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Outdoor temple-style gathering under a red-pillared pavilion. Several devotees in white dhotis and cream-and-gold bordered shawls stand with palms pressed together. A man in the centre holds a brass plate, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari extends an incense-like item. Many wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A woman in the foreground carries a leaf-wrapped floral offering with white garland. A green tree is behind the pillars and a folded white cloth is visible at right.

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October 23 20152015-10-23May 13 20152015-05-13February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesA procession of devotees walks along a paved path past palm trees, carrying long-handled ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and purple canopies fringed with beads and tassels. Most participants wear white garments: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white tops with purple or lavender skirts and orange-red garlands. An older bare-chested priest in cream dhoti and sacred thread walks ahead on the left, while a figure in orange saffron robes stands at the right edge. A golden ritual staff is held aloft near the left. The setting is a green garden with flowering shrubs and a red brick wall.2016-09-26Outdoor ritual gathering under trees, with a crowd of devotees seated on the ground. On the left, a figure in a rust-red turban and saffron-red robe, with long white jasmine garlands, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, sits on a raised, ornately patterned seat beside a trident-topped staff. Seated beside him in white clothes, a bald man wearing glasses and a red shawl and mala tends to brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers. Around them, priests in white dhotis with red shawls hold oil lamps and brass plates, and women in saffron and white saris join in. Devotees sit in rows behind, and a metal kalasha sits on a tray in the foreground. The scene looks like a puja or abhishekam, with the ritual items placed on silver trays.2014-12-17Outdoor food-distribution line with devotees in white dhotis and cloths bordered in yellow-gold. A smiling man in front with wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle holds a paper cup and a leaf plate of food. Beside him a shaven-headed devotee in white with gold-bordered cloth ladles sweet from a steel pot. Women in white and a woman in pink serve from steel pots and a metal tub of round sweets, wearing plastic gloves. A white van and green trees stand behind, with more devotees in white.2011-12-06A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-and-white garland and a gold necklace raises a long orange-red rudraksha mala with both hands while a bald devotee in a white kurta and beaded mala kneels before him with palms together, holding a yellow fruit. Behind them, several women in white saris and orange-and-blue sarees stand with palms pressed together, some wearing rudraksha malas. A white-shirted man stands at the right edge beside a red-draped seat with a gold carved armrest. The seated man has a white forehead mark and wears a gold earring. The floor is red carpet and the backdrop is red curtains. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-adorned ceremonial setting, with an orange robe.2014-07-11 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering in a garden with trees and palms behind a red brick wall. Many devotees, mostly in white traditional clothing, stand closely together, some with hands folded in prayer. Several men wear rudraksha malas and saffron or orange shawls, and some women wear rudraksha necklaces and red kumkum on their foreheads. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific figure from appearance alone.2015-11-25August 02 20162016-08-02A seated figure in orange and rust robes with a white flower garland and gold armlets sits on a red and leopard-print cushioned seat, pouring from a terracotta pot into a metal dish held by a kneeling elderly man in white clothing with a brown beaded necklace. Behind them, women in orange and rust saffron robes with rudraksha malas hold a tray of white offerings, and a decorated gold-and-floral deity murti stands on a red carpeted floor beside a blue patterned backdrop with a fan. This appears to be a padapuja-style ritual. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing with ceremonial gold ornaments, a cue combination consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the appearance-based label applies.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a gold-and-cream turban, an orange saffron robe and a thick white flower garland with red accents, stands outdoors beside palm trees and a white building. He gestures with one hand and holds a small round sweet or offering in the other. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white saris and white dhotis with orange borders, plus saffron-robed monks, watch closely. A monk on the left holds a tall ceremonial staff with a gold finial. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-white shawl faces him, and another woman in a yellow sari stands at right. A white-bordered orange scarf is draped over a devotee in the foreground. The scene appears to be a devotee interaction during an ashram gathering.2008-12-27