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December 23 2009

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold necklace of beads and a large gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, arms extended outward in a blessing gesture. Beside him a man in an orange shawl holds a brass bell and spreads a fine mist, and devotees with raised, cupped hands reach toward the blessing. Others wear white with orange shawls, including a woman holding a camera and an older bald man in white. Many people behind wear orange robes and white dhotis, some with folded hands in namaste. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23November 18 20152015-11-18Outdoor photo of a ceremonial arati in front of a palm tree and an orange-walled building. A man with long, curly dark hair and an orange shawl with maroon borders, seen from behind and in profile, extends his hands toward a brass arati lamp with a flame. A woman in an orange sari with maroon border holds the lamp. Nearby, a woman in white with glasses and an orange shawl, along with several men and women in white clothes, stand with palms pressed together. A man in a yellow-and-white garment on the left holds a silver trident. A framed picture sits in the background. The arati lamp is the ritual focus. Probable Swamiji is the man in orange in the foreground; the appearance cues are long curly hair and orange shawl.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a group seated closely in an ashram hall during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a woman in white sari with gold border leans in to hold a silver tray of lit oil lamps. Seated devotees around her wear white and cream clothing with orange-red shawls and scarves; a woman in a pale yellow-gold sari with a red bindi sits beside them, and a man in white with an orange shawl presses his palms together at the lower right. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron robes and malas sit in the background. Several seated people are visible, with a crowd of more than twenty in the hall.2017-03-14 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23May 20 20142014-05-20Devotees seated on a floor during a ritual in a red and white painted hall. Several women wear white clothes with orange or yellow shawls and white sacred marks on their foreheads, some holding small oil lamps with flames in their hands while performing aarti. A large brass tray with lamps, flowers and offerings sits in front of them. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a red turban is partly visible at left, and a shaved-headed man in white sits at lower right, with a bare-headed person in orange near the frame's edge. A woman with long hair in a white and green sari stands at upper right. No visible evidence identifies a specific named person.2010-08-07A dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and hands raised. In the foreground a woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange sari, gold necklace and earrings, holds a small silver kalasha-style pot and faces the crowd. Around her, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in orange and saffron saris stand close together, several smiling. A bald man with tilak marks and an orange shawl appears at lower left. The scene suggests a satsang or temple visit with people greeting one another.2012-08-17December 20 20102010-12-20March 14 20172017-03-14