and petals. Beside her, a man in orange robes holds a brass tray of petals. Behind them a crowd of children and adults in white and yellow clothes watch and gesture. The plaque has a black panel with Tamil text and a portrait photo, and a yellow cloth is draped over part of the stone. Marigold petals are scattered on the monument.2008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a newly unveiled plaque beside a cream-coloured doorway, with an orange cloth being pulled away from the plaque. A figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban with a white jasmine garland, and long hair stands in the foreground, extending a silver tray of flowers toward the plaque. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis hold trays of flowers and petals, one in a yellow shawl and another with a shaved head in white with yellow shawl. Red flower bunches rest on the ledge, and a crowd of men and boys in white shirts watches, several with hands folded in greeting. Banana stalks and garlands decorate the top of the frame.2010-02-18