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Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony beside a white car, with a brick wall and palm trees behind. An older bald man with eyeglasses and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace wears a red and gold silk shawl over a striped sweater and a dark beaded headband. A younger shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a red-brown bead mala stands with palms pressed together in anjali, bending toward him. A garland of white flowers and purple tassels hangs around the older man. At right, a brass kalasha with orange and white flowers and green leaves stands on a tray, with a hand and bangles visible behind it.

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February 02 20132013-02-02February 02 20132013-02-02February 02 20132013-02-02Outdoor scene under a leafy tree near a dark vehicle. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over his body, a long red-and-white flower garland and a gold-beaded neck garland, and smiles while a hand touches his head. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in a red-brown dhoti with a yellow border holds a brass kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers, a pink lotus and green leaves, and wears a long rudraksha mala and bead armlets. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds his hands in anjali, and a cameraman films with a camera. Greeting and kalasha welcome ritual.2014-08-20Outdoor photo under trees by a dark SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long red and gold flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at left, smiling, with a hand raised to his head, and a second saffron-robed man stands behind him. At right, a bald man in saffron cloth with a dense rudraksha mala and bead bracelets holds a brass kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers, pink lotus blooms and green leaves, as a welcome offering. A man in a white shirt holds his hands in anjali, and a cameraman films. A woman in a golden crown and red blouse stands beside the kalasha bearer. The scene suggests a ceremonial welcome with a kalasha, though no exact ritual is named.2013-08-20July 24 20132013-07-24A street scene outside a building with trees and parked cars. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red border, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, drapes a long white flower garland over the head of a bowing person in a maroon-red cloth with a gold waist sash, bronze armlets and rudraksha beads. Another person in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a silver tray with offerings appears at the right edge. Red flowers hang from a tree above.2014-07-07 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph of an arrival at an outdoor street location beside a parked dark car with its door open. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and bandaged upper arms bows his head while another man in a saffron-orange robe with a red border places a garland of white and pink flowers over his shoulders. A third person in an orange robe stands at right with back turned, and a camera is visible beside them. A person in red-orange clothing sits inside the car. Trees and a building are in the background.2007-11-09Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18Outdoor street scene in front of a building with green walls and a dark blue SUV with its door open. A man in a red-orange garment with a gold-and-yellow sash, gold armband and a long white and red flower garland smiles as he is greeted. Another man in a white shirt and orange shawl leans forward to touch his chest in a respectful greeting. A younger attendant in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace stands behind the car, and scattered red petals lie on the road. The central figure has long swept-back hair and wears ceremonial gold ornaments, matching the a person cues; he is greeted as a visiting guru during a house visit.2014-07-08Outdoor reception at an ashram entrance. A bald priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, his face marked with white tilak, drapes a red-and-blue shawl over the shoulders of an older bald man in glasses, a cream striped sweater and orange cloth, wearing a dark beaded headband and a long garland of yellow, white, red and purple flowers with green leaves. Beside them a person in white dhoti with a gold-banded shawl and red marks holds a tall wooden staff, and a brass kalasha with flowers stands at right. A white car and a brick wall are behind them.2013-02-02