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October 27 2008

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A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red tilak stands in a red-framed glass doorway, a flower garland of white and red blossoms around his neck, cutting or holding a white ribbon stretched across the entrance as a ribbon-cutting opening. Surrounding him, several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis press their palms together in anjali, one holds a tray of flowers, a small child peeks from the left, and a rudraksha mala is visible on one man's neck. A red-roofed open shelter and trees are in the background. The scene reads as an inauguration ceremony at a temple-style entrance.

October 27 2008

A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a red bindi on his forehead. He stands at a lilac ribbon stretched across the scene, while a man in white to the left holds a tray of flower petals and a man behind him presses his palms together in namaste. Onlookers in white and orange stand around, including children and a smiling woman in orange at the back right. The setting is an open outdoor ground, consistent with a ribbon-cutting or inauguration ceremony.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a concrete path beside a white-walled building with barred windows. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk toward the camera. A central figure in an orange-saffron garment wears a white and red flower garland and a shawl with gold border, smiling with hands together. Behind him, a man in orange holds a rudraksha mala and wears a dark orange turban, and another man in orange walks with a shawl. Two men in white dhotis and shawls walk at left, one holding a tall ceremonial staff. A bearded man in orange and a younger man in white dhoti follow at right. Red and white vertical markings are painted on the wall at right.

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December 31 2009

A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands on a striped threshold in front of a decorated temple entrance, wearing a long red and white garland with a gold necklace. Behind him, a figure in an orange robe and a white-clad attendant holding a brass vessel stand under a canopy hung with yellow and red marigold garlands and bunches of green bananas. A red umbrella shades the area, and a row of men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards stand on either side, some with hands folded in respect. A pair of sandals rests on the step below. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-robed figure wears a long red and white garland and gold necklace, with long hair swept back, matching his presentation in this scene.

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Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with palm trees and a green tree behind a low concrete railing. In the right foreground a long-haired figure in a flowing orange-red robe and gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed, a light vertical mark on the forehead. Beside and behind, a man in an orange robe with a red shoulder cloth wears a yellow-and-white flower garland and gold beads and looks on. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with hands joined in namaste, stand behind them. A yellow cloth hangs over one man's shoulder. The scene suggests a devotional visit or darshan.

Outdoor flagpole hoisting ceremony at an ashram under green trees. A central man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and magenta flower garland, pulls a rope to raise an orange flag up a white pole. A multicolored fringed umbrella is held above him. Two men in orange robes stand to the left and right, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stands behind, several with hands folded. Petals and flower offerings lie on a ring of bricks at the pole's base. The central figure's identity is not established by visible cues here, so no identification is made.