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A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors in the evening. In the centre, a young man in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace and a red tilak mark, and holds a terracotta pot filled with grains or sweets while another hand reaches in. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment, a pink lotus flower garland and rudraksha beads, looks toward him. Men in orange and white clothes stand around, and the foreground shows the backs of two people, one with grey curly hair and one with blonde hair.

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A photograph of a devotional offering in a crowded setting. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes with pink lotus flowers draped over his shoulder holds a terracotta pot filled with white grains, while his other hand reaches into it. Beside him, another man in an orange robe wears a long gold necklace with a small embedded medallion. Behind them, several men wear orange and white clothing, one with a rudraksha mala, and a blonde-haired person is seen from behind in the lower right.2008-06-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk with a crowd gathered behind. In the centre, a seated man in a red-orange shawl and orange-saffron ritual wear, with white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, receives a metal vessel decorated with pink and white flowers from a bare-chested priest in a red-and-white checked cloth. Behind them stands a young man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, and a row of onlookers in white, yellow and saffron clothing watch. In the foreground are a woven basket of petals and a small metal bowl. Attributing the seated figure as a person cannot be made firmly from appearance alone, so the identity is marked unsure.2009-07-13Outdoor temple procession scene in bright daylight. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a maroon shawl holds a silver kalasha decorated with marigolds, white flowers and mango leaves, topped with a yellow coconut. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a long white garland with red and orange flowers, and a rudraksha mala, extending a hand toward the kalasha. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants stand near a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and a tall gold-topped staff. Palm trees and a bus appear in the background.2008-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23Night outdoor temple-procession scene with string lights overhead. A man with long dark hair and a vibhuti marking on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a pink flower garland and gold-toned necklaces, holds a brass-and-green-leaf kalasha-style pot at the centre. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-scarved devotees crowd close, while a man in white at the right pours from a vessel. Marigold garlands hang on a white pillar at left, with green leaves and bowls on the ground.2009-01-12A photograph of a food-serving event in a yellow-walled hall. A long-haired man in orange ochre robes and a heavy gold bead necklace reaches into a large steel pot of cooked rice, with a shaved-head monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala beside him. Behind them a young man in an orange-and-white shawl watches. In the foreground devotees and volunteers in white, one wearing a blue hairnet, crowd around the serving pots and a steel tray of prasad. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes, gold bead necklace and bare shoulder, serving food, matches the page's claim that Swamiji was present.2012-09-20Outdoor photo at a temple-like site under trees and palms. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a long garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds and rudraksha malas, stands at centre with a smile while a bald man in white and a red-saffron robe with rudraksha beads holds up a clear kalasha vessel topped with green mango leaves and white flowers. A man in a blue cloth stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and several onlookers in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd around.2015-05-01May 31 20122012-05-31January 12 20092009-01-12January 30 20102010-01-30December 25 20082008-12-25September 15 20092009-09-15