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Outdoor festival scene with a central standing man in an orange saffron robe and long rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front of him, with long dark hair swept back. Around him, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand and pray with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a man in white holding a brass tray of yellow flowers stand nearby. Dark black stone lingams topped with flowers line the foreground. Banana leaves, yellow, pink and orange balloons, and smoke from a fire decorate the setting, with trees behind. A cameraman in white films the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: orange robe, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, standing centrally at a Pongal celebration.

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January 15 20112011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15Outdoor temple ritual on a paved courtyard lined with many black Shiva lingams decorated with flower petals. A bald man in saffron/orange robes stands at the centre near a white-draped altar with a kalasha-like offering and garlands, while a woman in orange sits or kneels at the altar. Around them men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, stand with hands folded, and a woman in pink sari and another in yellow stand at right. White banana-tree trunks with pink, yellow and orange balloons frame the scene, with trees and a flagpole behind. The saffron-robed man is visibly a monastic priest, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person claim is made.2011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15A photo outdoors at a festival site with rows of small black Shiva lingams on a raised platform behind. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a green leaf garland holds a steel cup and sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, with flowers and a garlanded frame at the left edge. Standing behind him are men in white dhotis and orange robes, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a bright balloon bunch hangs near a white pillar, with a woman in white with a grey-streaked braid seen from behind in the foreground. a person: the seated man in saffron robes and long swept-back hair, seated on a cushioned throne-like seat, with a garland and tilak, fits the role of the honoured teacher at this Pongal event.2011-01-15Outdoor ritual at a sandy site under trees. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a white flower garland, holds a lit lamp or aarti plate with both hands at chest height, standing near a tall white pole wrapped in orange thread with a leafy top. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a ledge draped in pink cloth beside a table with a brown cloth, offerings and a decorated pot. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, several with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a small child in a striped shirt. A kalasha-like pot sits on the ground in the foreground. a person by long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and garland, leading the aarti. Flowers and petals lie on the ground.2015-05-05January 15 20112011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15July 28 20082008-07-28January 15 20112011-01-15July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of an outdoor temple-area entrance decorated with hanging colourful tassel banners in orange, red, blue and white. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with his right hand extended in a gesture of blessing, and appears to be a person, identified by his long hair and saffron robe with rudraksha mala cues. Beside him a woman in a white blouse and white dhoti-style garment stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, another woman in a white sari with gold border also has her hands folded, and a woman in a red sari stands behind. On the right a bald man in white ritual clothes with a sacred thread and beaded necklace sits near the steps. Palm trees, a signboard and stone sculptures are visible in the background, with more devotees in white and orange behind.2010-11-13