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December 30th 2007

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Outdoor ceremony under a dark pavilion roof with orange and multicoloured tassel bunting, a hanging kalasha pot and bunches of green bananas. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with a pink-and-orange shawl leans forward and touches the head of a young girl in white, whose head is wrapped in white cloth. Behind him a man in an orange turban and orange robe wears a white and red flower garland and gold necklace and smiles. Other people in white clothes and women with bowed heads stand nearby, and a woman in the right foreground watches. Gold bangles and red threads on wrists are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation during a festival.2007-12-30December 30th 20072007-12-30Outdoor ceremony under a striped canopy with orange and red fabric and hanging green foliage. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange robe, white flower garland, red and green floral strands and a gold necklace raises a gold-coloured ritual implement toward a devotee's head. A man in the foreground wears an orange shirt with a pink-and-orange shawl and gold bangle, his hand extended to the crowd. Devotees in white garments and white head cloths receive blessings. Several people visible, including partial figures at the edges.2007-12-30Outdoor photograph at dusk of a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, long dark hair swept back, placing a garland of white jasmine and red roses around the neck of a man in a white shirt. Several other people in white and orange-saffron clothing stand close, some with tilak marks on their foreheads, and a red and dark patterned canopy or tent overhead. A small saffron-cloth figure stands at left. A man on the right holds his hands together in greeting. The overall tone is warm and smoky, with light haze in the air.2007-01-12Photograph of devotees at an outdoor ashram gathering with banana and coconut decorations behind. A man in orange robes and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, places his hands on a woman in white who bows her head. A young man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, holds a long wooden staff. A bearded man in orange stands at right. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in a white dress surround them, and a woman at lower left has her palms pressed together in prayer.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07December 26 20062006-12-26January 20 20102010-01-20A photograph in an open-sided thatched pavilion with wooden posts. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with long dark curly hair leans forward, placing a white flower garland with red blossoms around the neck of a young girl in white. Beside them, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala bends forward, hands together, while another man in white with an orange shawl bows and holds his palms out. Behind, a girl in white stands and several women in saris and devotees in white watch. An older man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands at left. Two more garlands of white flowers and red roses lie on the floor.2006-10-29November 17 20112011-11-17