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November 24 2006

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Outdoor stage under a white tent with red and gold draped valance. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland stands at left smiling and receiving a folded paper or booklet. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes with grey hair in a topknot and glasses holds the paper out, while a man in a white shirt at right holds a copper plate. Behind them a banner with Tamil lettering and a red and gold frame. a person appearance cues: orange turban, long hair, rudraksha-style beads and orange clothing on the garlanded figure at left, who is receiving a gift from the bearded priest.2006-11-24A stage ceremony under a white tent canopy in front of a red backdrop. A man in a white shirt and glasses, on the left, extends his hands toward a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) decorated with white jasmine garlands, held by a man in orange robes on the right. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and stands behind the lamp. Another partly visible man in white sits at the far left edge. The lamp is being offered in a welcoming ritual on stage.2010-02-18A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with white flower garlands and green leaf garland smiles and holds a silver tray of bananas, mangoes and offerings. Across from him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded necklaces holds the other side of the tray. An older man in a gold-patterned shawl and white dhoti with a red tilak stands in the centre, and a man in a white shirt on the left looks on. Several people stand nearby, and a microphone is visible at the bottom. The saffron-robed man has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji cues.2007-01-1227 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13Indoor event photo: a smiling man in a red-and-gold patterned turban and a long orange robe with a bracelet and a gold-beaded necklace stands at the centre-right, leaning forward to hand a red cloth-wrapped object to a man in a white shirt and grey hair who is bowing his head. Beside them a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a red-and-white pattern behind. Several other men in white and orange clothing stand around in a crowd. A purple logo appears at upper left, and a purple banner is visible in the background.2011-10-24December 30 20092009-12-30Indoor event photo at a tented hall with a stage backdrop in red and gold drapes and a projection screen. A long-haired man with a white forehead marking, wearing an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, smiles while handing a basket of oranges and a card to an older bald man in an orange robe with a red-and-gold patterned shawl. A cameraperson in orange and white films the exchange, and a green-and-blue draped table stands at right.2009-12-30August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor ceremonial scene under a bright tent. A smiling woman in a maroon-red turban with a gold emblem and a maroon sari wears a long rudraksha-style gold and beaded garland and holds a silver tray of yellow and red fruit. Beside her, a bearded elderly man with a bare chest and rudraksha malas holds another offering tray. In the centre, a man in orange-saffron robes with a white tilak holds a tray of dry offerings. At right, a man in orange robes and an orange turban stands beside a younger man in a white dhoti. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand under coloured drapes. Possible a person cues: long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala on the central robed man; identity uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-13