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October 17 2010

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Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of banana leaves beside a palm tree. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds up a brass lamp with a flame, smiling. He wears an orange-saffron shawl, a white flower garland with red accents, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace. Behind him, a crowd of devotees watches, including women in saris and a young girl in orange, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Strings of small blue-and-white flags hang overhead, and a white stone platform with pink and yellow flowers lies in the foreground. This appears to be an aarti being offered with a lamp.2007-01-01Outdoor photograph under a corrugated tin canopy supported by white poles, with hanging woven banners in red, orange and black at top left. In the centre, a person with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, smiling and standing with hands folded at the waist. Behind and around him, several people in white and cream ritual clothing and orange shawls stand, including a woman in a lavender sari and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Flower petals in yellow and pink, brass plates and a brass bowl lie on a low brick platform at the front, and a red mat covers the floor. Swamiji (probable): the centred figure wears long swept-back hair, a saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, consistent with a sannyasi in orange robes at a ceremony.2008-11-11October 17 20102010-10-17January 1st 2013June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph inside an orange-draped tent during a ritual. A central man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha and gold bead necklace wears an ornate golden crown and white forehead markings, holding a brass bell in one hand and an oil lamp flame in the other while smiling and facing forward. Beside him, a man in brown-orange robes stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in white and red garments holds a brass oil lamp with flame. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many with white ash marks on their faces and wearing white, red, pink and orange clothing, stands with hands folded. At the right, a bald man in orange holds a brass plate of pink flower petals. Green mats cover the floor. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti.2013-02-10A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles. A standing man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads raises a flaming lamp or camphor fire in his right hand while holding a bell in his left, above a flower-decorated fire pit. Around him devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in a white sari and another woman in a patterned salwar. A brass bowl sits on the flower-strewn altar, and a decorated yellow-and-green pillar hangs from the roof. Trees and parked vehicles are visible behind.2008-11-11Outdoor temple ritual under trees in an ashram setting. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white and orange flower garland and a golden crown with trident, holding a silver bell in one hand and a brass lamp with flame in the other, smiling. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in saffron and white dhotis stand behind, one woman in orange sari holds a camera, and a red ceremonial mound with brass offering trays and marigold garlands lies to the left near a decorated shrine arch.2008-12-24January 01 20132013-01-01A photograph of an outdoor Pongal-style offering at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired man in orange robes and a heavy gold-bead necklace holds a brass plate of flowers and offers a flower toward a clay pot decorated with white lines and banana leaves, with a small flame burning. Behind him a bald priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a plate, and a bearded man in white stands nearby. Several women in saffron and white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaste. White walls, trees and a wire fence form the background. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace leads the offering.2010-01-14October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ceremony under palm and banana trees with a white-draped altar in the foreground, scattered yellow and pink flower petals, a coconut and banana leaves on the stone platform. A central figure with long dark wavy hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment, a white and red flower garland around the neck and a gold chain, and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. Behind, people in white and saffron clothing, several women in green and pink saris, and a woman holding a silver vessel with a flame and incense smoke rising. Strings of white and blue flags hang overhead. The figure's appearance matches Swamiji (probable) through the long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold necklace, though this is an appearance-based label only.2007-01-01