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November 11 2011

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September 20 20112011-09-20September 02 20112011-09-02October 12 20112011-10-12A photograph inside a covered walkway decorated with paper streamers and painted pillars. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long multi-coloured flower garland, walking barefoot along a metal-railed path. A bearded man on the left wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and an orange shawl. Beside the centre figure, another person in orange walks. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow and red shawls and men in white dhotis and kurtas follow. An ornate canopy or deity shrine glows at the far end of the hall.2009-12-23March 03 20112011-03-03A photograph inside a temple hall showing monastics in saffron and orange robes walking single-file along a red carpet lined with steel railings. The leading man, in front, wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a long garland of yellow flowers, a white sacred thread, a forehead tilak and bangles on his arms, with a head covering of long hair swept back. Behind him, a younger monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead band follows, and an older bald monk in orange with a white forehead band and beaded mala walks at right. Women in maroon saris stand near the windows at right. At the back, a deity murti in a golden shrine is adorned with garlands and draped in red and yellow cloth, with an attendant in orange nearby. Red curtains hang at left and a ceiling fan and tiled walls frame the scene.2013-05-26A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes walks down a red carpet under a corrugated metal roof, wearing a thick multi-strand garland of pink and white flowers and a gold-toned ornate necklace, with a rudraksha-style bead mala visible. Two men in orange robes walk alongside, one with a full beard, and white-clad devotees with yellow shawls follow behind. Banana plants with large green leaves line the aisle, with colourful striped decorative panels, orange flags and framed photographs on the walls. The scene appears to be a procession inside a hall.2009-12-27October 12 20112011-10-12A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold trim walks down a red-carpeted aisle in a covered hall toward a shrine. He wears a long gold-coloured garland with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a red-and-white tilak. To his right, several younger men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind the carpet, a deity murti stands in a brightly lit altar framed by pink and red drapes, with a white-clad priest nearby and a small table with items on the left. Pink curtains hang along the hall.2013-07-02January 01 20122012-01-01November 29 20112011-11-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead walks forward in a procession, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, a white and red flower garland, and a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. Behind him, two men in orange robes walk in step, one with long hair and one with a red mark on his forehead, while a bearded man in white and other onlookers stand along metal railings. Banana leaves and green garlands decorate the covered hall, with a tiled floor and fluorescent lights overhead. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a leopard shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace, matching the page's note that Swamiji attended.2010-02-12