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Outdoor photo at a temple kumbhabhishekam in a garden setting with trees and blue chairs behind. A young man in orange robes and a long red-and-yellow marigold garland stands centre, hands pressed together in greeting, smiling as devotees gather around him. A woman with hair in a bun and bare back, wearing a light cream cloth, faces away from the camera toward him. An older bald-headed man with a white beard-like sheen wears a red shawl and holds a bouquet of red flowers. On the right, a man in glasses and a white dhoti holds a basket of red rose petals and throws them into the air. A man in a grey shirt with a red-and-gold printed shawl stands at left with palms together. Red petals fill the air and cover the ground.

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November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor photo of a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a thick red and yellow marigold garland, receiving rose petals thrown into the air by people around him. Several onlookers in red-bordered shawls and white dhotis gather on a green lawn with white plastic chairs and small shrubs behind them. A bare-chested man in a gold chain stands at the right edge, and a man in a grey shirt is at left. Petals fall across the scene.2009-11-25Outdoor photo of a ceremonial welcome in a garden with flowering plants. A man in a white shirt on the left raises his arm while rose petals fall around him. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a red and yellow flower garland, smiling and looking down. Two women in the foreground stand with bare backs and yellow and white cloths, one holding a brass kalasha-like vessel in a wire-covered basket with a leafy green offering. Petals are scattered on the stone path, and a man in a white dhoti and red-orange shawl holds a bell on the right.2009-11-25Outdoor temple-grounds scene with a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, long dark hair, holding a metal tray of bananas, pineapple, and pink rose petals while others around him scatter petals. A man beside him in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl also holds the tray, and devotees in white, orange, and red shawls surround them. A woman in a teal blouse raises her hand in a petal-scattering gesture; a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands at right. Decorated pavilions with draped canopies, green shrubs, and blue plastic chairs appear in the background. Several people are visible, roughly 20 in total.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25A seated young man in an orange saffron garment and a thick red flower garland with a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels on a cloth under an open pavilion. A bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti and maroon shawl, wearing spectacles and a gold wristwatch, ties a multicoloured thread to the seated man's hand while a woman in peach sari scatters red rose petals from above. A bowl of red petals sits nearby, and a man in a yellow shirt and grey trousers stands behind, with a gold lion statue and banana plants in the garden. The scene resembles a ritual blessing or raksha bandhana-style thread ceremony in an outdoor temple setting.2009-11-25June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated man in an orange sleeveless garment with gold-toned brocade shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing a thick red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala with gold bead ornaments; his long dark hair is wet and sprinkled with petals, and he has white and red tilaka on his forehead while smiling and looking down. Behind him a man in a plaid shirt and dark trousers holds a woven basket heaped with red petals, and a second man in white stands at right beside green shrubs; the setting includes a blue-painted pillar and a grey temple-style structure with orange stripes.2009-11-25Outdoor procession on a leafy path with palm trees behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long white-and-red flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala stands smiling, with long dark swept-back hair and a red mark on the forehead. Umbrellas with red, orange and blue fringed tassels shade the procession. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass tray of flowers, and a man in white with an orange shawl and a striped forehead mark stands beside. A white-clad elder bends forward offering a tray of petals at the figure's feet. Men in white dhotis and mala necklaces and children, including a boy in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala, crowd around. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland, in a ceremonial procession.2006-12-29November 26 20142014-11-26November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial moment among saffron-robed sannyasis. In the foreground a man in a red sweater and grey vest holds a silver tray of marigold petals and red flowers toward a bare-shouldered sannyasi in orange cloth. A man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a brown-orange robe and a rudraksha mala. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a long necklace of gold beads and rudraksha, with petals in his hair. A microphone stands in front, and a crowd in white and orange clothes watches behind. Trees and a building appear in the background.2014-01-20 +1 copies