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June 12 2010

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Outdoor photo on a sandy path beside palm trees and orange marigolds. Nine women in white saris with gold borders stand in a line, most wearing orange or yellow shawls over their shoulders and beaded necklaces. Several have bare feet. Behind them is a tall copper-coloured pillar with garlands, a white painted base, and a dark stone deity murti on the left. A small wooden fence and a red-doored hut stand at right. Some women smile or look toward the left side of the frame.2009-10-15Outdoor photo of a long queue of devotees standing along a dirt path in a rural ashram setting, with palms, rocky hills and small buildings behind them. Many women wear white or cream dhotis and saris with gold borders, and one woman in a pale green saree stands at the centre with her palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women hold their hands folded in prayer, and a few children stand among them, including a girl in a white top and a boy in a white shirt at right. The scene suggests a darshan line or procession waiting.2006-12-28November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor photograph of a Brahmotsava flag-hoisting procession on a sandy courtyard under a clear blue sky, with tall coconut palms and a thatched hut behind a low block wall. A tall flagstaff with a striped banner of blue, red and yellow stands at left. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders and some in orange or pink, and men in white kurtas, stand in rows with hands folded in anjali. On the right, a dark deity murti decorated with a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds sits on a white pedestal, with drummers nearby and a few people in white on the far right. Hindu devotional flag-hoisting ceremony with a deity murti present.2008-12-23December 28 20062006-12-28A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors on a dirt path under a clear blue sky, with trees, palms and small white buildings behind them. Men on the left wear white shirts and dhotis or white trousers, some with lanyards; women wear white, cream and yellow sarees, one in a green-and-yellow saree, and a girl in a red dress stands near the middle. Several people stand with hands folded in front of them or arms crossed, and a blue-and-white flag flies from a tree at the top left. The crowd continues to the right edge of the frame.2006-12-28Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees standing in a long line on bare earth beside a tall wooden pole with a bent metal ring at its top, under coconut palms and trees. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or saris, and several men and women in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand near the left and centre, including a figure in orange at the far left beside a table with a yellow cloth and ritual items. A man in a light shirt stands at the right edge near a red-roofed building. The scene appears to be an ashram ritual gathering in an open courtyard.2010-11-06A photograph of a procession on a sandy path beside palm trees, with a large red and yellow ceremonial parasol (chhatra) held aloft above a group walking together. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl stands next to a tall pole-like staff. Behind him women and men in white garments, yellow shawls and saffron or orange sarees and cream sarees with green borders follow, some wearing rudraksha-style beads and necklaces. Ornate yellow and red umbrellas and a red-and-blue decorated banner frame the scene under a tin-roofed structure.2010-10-05June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees standing in two loose lines on a bare dirt ground beneath tall coconut palms in an ashram compound. Most wear white ritual clothing, some with orange or saffron shawls and sashes. A few older figures in orange robes stand at the left edge near a tall wooden pole with curved cables overhead and a small table with a yellow cloth. A red-roofed building and a low tin-roofed structure stand at right. No clear a person figure is identifiable, so the appearance cannot be confirmed.2010-11-06Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a white-washed building and palm trees. Women in white saris with orange-and-gold borders and orange shawls walk and clap, some holding orange-and-gold decorated fans or whisks. One woman at the front right holds a wooden staff with an orange umbrella overhead, and a large ornate orange-and-gold ceremonial banner is visible at the upper left. Several participants wear white cloth over their heads. Other people stand at the edge of the scene, with a man in a dark shirt standing to the far right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-12-07November 06 20102010-11-06