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Outdoor photograph at a festival procession. A young man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ornaments and a gold necklace holds out a silver tray of bananas, coconuts, and other fruit toward a worshipper, while a woman in orange and maroon sari holds the tray beside him. Behind them, men in white and saffron robes wear gold beaded necklaces, and a golden staff stands in the background. A man in white on the left extends his cupped hands, and a man in white holds a small red cloth. Trees and a wire fence fill the background under bright daylight.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a ritual event, with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace at centre, smiling and raising one arm, holding a tall golden staff topped with a flag. Behind him, a man in saffron robes carries a trident-topped staff and wears gold chains, while a man in saffron with a yellow shawl and a young man in saffron robes with a tilak walk alongside. Right foreground, a tray holds bananas, green grapes and a coconut, and a woman in white sari with a white shawl carries a tray of red flowers. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas and women in white saris line the procession, with a striped canopy and a tiled-roof building behind.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a festival crowd. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra forehead marking, a saffron/orange robe and heavy gold necklaces with a large pendant wears a saffron garment and extends his arm toward a tray of rudraksha beads and bananas held by a man in orange with gold beads. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and devotees in white and yellow saris and kurtas press close, some with hands folded. A man in the foreground holds a conch-shaped vessel and a bowl of fruit and marigold garlands.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor gathering near a decorated temple structure with copper-coloured carvings and marigold garlands. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange sleeveless robe and a gold ceremonial necklace smiles and extends his hand in blessing toward an older woman in a beige sari who bows with her hands raised to her forehead. Behind her, a man in white dress with folded hands stands among other people in white and light clothing. A tray in the foreground holds fruit, flower petals and a small brass vessel. Palm trees and a pale sky appear in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession at a person ashram event. In the foreground on the left, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace looks to the side. Beside him, a man in saffron robes wears a white cap and a long white and red flower garland, extending his hands toward a woman. A woman in a white sari with gold border and gold jewellery bends forward offering a small yellow-and-green kalasha-style offering in a woven basket. Saffron-robed men and white-clad devotees stand behind, some with palms pressed in namaskar. Orange and colourful festoons and a decorated canopy frame the scene.2008-12-30A photograph of an outdoor welcome ritual on a village street. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a small red tilak, saffron orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands centre-left, receiving a silver tray of offerings. The tray holds red bananas, split coconut halves, pink and white flower petals and a small red-and-silver vessel. An older man with grey hair in a white dhoti with a gold border offers the tray, and another man in orange clothing stands at the right edge. Bystanders in orange and white clothes, one with glasses and a beard, crowd behind them under a corrugated roof. Gold bangles are visible on a wrist at the lower left.2009-01-12