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July 28 20062006-07-28Outdoor photograph under a corrugated shelter with trees behind. In the foreground, a figure with long, dark, curly hair wrapped in an orange saffron cloth, seen from behind, faces a group of devotees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind him, an older man and several women in white saris stand with palms joined in prayer, one with gold bangles. Two women are at the left edge, also in white, with hands folded. The setting suggests a welcome or greeting ritual at a temple or ashram.2008-11-11December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a communal meal service under a bamboo and corrugated-roof pavilion. Devotees and volunteers stand in a long line, many in white clothes, serving food from steel vessels and trays onto plates. In the centre-right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth over white and a red tilak mark, serving from a steel pot. Beside him, a man with short hair and a white garment with a vertical tilak on his forehead serves food, and in the foreground at right an older man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Several women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand at left holding plates. The scene reads as annadan, a food-serving event.2006-07-28July 28 20062006-07-28September 19 20062006-09-19A photograph of a group walking through a covered courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with fluorescent lights. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace with a large pendant, gesturing with his right hand while smiling. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes holds a microphone and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a bald man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl and a small rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in a white kurta wears a yellow shawl and a red tilak. Several onlookers stand in the background.2010-07-24Crowd scene at an outdoor gathering with many men in white shirts and trousers pressing close together. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and a woman with curly hair are seen from behind, and a man in a white shirt reaches toward a rudraksha mala held near the centre. A long-haired figure in a bright orange garment with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala appears near the centre-right, with ornate gold necklaces, appearing animated and talking with those around him. A white wall-mounted fan unit stands at the right edge, and a few people wear visitor badges on lanyards.2008-04-19A crowd of devotees walks in a procession beneath a green and maroon triangular-patterned canopy outdoors under trees. Many men and women wear white clothes, with saffron-orange shawls or sashes draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a woman with hair in a bun, a man with a shaved head in an orange shawl, and a bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti are visible from behind. Behind them spectators in shirts and kurtas stand along the route, and a small white shrine stands on a hill among trees.2007-07-25July 30 20062006-07-30December 31 20062006-12-31