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Outdoors on a dirt path beside tall coconut palms and dense green foliage, a group of about ten people in white clothing gathers near a small structure. Several women wear white or cream garments, some with orange shawls or orange sashes draped over their shoulders. One woman on the right wears a dark beaded necklace and carries a bundle of dried palm fronds. Others hold dry palm fronds and sticks, apparently gathering or arranging them. A man with white hair and a white robe stands in the center-left, near a small grey object, appearing to watch or assist. A metal pole stands at the left edge beside a shrub.

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October 27 2008

Outdoor scene on a dusty open ground at an ashram compound, with a long white building under a green corrugated roof on the left and palm and eucalyptus trees behind. A long line of people in white and coloured clothing stands along the left, and a few figures in white dhotis and saffron shawls move across the open ground. In the centre, a figure in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands near a small group, with a red cord stretched across the ground to the right and a man in white kneeling at a wooden structure. A man in white dhoti and a saffron shawl walks in the foreground, and a seated person in white sits lower left beside scattered petals and debris. A white car is parked beside the building.

March 22 2008

A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a grassy lawn in front of white-washed buildings with corrugated roofs. Many people wear white clothing; women wear white and cream saris and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several seated participants on the grass hold small plates or bowls, while a standing line of people stretches along the building. A bell hangs from a frame at left, and bags and sandals lie on the grass at right. Trees and a clear sky complete the scene.

An elderly woman in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange-red shawl bends over a dirt path lined with brick edging, sweeping with a flat grey pan. Tall palm trees stand in the foreground, and white-clad people and a parked motorcycle appear in the hazy background.

Outdoor photo at a temple compound with white-washed buildings and palm trees. A long line of women in white saris with orange shawls runs across a dusty open ground toward the right, several with arms swinging. Behind them, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands near the temple entrance, and a figure in orange robes stands at the far right beside a stone statue. Signboards on the building read Sri Anandeshwara Temple. The scene appears to be a group exercise or procession, with spectators watching from the temple steps.

A large crowd of devotees gathers on a reddish-brown dirt slope beneath tall coconut palms at an outdoor ashram-style site. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with a tied waist sash in yellow, while women wear white, cream and colourful saris in yellow, pink, teal and purple. A few people wear blue and maroon shirts. Several participants hold white cords or ropes, forming a line along the dirt path, and most look upward toward something out of frame. Corrugated-roofed white structures stand in the background behind a low wall.

A photograph of an outdoor ashram grounds lined with tall palm trees and a row of brick edging. An elderly person in white dhoti with gold border and an orange-red shawl bends forward, sweeping dusty soil with a flat metal tray or dustpan. Behind, several people in white clothes stand near a road and a parked motorcycle, and two women in dark saree-style clothing are visible beside water storage tanks. Hazy morning light.

Outdoor photograph of a line of women in white saris with gold borders, many wearing orange or yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, walking along a dirt path past a white building with a painted sign reading Sri Nithyanandeshwara Temple. Tall coconut palms and a low wall line the road. Several young men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the left edge. Scattered confetti or cracker debris covers the ground.