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December 30 2007

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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-style courtyard. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange garment and a gold-toned beaded necklace sits on a raised stone platform, bending forward and pouring or sprinkling something from a small bowl onto the hands of a woman. A devotee in a white sari with a long dark plait, a red bindi and a red wrist thread holds out her cupped hands, while an older woman with silver-grey hair in a bun, in a white sari, sits nearby. Behind them stand men in white shirts and white dhotis and other devotees. Brass bowls, steel tumblers, a terracotta pot and a plate of flowers sit on the platform, with a red cloth draped on a stone pillar and a bunch of green bananas hanging beside it. The ritual appears to be a blessing or water offering given to devotees.2007-12-30A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long ornate gold necklace, seated on a stone step at the left. The figure, whose appearance is consistent with a person, with long swept-back hair, orange robes, gold necklace and turban, smiles and holds a small white cloth or cotton item toward a man in white. Standing beside them are two older men in white clothes, one holding a brass bowl with flowers and the other wearing a rudraksha mala. A younger man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands between them with a red tilak. Behind is a red curtain, a stone pillar and a bunch of green bananas, with more devotees in the background.2007-12-30A photo at an outdoor ceremony. A man with long hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, sits on a stone platform distributing prasad from a brass bowl to devotees. Three people in white stand before him, one a young boy in a grey shirt with his hands held out. Behind them stands a stone carved pillar, bananas hang from a bamboo frame, a red cloth drapes the side, and a metal pot and clay pots sit nearby. Several more people in white are seated in the background.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair stands at center, holding a white tray with offerings toward a seated man in front of him. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala leans in from the left. Behind them, seated men in white dhotis and a standing man in a white shirt watch; a barred wooden shrine with an ornate niche and a deity image is visible in the background, within a temple hall with pillars.2006-09-23Outdoor evening event lit by tall lamps and strings of small lights, with banana plants and a tented stage behind. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a large white flower garland, reaches out to a small child in a yellow outfit held by a man in white. Nearby, a woman in an orange top with gold necklace sits with her back to the camera. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand around, and a silver tray holds fruit, apples and bananas, with coins and flowers. a person is identified from the long hair and orange turban with garland, and the figure is in_person.2010-01-08November 18 20112011-11-18May 09 20082008-05-09November 13 20102010-11-13December 23 20082008-12-23Kailasa Paramparagatha Salem Sarvajnapeetham