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July 27 2008

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Outdoor photograph on a dirt path among trees and boulders. Devotees in white clothing with gold borders stand in two rows along the path, many with palms pressed together in anjali. On the right, a white van has its side door open; a seated orange-robed murti of a deity sits on a draped table with a yellow cloth beside the van, and a man in white stands at the door. A grey SUV is parked further along the path. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background among the rocks. Behind the van hangs a striped canopy.2008-07-27July 29 20062006-07-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photo on a dirt path shaded by green trees, with a long line of devotees standing on both sides. In the foreground a young woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl holds a tray with white flower garlands. Behind her a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white ritual scarves, stand near a white-covered table. On the right, women in white and orange saris stand facing the path, and an elderly woman in a white sari stands on the path. A small child in a pink shirt stands beside the tray. The scene looks like a ceremonial welcome lined up along an ashram road, and no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-07-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a long outdoor line of devotees standing in a sandy open ground beneath trees and a partly cloudy sky. Most people wear white: men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, women in white or off-white sarees and some with orange or coloured borders. A man at the left edge in a white shirt holds an orange cloth bag, and a woman with a grey handbag stands nearby. On the right, older men in white and a man in a brown dhoti stand at the end of the queue. A wooden railing sits at the lower left. Several people are visible and no person is identified as a person, so the figures are simply devotees waiting in line.2016-08-14Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a gold-and-orange decorated ratha or palanquin carried at the back, topped with an orange canopy and red flags with tassels. Crowds of devotees walk in white clothes: men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in white salwar-kameez and saris, many with white lanyards. Some clasp hands in prayer or applaud. A white van and a low wall with trees stand behind, under hazy sky. No identifiable central figure is visible on the ratha.2009-12-27Large crowd of devotees, mostly women, gathered outdoors on a dirt path at dusk, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several women in white and cream traditional dress, some wearing rudraksha or beaded malas and red-and-white shawls; a woman in an orange blouse and a woman in a yellow sari stand in the foreground. A woman with a white forehead mark wears a red kurta. A vehicle is partly visible at lower left, and colourful tassels hang at the right edge. Crowd appears devotional, consistent with a satsang procession or gathering. a person is not visibly present in the frame.2015-07-31July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt road lined with dense green trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare, bearded face and a wristwatch stands in the foreground, hands clasped, facing a group of women on the left in white and grey saris who press their palms together in greeting. Behind him, a figure in an orange robe with a red-and-gold garland walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts. A white-clad elder in a gold chain stands in the centre, and a man in a green shirt and white dhoti on the right also has his hands folded. Cars are parked along the roadside.2008-07-27A group of people in white dhotis and white saris walks along a dirt path through a green, tree-lined ashram grounds. Several women wear saris with orange or saffron borders. Trees, a utility pole with a wire, and white buildings sit in the background under a pale sky. The walkers appear to be heading in one direction in an orderly line.2006-10-07