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Outdoor ceremony under a flower-garlanded canopy with a green carpet and palm trees behind. A figure with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange shawl and a green garland with red flowers, sits on a white-draped chair and raises a hand in greeting. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala bows and presses his palms together before him. Another white-clad attendant stands behind, and a third in white holds a long red-and-white flower garland at right. A cameraman with a Panasonic camera films from the left, and a seated audience is visible at the bottom edge. A gold-trimmed throne and a blue backdrop are at left.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoors under coconut palms, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on an orange throne-like chair while a devotee in white kneels and touches his bare feet, which rest on a tray of yellow flowers. The seated figure wears an orange garment, a gold-coloured necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and rests a hand on the chair arm. Behind them, a bald man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and another devotee in white kneels with palms joined. A photographer with a video camera stands at left, and several people in white stand among small white buildings. This is a padapuja, the washing and worship of the feet, during a pada yatra event; the seated man is a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robes and gold necklace), shown in person.2010-07-24November 13 20062006-11-13A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling person with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white-draped seat with gold trim. A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt bows and touches the seated person's hand to his forehead, while a devotee lies prostrate in white at the seated person's feet, adorned with a flower garland. Behind them, a standing man in a purple turban and white clothes, and several people in orange and white robes, stand near a red railing. A cameraman with a video camera films the scene. On an altar at the upper right, a deity murti sits decorated with garlands and brass lamps, and a side table holds water bottles. Several figures in orange and white stand nearby.2010-06-13A photograph of a pada puja at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees and tin-roofed sheds behind. A long-haired man in orange robes, a red-orange shawl and a multi-strand gold-bead necklace sits in an orange armchair with an orange towel draped over the arm and a red cushion behind him. A devotee in a white shirt bows with his forehead touching the seated man's feet, on a brass tray with yellow flowers. Other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis kneel with folded hands at left, a standing man in white kurta and orange shawl stands behind the chair, and cameramen and onlookers stand in the background near a table holding two yellow fruits.2010-07-24November 13 20062006-11-13Outdoor photograph under palm trees. A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe sits on an orange-cushioned seat, smiling and raising one hand in greeting while his foot rests on an orange cloth. Several men and women in white ritual clothes stand or kneel before him with palms pressed together in namaste, some with ornamental bangles and a blue-rosette badge. Behind them a tall white-painted pillar with garlands of flowers stands near a dark stone figure. Several photographers with cameras and bags stand in the background, and a bald man in an orange shawl appears at the upper right.2010-07-24July 17 20082008-07-17An outdoor ceremonial stage under a thatched canopy with a white draped backdrop and green carpet. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long red-and-white flower garland sits on a white-covered throne with bare feet, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Standing to the right is a man in white dhoti and saffron shawl with a mala, while kneeling devotees in white clothes with orange shawls, one with hands folded, face the throne. Scattered petals lie on the green carpet, a steel vessel and a tube of ointment sit at the front, and palm trees and ornate umbrellas with colourful decorations fill the background.2006-11-13June 21 20092009-06-21A photograph of a devotional greeting on a golden throne. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron robes, a pink and white floral garland, and gold ceremonial necklaces; this appearance matches Swamiji (probable) on the page, cued by his long hair, saffron clothing, garland and gold necklaces. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to touch his head to the seated figure's hands, with a hand resting on the seated figure's knee. Behind them a shaven-headed monk in orange robes with an orange head cloth stands, and at left a woman in white with a yellow shawl watches. Garlands of orange, red and yellow flowers hang on a golden backdrop with ornate carved gold panels.2009-12-24A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a colourful canopy with orange pennants and palm trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with layered gold-beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange-draped seat, touching the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl, who bows low with his hands joined. Standing attendants in orange shawls and white garments are nearby, and a crowd of seated devotees, including children, watches from the right. Flower garlands, an orange cushion with yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style pole and a small shrine with a deity picture are visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, and presents the blessing.2008-12-28 +1 copies