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Outdoor photo of a seated ritual gathering in a dirt courtyard beside white-walled buildings with red doors and a tiled roof, with palm trees behind. A fire pit smokes at the left. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the front, with a row of men in white clothes and yellow shawls seated beside him. On the right, rows of women and girls sit on a low concrete bench and the ground, wearing white, orange, yellow, pink and teal saris and salwars, with long braided hair. A water bottle sits on the bench. Several small figures wearing white and pink are in the foreground.

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June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor photo of a sacred ground at an ashram with palm trees and white single-storey buildings behind. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on mats and a raised platform. Most wear white clothes, with some in saffron-orange and pink saris. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white seat near the front left, facing the gathering. Behind him, a seated group in white clothes faces the same way near a row of small lamps and stacked firewood beside a fire pit with offerings. A stone bull statue with a garland stands at the left edge beside a white shrine pillar. Green leaves and flowering plants frame the foreground. The scene appears to show a group sitting session or ritual observance.2010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23July 11 20102010-07-11July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at an ashram courtyard under palm trees: many devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothes with some in orange, sit on mats and cloth facing a central figure in an orange robe seated near white ritual platforms. A tall ornate sacred pillar with a kalasha-like top stands at left, with small white shrine structures and a fire pit with logs nearby. Other people in white sit scattered on the ground, some with folded hands in meditation or prayer. Red brick borders and potted green plants frame the foreground.2010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photograph of a group seated on bare sandy ground in front of a stone deity murti and a white stupa-like structure, with palms and greenery behind. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl sits beside a woman in orange-and-pink sari, a child in an orange top, and an older woman in a green-and-orange garment, seen from behind. Behind them, several women in white garments with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit in a row around small circular ash-marked patches on the ground, several with orange or pink shawls. A tall grey stone statue of a standing deity stands at left, with a carved cobra-hooded figure beside it. Leaves of a plant frame the right foreground.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a smoking fire pit in the foreground. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform at the centre, with a brass vessel before them and a trident standing behind. Flanking the central figure, people in white garments with yellow borders sit around the ash-filled fire rings. Behind them, a seated audience in white and pastel shirts watches from a low concrete platform beside a small whitewashed building with red doors and a loudspeaker on a pole. Rows of clay pots line the building wall.2010-07-07October 08 20082008-10-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23