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Two-panel photo collage from an ashram hall with an orange-tiled floor and orange walls. Top panel: a man in an orange robe with a long green leaf garland stands on a blue-and-orange mat before a gold throne, with women in white and yellow saris and men in white dhotis standing behind a metal railing; one man in a white shirt stands at right beside a golden chair. Bottom panel: the same garlanded man in orange, with an orange shawl over his shoulder, receives an offering tray from a man in white while devotees with folded hands and women in saris watch from behind a railing. Both panels show ritual reception and darshan.

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Four-panel collage of photographs from a Pada Pooja event. Top left: a figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a blue headcloth sits on an orange-cushioned seat with flower garlands, while a man in white kurta with a white-and-saffron garland touches the forehead of a devotee. Top right: men in white clothes with garlands stand with hands folded in namaskar under a canopy. Bottom right: a man in a white shirt bows his head to a yellow flower-decorated orange cushion. Bottom left: a saffron-robed figure with garland and mala receives a forehead blessing from a man in white. Collage panels show the activities but are not physical people.2010-07-24January 04 20122012-01-04August 01 20102010-08-01 +1 copiesAugust 17 20102010-08-172010 - Photo Album +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at dusk of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair, hands pressed together in namaskar as he walks across a floor decorated with white kolam designs. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder carries a walking stick, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl walks at right. Behind them a large gathering of people, many women in saris in white, yellow, green and pink, stands in rows near a building and parked buses.July 12 20102010-07-12January 18 20122012-01-18Photo 11682748 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional reception in an open pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a sheaf of papers and extending his hand in blessing toward a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows with his palms pressed together. Behind them, men in white and light clothing watch and smile. At right, a bald man in orange robes holds a brass and gold ceremonial staff wrapped in an orange cloth. A metal railing runs along the foreground. The orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha is a Swamiji (probable) candidate, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and is shown in an in_person blessing role.2010-09-01Multi-panel collage of five photographs from an indoor temple event. Top left: a bald saffron-robed man with a grey beard clasps hands with a long-haired figure in orange robes, while a shaved priest in white with an orange shawl stands behind. Top right: a man in white shirt receives a hand blessing on his head. Middle right: a long-haired figure in orange sits on a white cushioned seat with red cushions, touching a man in white. Bottom left: a grey-bearded man in pink-saffron robe sits facing a long-haired figure in orange wearing a rudraksha mala, with hands joined. Bottom right: men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand in rows, one bowing with folded hands toward a long-haired figure in orange seated at right. Red curtains and white seating form the background.2010-07-12October 15 20102010-10-15