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Outdoor courtyard at an ashram with a corrugated roof and palm trees behind. A young woman in a cream sari with yellow border stands at left with hands folded in prayer. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands near the centre-left beneath a red and white umbrella. Several seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sit in the middle, one kneeling figure holding a brass plate. A woman in a maroon sari holds a yellow umbrella on the right, and several ornate palanquin-style umbrellas in red, yellow and purple stand among the group. A decorated colourful float or throne with pink and green tiers sits at right. The scene reads as a ceremonial courtyard gathering with ritual umbrellas.2017-02-01Outdoor ritual procession at dusk on bare earth, with a sugarcane stalk at the upper right and a trees-and-red-wall backdrop. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left holding colourful striped umbrellas aloft over a group of robed people in saffron and orange. In the centre two figures in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand before a patterned mat, one holding a brass tray with lamps and offerings while the other holds a ceremonial vessel. A row of devotees in orange and white stands behind, palms pressed together. Stone basins with water sit in the foreground, and a white kolam design is drawn on the ground. The ritual appears to be a procession or puja of devotees.2016-01-16A procession under a covered open-air courtyard with palm trees beyond. Several men in saffron-orange robes and bare upper bodies carry tall silver trident-tipped staffs and a saffron pennant, while one figure in the centre wears a red-and-white garland and a bold forehead marking. A man in white dhoti and white shirt on the right holds a camera. Behind them stands a large red-and-gold palanquin-style canopy and a stone deity statue. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the floor, with a bundle of orange cloth strips in front. Devotees in white and pink saris and white dhotis watch from the sides.2013-03-02 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt courtyard at an outdoor temple-style area under a fringed canopy with tassels in red, green and yellow. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a gold headband, wearing an orange saffron robe and layered beaded garlands, walks forward with his hands together. Behind him an attendant in orange robes and gold-coloured necklace follows. On the left a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a long wooden pole of the canopy, and two more men in white dhotis and shawls stand nearby. On the right a man in a khaki vest and cream trousers stands with palms joined in namaste. A red pillar frames the scene, with a mat-covered platform and a green leaf-wrapped offering at the edge.2010-12-27August 25 20172017-08-25Outdoor ritual scene with a standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long multicolour-and-white flower garland, hair worn long and swept back, centred in front of a white-draped low seat on a green mat. Behind him, several monks and attendants in orange robes stand and kneel near brass vessels and offerings on a mat. Ornate umbrellas with tassels and bird motifs, in red, orange and blue, shade the area under a metal-framed canopy. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films, and a man in black stands nearby. Sand ground with kolam-style chalk patterns. Appearance-based a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland, standing as the central figure, with a white-draped seat beside him.2006-12-25Outdoor procession on a concrete courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. Several people carry ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and gold with beaded fringe, while women in cream and saffron saris walk at the front. A man in saffron dhoti and a bare-chested man in white dhoti carry a brass tray of offerings. A seated bearded man in saffron wears a red turban and rudraksha-like beads. Figures in orange robes and red cloth follow. The setting appears to be a ritual procession or ceremonial walk.2017-02-01Outdoor courtyard at an ashram with a white and maroon striped wall and a corrugated metal roof overhead. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow border stands at left with hands joined in namaskar. A man in white dhoti and kurta stands near the wall. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit in a row along the wall. Behind them, decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, maroon and purple, with fringed edges, shade a row of ornate offering trays and a colourful stacked platform. A woman in a maroon sari holds a long stick, and a man in a white garment carries a brass tray with offerings.2017-02-01December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor ritual at a freshly dug earthen pit on a bright day, with a large umbrella of red, orange, white and green tassels held overhead by a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti and beaded necklaces. A central man in a bright orange fleece jacket, rust-coloured dhoti, long dark hair and forehead markings holds a silver bell in one hand and a silver incense or aarti vessel with smoke in the other. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a red cloth. A woman in orange with folded hands stands among other devotees, and flower petals are scattered on a patterned mat at the pit's edge.2016-12-30December 17 20112011-12-17November 29 20162016-11-29