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Evening photograph of a seated congregation at an outdoor gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands bending forward, holding a silver tray of pink flower petals and offering them to a seated child in white clothes. Behind them, rows of devotees sit on mats: many women wear red and orange saris with rudraksha malas, some young boys wear white dhotis, and a few people in white sit toward the back. The setting is dim, with lamps and a floor covered in mats. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Night-time photo of a seated gathering at an outdoor ashram event. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari bends forward holding a silver tray of flowers and petals, offering it to seated children and young women. The children wear red, maroon and orange silk dresses, rudraksha malas and bindis. Behind them, rows of women and girls sit in red, orange and yellow saris with rudraksha malas, some in white. A figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the upper left. Woven mats and draped cloth lie on the ground, with offerings and red flowers at the left edge. No deity or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a seated congregation at an outdoor ashram gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a white dress with a gold-bordered cream shawl, barefoot, bends forward holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings, giving something to a line of seated devotees. Many of the women wear red or orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; a young girl wears magenta, and boys in white dhoti-style clothes sit in front. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white, yellow and orange fill the ground. No figure in the scene shows clear distinctive a person cues, so no candidate is identified.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard with a large crowd seated on mats in white, saffron, red and yellow clothing. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and cloth with maroon borders holds a silver tray and offers fruit to seated children in white. A woman in a maroon and gold sari with a beaded necklace stands at right, holding fruit and smiling. Behind them, more people stand near a decorated pillar with floral painted patterns, and a brass plate sits in the lower left foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Night outdoor gathering with a large seated crowd on mats in front of a raised dais with floral decoration in the background. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands smiling, holding a tray of pink and white flower petals, while children seated on the mats wear white dhotis and orange, red and saffron clothing. Several men in white with red shawls sit among the audience. A lit tower-like structure and a flower-decorated altar appear in the dim background. Children and adults are seated in rows facing the dais.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph taken at night inside a hall where a man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with maroon border stands bent forward at left, extending a silver vessel toward a row of seated young women and girls in red, orange, yellow and white saris and salwars. Several girls hold pink flowers and red-bound notebooks. Behind the front row, a large audience sits on mats. At upper left, a figure in white and red sits on a raised ornate chair beside a seated figure in saffron-red cloth with a bare head, while another person in white sits nearby. A banner hangs at upper right and a blue-and-maroon draped table sits at left.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a large seated congregation at an outdoor ashram ritual, most participants on mats in white, red, orange and yellow clothing. Foreground: children in white with rudraksha malas, and women in red and orange saris seated with flowers and offerings. Right: men in white dhotis with orange shawls and yellow shawls, several smiling. Left: a priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands near a raised platform with a lit oil lamp and a seated figure. Strings of lamps and tall decorated pillars frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual gathering seated on mats in rows, with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl at the left holds a ritual implement toward the seated group. Foreground participants include a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala holding a coconut-like offering, a seated woman in red and orange saris, and men in white kurtas with orange or red shawls. A decorated stone shrine with flower garlands and a tall trident-topped structure stands at upper right under dim lights. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance here, so no candidate is named.2010-10-16Night outdoor gathering of devotees at an ashram event, photographed with a flash-lit crowd and floodlights in the background. A young boy in front, bare-chested with an orange cloth around his waist and a tilak on his forehead, looks down. Behind him women and men wear saffron-orange and white clothes, many with rudraksha malas. A woman on the right in a pink and orange sari with a red-and-gold blouse holds up a handful of flower garlands, offering them to others. Several people in white and orange attire crowd close together, and a man in the upper left wears a white shirt. The atmosphere suggests a devotional satsang or darshan procession with garlands being exchanged.2017-08-07October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies