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September 04 2011

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Outdoor photo on sandy ground at dusk, with white plastic chairs scattered around. A young boy in a red polo shirt holds one end of a long dark pole, while a girl in an orange top kneels beneath it, reaching up, in a playful game. Nearby, a man in a dark shirt with a backpack stands watching, and a boy in a blue striped shirt with a lanyard holds a small plate. Several saffron-robed and white-clad monastic figures stand around, one in orange with a rudraksha mala, and another in a white dhoti with a sash holds a plate. A girl in a pink polka-dot top stands in the foreground, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange border is at right. Trees and a red-orange building are visible behind.2011-09-04September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an open dirt yard at dusk with several people moving across it. Shaven-headed men wear white dhoti-style cloths with red borders and bare chests, and one stands at left in orange robes. Boys in red and green t-shirts and casual shorts walk through the group. On the right, people in white and peach clothing stand by a serving table with pink and white plastic buckets and containers. Pink bougainvillea flowers and green trees frame the orange boundary wall behind.2011-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of devotees gathered around a white metal frame on sandy ground, with a young woman in white clothes at the centre gripping a horizontal bar and leaning forward while others hold her arms and watch. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and kurtas, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, stand with hands pressed together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a golden border and an orange shawl stands at left, looking down. Trees and blue sky form the background. The setting appears to be a KAILASA youth-day gathering.2010-12-22Outdoor scene at dusk on a dirt ground with a wooden fence and trees behind. Many people in white traditional clothing move among stacks of beige and blue plastic chairs being carried and arranged. Several men wear white dhotis, some with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Women wear white saris with orange or red shawls draped over them, and one woman wears a yellow shawl. A child in a white shirt carries chairs. A table with water bottles stands at the right. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA firewalk ceremony at an outdoor ashram setting with a dirt path and a smouldering trench of dark ash. A young girl in a pale yellow-green dress and white top with embroidered flowers runs across the fire path, holding the hand of a man in white dhoti and shirt who guides her. Beside them a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt wears a photo identity badge on a red cord. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls and an orange-robed figure stand among onlookers, including a woman in a red sari and men in white and striped shirts. A white ornamental pillar with golden top stands at left, with palm trees and a parked silver car beyond. A blue tarp lies on the ground at right.2007-02-14April 01 20082008-04-01September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-and-marigold pillar at left. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown cloth with a long rudraksha mala stands with a hand raised. Two men in white dhotis crouch on the ground in front of him at a fire pit or ritual setup with a blue-handled tool. Around them, an orange-robed young man stands at right and several orange-robed youths wear rudraksha malas, while women in white saris, a girl in pink and children in white and red shawls watch from behind. Around 25 people are visible.2013-07-14December 22 20102010-12-22A dusty outdoor ground at dusk with flowering bougainvillea and a wooden fence behind. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and a white upper cloth, with a yellow and maroon waist sash, runs barefoot across the sand. Around him, other men in white dhotis and children in casual clothes stand or move about, and a woman in a cream and beige sari watches from the right. Small white paper cups sit on the ground.2011-09-04 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14