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October 30 20062006-10-30October 30 20062006-10-30Night photograph of a crowd at a temple-like venue with a floor scattered with petals. Three men in white ritual clothing stand in the foreground. A balding man in a cream shirt and white dhoti, with a vertical tilak on his forehead, holds a flower-garland tray decorated with yellow marigolds and pink flowers toward a white-clad elder with white hair, glasses and a sacred thread-like cord. To the right, a bearded white-haired man in a white kurta and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a wristwatch, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in white and dark clothing watch from the background. The timestamp reads 30 19:14 and a copyright credit appears on the image.2006-10-30A photograph of a ritual scene before a large deity murti draped in orange and blue silk with garlands of red and orange flowers. A bare-chested young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small ritual vessel and a lamp over a brass plate. Beside him an older man in a white shirt stands with his palms extended to receive the offering. Two women at the left, one in a green sari with pink and gold border and another in a green headscarf, watch. A brass tray, small oil lamps and a tall gold kalasha-style stand sit on the table. Orange cloth hangs behind.2013-02-06Night photo of a crowd of devotees dressed in white at an outdoor gathering. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a microphone and reaches toward a man in a white shirt who is handing out items from a silver tray. To the right a man in a white kurta holds a yellow cloth bag and gestures with his hands, and several people in white stand around, some clapping. Background shows dim lights and more people.2013-07-04October 31 20062006-10-31April 30 20152015-04-30Interior of a South Indian temple hall at dusk, lit by a bright warm lamp on the right and tube lights above. A group of around twenty devotees, mostly in white and cream dhotis, kurtas and saris, stand and walk along a stone floor past carved pillars painted blue and red with a standing deity figure on the left. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti in the centre-right gestures with his hands, while an elderly man in a peach shirt and cream dhoti stands nearby. Women in blue and orange saris stand at the left edge.2006-10-30A photograph of a small indoor room with plain white walls where a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white flower-and-leaf garland stands at right, extending his hands toward an older man in a grey shawl with a patterned brown wrap. Between them a priest in white dhoti and bare chest holds a brass tray of yellow fruits and offerings, while a man in white shirt and glasses stands at left and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads wearing a white dhoti sits in front. Several other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, and a microphone stand is at lower left. The orange-robed figure at right is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, but this identification is appearance-based only.2007-01-12Night-time ritual outdoors with smoke rising at left. A bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-orange cloth and beaded necklace stands with palms joined in namaste near a kalasha-like offering. A young woman in a green and gold blouse and white sari holds a yellow-wrapped offering, and a man with long dark hair and a full beard in an orange shawl with gold garland sits beside a golden trident. Several men in white and bare-chested ritual attire sit on mats with flower garlands behind; a tall golden trident stands at upper right. Potted plants and yellow marigold garlands decorate the space.2016-09-09Night ritual in a temple hall before an illuminated shrine with a golden arch, flower garlands and a deity murti, flanked by a banana plant and orange curtains. In the foreground a bald man in a teal striped shirt kneels with white flower garlands, with bundles of incense sticks and offering plates with fruit and oil lamps on the floor. Standing nearby, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a plate, while a man in a red silk garment and rudraksha mala offers an item. Two men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at left, and a man in a white kurta with a white garland stands near the shrine. A woman in a white sari with orange-red garlands and glasses stands at right with her hands together, with another woman in orange at the edge. A ritual such as aarti or puja is in progress.2011-11-06December 03 20092009-12-03