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January 12 2007

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November 16 20052005-11-16Night outdoor ceremony on a striped red and white mat under a canopy. A seated man in an orange turban, orange robe and white shawl, with a white flower garland around his neck, receives attention at left, sitting in a cane chair. Standing men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-and-red ribbon rosettes on their chests. An older man in a white shirt and dhoti bends forward toward brass oil lamps (lamps) wrapped in white flower garlands. A woman in a cream sari with a gold bangle holds a small item near the lamps. On a table at right, a silver tray holds fruit, bananas, coconuts, marigolds, red flowers and green leaves. Several other people stand in the background.2007-08-17January 12 20072007-01-12Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony on bare red earth. A central figure wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the head and body, with a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace. Around him, a large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands with palms pressed together in anjali, while one man at left holds a brass tray of flowers. A man in an orange shawl holds a trident-topped staff upright beside a small heap of marigold petals and a coconut on the ground. Children in white and a boy in a blue-striped garment stand at right. A multicoloured canopy is visible at upper right. Scene suggests a homage or puja gathering at dusk.2007-08-17January 12 20072007-01-12A long-haired man in a white and gold-bordered turban and white shawl, with gold ornaments and a garland of white flowers, stands at the left with his hand extended in blessing toward a kneeling devotee. Beside him a man in white holds a brass bowl of rose petals. Two men in white shirts approach, one folding his hands, another offering petals. A cameraman in a striped shirt stands at the top left, and a decorated pillar and a crowd of people in white clothes fill the outdoor evening setting. A figure resembling a person is shown in the foreground, but his appearance is partially obscured and recognition is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd behind the stage.2005-12-09April 19 20082008-04-19October 15 20082008-10-15May 09 20082008-05-09Indoor photograph of a healing and blessing session in a hall with white plastic chairs, a standing fan, a black speaker and red curtains. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a long swept-back hairstyle places his hand on the head of a seated devotee in a beige shirt. Around them, a woman in white, women in red and dark sari blouses, and a shaved-headed young man in orange sit close. Behind, a bald man in white with an orange shawl stands near a table with booklets, brass items and sweets. A plain white cloth covers the nearby table.2008-03-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 17 20082008-07-17