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Photograph of a large dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors at dusk, mostly men and women dressed in white ritual clothing such as white shirts, white dhotis and white salwar kurtas, with some in coloured garments. Many stand with hands folded or arms crossed, gazing upward toward something out of frame. A corrugated tin roof and a pink building with a notice board appear behind them, and a wooden barrier fence runs along the foreground. Rudraksha malas are visible on a few necks. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.

Outdoor evening gathering on bare reddish earth in front of a tall red brick wall with small potted plants and string lights along its top. A large crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, stands close together facing inward toward a central group. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a brown top are visible among them. At the right, a black speaker stack and a metal stand sit beside the wall. A stone step rises in the foreground. Barbed wire and a line of trees sit behind the wall under a pale sky. The crowd appears to be at a sung or chanted gathering.

2015-02-17 +1 copies

Outdoor scene at dusk beside a blue and white tent canopy on flat open ground with green fields behind. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a loose line, some wearing lanyard-style ID badges. A woman in a red-and-cream checked sari holds a plastic bag and a small package at left. A young man in a checked shirt stands near the centre, with a boy in a light blue shirt in the foreground. The people look toward something off-frame. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands closely packed under a large white tent canopy at an outdoor gathering. Many have shaved or short hair and some wear red and white threads or rudraksha-style beads around their necks. A speaker sits on a metal truss beneath the canopy, and an orange-striped awning stands at the left. Beyond the tent, more white-clad people walk across an open site of red earth and scrub, with a brick wall and a red brick building at the right.

July 29 2008

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A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. In the foreground a man in an all-white kurta with a dark bead mala and a small pendant walks across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash. Around the pit, men and women in white ritual clothing stand barefoot on the packed earth; several wear rudraksha malas and ID badges, and one man on the right holds a long wooden pole used to hold back the crowd. A man in the background wears an orange-red shawl and a white dhoti with a yellow border, and a drummer with a red drum stands behind him.

November 16 2005

Outdoor photo at a rural ashram setting with palm trees and a red-roofed building behind. A bare-footed man in a plain white kurta walks along a shallow trench of glowing dark embers while many men and some women in white kurtas, dhotis and mundus stand on both sides watching with hands folded in namaskar. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and lanyard-style name badges. A cluster of onlookers stands at the back, some with palms joined. The scene matches a fire-walking ritual at an ashram event.

A large crowd of men dressed in white stands outdoors beneath a leafy tree beside a green field. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus, with some carrying white cloth bags and one man wearing a red-and-white checked cloth over his shoulder. Several have small name badges or identity tags pinned to their shirts. A man in the right foreground wears a grey-brown trouser and white shirt and gestures with his hands. The scene appears to be a gathering or queue of devotees awaiting entry at an event.

A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits on a red floor cover at a programme, with many more people packed behind them. In the foreground, a man in a grey-and-white striped shirt faces a man in a white shirt, and a man with a lanyard and rudraksha-style beads writes with a green pen. A few men wear orange shawls. Blue papers lie on the floor among the participants. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain.

A large outdoor queue of men and women stands in a line on a bare dirt ground beneath a broad spreading tree. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with lanyards or ID badges around their necks. A woman in the foreground wears an all-white salwar outfit with a red bindi and folded arms. Several men wear checked or striped shirts. Behind them is a multi-storey building with a white facade. Many people stand with arms crossed, waiting patiently.

Outdoor gathering of a large crowd watching a stage function under palm trees and orange flags. In the front row, seated men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a woman in an orange-and-white saree sit on white plastic chairs and red-cushioned folding chairs. A man in a grey-blue shirt sits in the middle, and behind them many standing spectators in white clothing fill the wooden barrier area beside a small building with orange trim.