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Outdoor inauguration ceremony on a dusty open site with a yellow ribbon stretched across the frame and red and white balloons overhead. A central figure in saffron/orange robes wears a long red and yellow-and-white garland, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold-coloured headband, smiling and holding a ceremonial item near the ribbon. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus stand, one holding a trident, and a bearded man in orange robes is among them. Women in white with blue shawls hold brass trays, flower baskets and flower garlands, and a woman in white on the right holds a tray of marigold petals. Crowds of men and women in white and blue clothing watch and applaud, and tables draped in green cloth stand at the sides with flowers and baskets. Unfinished concrete buildings and water tanks are visible behind.

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December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ceremony with a central figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron-and-white draped garland of marigolds and purple-white flowers around the neck, and a gold headband, raising one arm in a wave while holding a ceremonial staff. Beside them a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a staff, and other saffron-clad attendants stand nearby. Women in white saris and blue shawls hold brass-and-flower offering baskets, and a crowd of smiling people with raised hands claps and cheers behind a red balloon arch and a green-draped table. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure: long swept-back hair, gold headband, saffron robes and ornate garland. Shown in person.2009-12-25A festive outdoor event on a blue mat with a red balloon cluster overhead. A man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron headband and a red and white flower garland with purple ribbons waves to the crowd while walking forward. Around him women in white saris and a woman in a blue shawl carry brass vessels of flowers and offerings. Behind them a crowd in white and orange clothing and white shirts applauds and raises hands, with a table of boxes and offering trays at the sides.2009-12-25Outdoor procession scene at a festival, with a ceremonial trident (trishul) and a tall golden staff rising above the crowd. A man in the centre wears a white head wrap, a long white flower garland, saffron-orange robes and gold chains, and holds his palms together near a rangoli floor design. Beside him, other men in saffron robes with gold necklaces, a woman in white with an orange shawl carrying a tray with a flower garland, and devotees in white and dark suits stand among a crowd, with an orange canopy overhead.2008-12-29July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo of a welcome procession on a dirt road. A central figure in an orange saffron robe wears a red, purple and yellow flower garland, a gold headpiece, and layered beaded necklaces; he is smiling and reaching toward a woman in a teal sari with a gold headpiece and an orange-and-white flower garland. Women in orange and white saris carry woven baskets and a decorated pot with yellow flowers. Behind them, a flower-decorated float and red balloons, and a red-and-yellow umbrella are visible. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby. A trailer on the right displays framed photographs. a person (saffron robe, gold headpiece, layered beaded necklaces and a long flower garland).2009-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph of an outdoor ceremonial ribbon-cutting at a festival. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, a white turban-like head wrap, and a gold pendant necklace holds a white ribbon stretched between his hands while cutting it. Beside him, another man in orange robes with gold garlands and a red-bordered shawl stands with hands joined, and a man in an orange wrap stands to the left. On the right, a woman in orange clothes holds a brass tray with a flower-garlanded object, and men in white kurtas stand nearby. On the left, men in dark suits and ties stand with hands folded in greeting. The ground has coloured rangoli patterns in blue, green and yellow, and sunlight streams over the scene from behind.2008-12-29July 07 20092009-07-07 +2 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony at an ashram entrance. A man in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and multiple garlands of white and orange flowers walks along a red carpet strewn with petals beneath a red-and-blue decorated parasol. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls stand at left, one holding a steel tray of pink petals. Two older men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas stand at right beside a green ribbon stretched across a doorway, with a drum visible. Bunting and palm trees appear in the background with a crowd of onlookers.2008-07-27A photograph of an outdoor inauguration ceremony beside a white wall. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with a saffron turban, long hair and a gold ceremonial necklace, stands at a black plaque and lifts a white cloth draped over it, beside a garland of white and orange flowers. Next to him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-gold shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A yellow ribbon stretches across the frame. Behind them, men in white and red and orange ceremonial umbrellas with tassels are visible, and a woman holds a tray of flowers at right. Palm trees appear in the background.2007-02-06