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Photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and concrete plinth. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of white, red and green flowers and walks barefoot across the floor. Behind them a crowd of people in white dhotis, kurtas and white ritual garments stands in rows, several with hands folded in anjali. On the left a table with a white cloth holds steel vessels, a small framed picture garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, and a plate of marigold petals. At right a seated person in an orange robe sits cross-legged with hands joined, beside a tray of offerings. A large portrait on the back wall shows a smiling face in a white turban. The setting suggests a pooja or ritual gathering.

A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and brick walls. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back hair and a garland of red and white flowers sits cross-legged on a white seat, eyes closed, hands together and holding a long staff. Behind and to the left, devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together, some with folded hands. A white-draped table holds a framed photograph garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a plate of marigold petals in front. A large printed portrait of a smiling person in a white head-wrap hangs on the back wall. Round wall fans and a plate of offerings sit at the right edge.

October 12 2006

Photograph taken under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel trusses, with a red-and-orange flag visible in the background. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a white and multicolour flower garland, standing barefoot with hands at the sides. Around him, a ring of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in pale blue and white saris, stand with hands folded in namaste. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, saffron robe and garland; the crowd appears to be a ceremonial reception during a padukas procession.

Photograph of a pavilion ritual with a row of women in white sarees with orange shawls standing at left beside a line of oil lamps. A bare-backed figure with long dark hair in an orange cloth sits in the foreground on a green silk cloth, facing away, with a banana leaf holding offerings and a white flower. A man in white clothes bends forward beside them, and a woman in an orange shawl kneels nearby. Several men in white and a few children stand in the background among the pillars of the open hall.

January 02 2012

A photograph of a large seated gathering under a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt waves a lamp or flame before a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, seated on a raised cushioned seat with hands folded in prayer. Several men in white dhotis with folded hands stand and kneel on the left, and a red-and-cream umbrella is visible at upper right. Rows of seated devotees fill the background, and a small fire or lamp burns in a brass vessel. The saffron-clad figure has long dark hair and a distinctive appearance consistent with the page's reference to a person.

December 05 2009

A photograph of a small white-walled shrine room during a puja. A man in a long-sleeved white dress stands at the centre-right, wearing a heavy garland of red, yellow and white flowers over saffron-orange robes, holding a lit flame and a brass bell and performing an aarti. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees stand with palms pressed together, and a young boy in a checked shirt holds a flame. At the left, a deity murti draped in orange cloth with flower garlands sits beside brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. A wooden door and iron-grilled windows frame the room, and an orange flag hangs on the right. a person: the garlanded man in orange and gold garments performing the aarti.

A covered open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof holds a ritual gathering. Rows of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, many dressed in white dhotis and shirts, while several women wear white saris with gold borders and others wear orange shawls or saffron garments. Low square brick fire pits or platforms with brass vessels, plates of offerings and marigold and jasmine garlands sit on the mat-covered floor. A decorated kalasha-style vessel and strings of yellow flowers hang along the back, with palm trees visible beyond the open side. No single figure is identifiable as a presiding teacher in this frame.

August 26 2007

A seated ritual gathering in a plain hall with grey walls and windows. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a white-draped altar holding a brass bowl, a silver cup, a metal ewer and scattered orange flowers. Behind him, many people in white clothes sit cross-legged; a young woman in white with a red border and a second woman in white with folded hands sit near the front, and a figure in orange robes stands at the back wall. Several people wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks. A white-clothed group fills the room, with a few visitors among them.