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May 19 2008

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A photograph of an outdoor bhoomi pooja ground-breaking ritual under a striped purple and white canopy with leaf-garland decorations. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing white jasmine and marigold garlands, pours water from a steel pot into a square pit lined with wooden planks, over a sandy floor decorated with coloured floral rangoli. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd close, including an older bearded man with white garlands and a red forehead mark on the left, and a bespectacled man on the right wearing a rudraksha-type bead necklace. A tray of offerings and fruit sits in the background.2006-11-24A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large grey rock. A man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass vessel over the rock with his right hand, while his left hand is held in a mudra. Beside him, another man in orange cloth holds a second brass vessel. Green foliage, a palm frond and a red-and-orange flag appear in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a priest performing abhishekam.2008-05-19August 02 20082008-08-02A bearded man with long hair stands barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard in a dappled shade of a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in añjali mudra with head bowed. He wears a rust-brown silk garment and a brown rudraksha-style bead necklace, with long orange-red and white flower garlands draped over his shoulders. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer, and red-painted low walls and a chain-link fence sit at the edge of the frame.2017-01-01A seated man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned pendant chain, sits cross-legged on a mat under trees in an outdoor ritual. He holds his hands together in front of him, eyes lowered, while a copper-topped Shiva lingam wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits before him. Behind him, a tray holds bananas, a bell, a small silver vessel, lit oil lamps and a plate of white flowers, and a flower-decorated lingam-like object stands on a tray at the right. Around them, about a dozen seated devotees in white and blue clothes, including a woman in a red sari and a woman in a light grey sari, watch the puja.Four people stand on a stone platform at the doorway of a weathered Angkor-style temple tower carved with a large face. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes, a straw hat, and a rudraksha mala holds a wooden staff raised in one hand and smiles. To his left, a cameraman in a grey shirt films with a video camera. To the right, a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl holds a microphone, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind them. Carved stone faces and reliefs surround the entrance.2007-07-03February 17 20172017-02-17April 04 20082008-04-04A photograph of a devotional blessing session in an indoor hall. A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron/orange garment, seated on a white-draped raised seat, reaches out to hand a pineapple to a seated man in a white shirt, who is accompanied by a woman in a cream sari with a gold necklace. Around them, devotees sit and stand: a man in a checked shirt, a young man in an orange shawl, a bald man in orange and white at upper right, and a woman in white seen from behind with folded hands. In the foreground, a row of printed booklets, pamphlets and small framed pictures lies on a white cloth. Red curtains and a standing fan are in the background.2008-03-27A seated man in orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion heads on both sides, a dark red velvet backrest, and a striped animal-skin cloth beneath. He wears a rudraksha mala with a long strand, a gold necklace, bead bracelets and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he rests his hands on the armrests. Beside the throne a young boy in a maroon sleeveless kurta with yellow trim sits on the stage holding an open book. The setting is a stage with red velvet drapes, consistent with a satsang. a person is the central figure, identified by the saffron robes, long rudraksha mala, gold necklace and throne cues.2013-01-23Five people in orange and saffron robes stand at night beside an ornate gold-colored throne or peetha with carved floral borders and finials. On the left, a smiling woman with a red bindi wears a rust-orange sari-style wrap and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace. Next to her, a shaved-headed man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a younger man in brown-orange robes with gold borders and a gold-trimmed shawl holds a folded orange cloth in both hands. To the right, a bespectacled man with a shaved head wears an orange shawl and beads. At the far right, an elderly man with a long white beard and white hair, in a bright orange robe with a vibhuti mark on the forehead, reaches toward the gold throne. A man in white stands partly hidden behind them. A cinder-block wall forms the background.2013-11-05Outdoor photo beside a grey concrete block wall overgrown with green creeper vines and palm trees. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red draped shawl over bare shoulders, points forward with his right arm while holding a red-and-green decorated parasol overhead. Beside him a bare-chested man with a white-and-gold dhoti and a white garland-like necklace looks toward the same direction. To the left, a man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala stands with long dreadlocked hair, and at the far right another man in orange robes with a beard holds a mobile phone. Grass covers the ground. Swamiji (probable) appears as the man in the rust-red shawl, identified by long swept-back hair, a shawl and rudraksha-style beaded adornments; he is pointing and directing the group.2018-05-10