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December 06 2010

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December 07 20102010-12-07December 06 20102010-12-06December 07 20102010-12-07August 31 20102010-08-31 +2 copiesAugust 30 20102010-08-30 +2 copiesOctober 02 20102010-10-02A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a mat in orange robes with long dark hair and multiple rudraksha malas, hands folded in his lap, in an outdoor ashram courtyard. Beside him on the ground stands a brass kalasha or lamp with a small brass vessel. To the right a large fire blazes. Behind him, a second person in white clothing sits, and stone deity murtis stand among green foliage. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate: long swept hair, orange saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, seated in a teaching or ritual posture. Printed text overlay is not legible in full.2010-08-03 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20102010-09-28 +1 copiesNight outdoor photograph of an aarti ceremony with a full moon in the dark sky. A person with long dark hair, wearing orange-saffron clothing, stands at right holding a bell in one hand and a large flaming brass aarti lamp in the other, lifting the fire toward a small deity murti or altar at lower centre. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes fill the foreground and middle ground, many with hands folded. A large ornate orange and gold chariot or palanquin decorated with floral motifs occupies the left edge. The bright flame and moonlit sky dominate the upper frame.2005-05-25A photograph of a seated figure on a stage at an evening event. The figure wears an orange turban, an orange-saffron robe draped over the body, and a long rudraksha mala around the neck, with a microphone stand in front. He sits on a throne-like seat draped in orange and white cloth. Behind him stand decorated green and red pillars with red tinsel garlands. Swamiji (probable) is in the seated position with saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha mala.2004-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa at a stone-lined fire pit, with bright flames rising from the centre. A man in an orange-saffron shawl sits cross-legged at the fire, hands pressed together in prayer, with brass vessels, a plate of fruit and small offering items arranged on the ground beside him. Around the fire, many people sit and stand wrapped in orange-saffron shawls and cloths, some wearing dark woollen caps, against a simple concrete and brick backdrop. The setting appears to be a rustic mountain camp.2005-05-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a stone-walled space. A central figure in orange clothing kneels before a rectangular fire pit with bright flames, feeding offerings into the fire with a ladle. Brass vessels and bowls sit on the floor beside the fire, and a small sacred object lies on the ground to the right. Around them, several people in saffron-orange robes sit or stand, some with shawls draped over their shoulders, watching the ceremony. Yellow markings are painted on the floor near the fire.2005-05-25 +1 copies