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Outdoor photo at a Karthikai Deepam gathering. A bald man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on his forehead sits on the left, holding a banknote over a brass plate of rudraksha beads. Beside him a monk in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a bald head offers a small item to a young boy in a striped yellow and white shirt, who holds out his hand. A man in a green shirt smiles at right, with other devotees behind. Behind them a brass lamp stand and a deity murti with a garland of orange flowers sit on a red mat under palm trees.

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November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor ritual scene at a Karthikai Deepam celebration with a long orange-draped table under a open-air canopy. Several shaved-headed priests in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, one in white dhoti, handling offerings and money notes on a brass plate. A standing man in a white shirt on the right holds his palms together with ash. Brass oil lamps, a flower-garlanded deity murti, a banner behind, and palm trees and a tent complete the setting. Several other people stand and watch in the background.2012-11-27Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground with trees behind. A seated monastic in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala hands a small paper item to a man in a blue striped shirt and jeans who bends forward, while a young child in a white shirt stands beside him on a mat. A young man in white with a yellow shawl stands at left beside a tray of oranges and fruit on a small table. Other people stand nearby: a saffron-robed monastic with a shaved head, a man in white with a white moustache, a white-clad man with an orange shawl, and a saffron-robed monastic at right. Several people are visible in the background.December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a white tilak on his forehead, leans forward and reaches toward a small red box filled with white flowers or petals. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha beads and a red tilak bends toward a young boy in a maroon shirt who holds a green packet. Several saffron-clad men stand behind them, and a red cloth backdrop hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold pendant) is the central figure, distributing offerings.2013-01-15December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange and white head wrap, bare-shouldered, with long hair swept back, smiling as he takes a small card from a man in a white shirt on the left. A younger attendant in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border stands beside him, holding a card. A rope line runs diagonally across the frame, a folding chair sits behind, and other people in white clothing are in the background under a tent canopy. Ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha beads are visible. The seated man shows distinctive saffron clothing, swept hair and head wrap, but appearance cues are not conclusive enough to name him.2012-01-04January 20 20092009-01-20Outdoor ashram gathering under a pavilion with palm trees and thatched huts behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain sits on an orange-cushioned seat with a zebra-striped pillow, smiling and touching the forehead of a young boy in a cream kurta. The boy stands with hands folded, and holds a small pink box. Behind them, people in white and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit on red carpets; a golden staff stands at the left. Probable Swamiji, seated in saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a gold necklace, blessing a child during the Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-24Outdoor ritual scene under a thatched pavilion. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an orange cushion, leaning forward with both hands in a silver tray of rice, guiding a small child in pink clothes whose head is bowed toward the tray. A man in a grey-green shirt and white trousers kneels beside the child. To the left, a man in orange robes with a red-and-gold sash holds a metal bowl, and a man in white with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala stands near a tall golden trident-staff. Behind them, a man in white and an orange-scarfed man stand near a red carpet, with more devotees in orange and yellow saris in the background.2008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a flower-strewn roadside. Marigold and other petals cover the ground. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits on the ground at left, holding a small stack of cards. On the right, a woman in orange clothing with beaded trim sits and hands out cards to a young boy in a dark shirt and pink shorts, while a man in a striped shirt watches. Several orange-robed attendants sit nearby. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers, mostly men and boys, presses in, and a temple gopuram stands in the background under bright sunlight.2012-01-03