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November 15 2013

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Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy with palm trees behind. A shaven-headed man in plain orange robes and rimless glasses holds up a brass bell and a small brass lamp with his right hand. Around him stand a line of devotees in orange saris and robes with tilak and rudraksha malas, hands joined in namaskar. Behind them stands an old tractor-like vehicle. A draped orange table sits in the foreground.2013-11-15Outdoor photo of a group of shaven-headed monks in saffron and orange robes standing in prayer at a covered open-air platform draped with an orange cloth. A monk on the left, wearing glasses and a bangle, raises a brass kalasha-style oil lamp or bell-stand while others stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Several men wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their arms and foreheads. Behind them stand palm trees, a parked vehicle with a canopy, and a red garland hangs on a pillar at right.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Outdoor photograph of a line of saffron-robed sannyasis standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, appearing to offer devotion. Several have shaved heads and white tilak marks, rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bracelets, and white ash streaks on their arms. Behind them stands a red tractor-style vehicle with a canopy and a palm-fringed backdrop, with a few women in orange sarees and a man in a white shirt at the right edge. The men at the front wear orange shawls over orange dhotis; one wears glasses, and a rudraksha mala hangs over his chest. The scene suggests a satsang or a procession gathering. Five or more physical people are clearly visible across the frame.2013-11-15October 03 20132013-10-03A procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard under a shade canopy, with palm trees and a red-painted pillar behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line, several with hands folded in anjali, and one drummer on the left beats a drum. A man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-toned garland of flowers leads the group, holding his hands together. Beside him a young man in saffron cloth carries a silver tray with a plant sprig. On the right a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a tall ceremonial parasol, and a woman in white stands near him. The scene resembles a ritual procession.2013-11-22A photograph of an outdoor community kitchen scene. A person in a reddish-brown wrap is seated barefoot on a round stone platform, cutting green beans on a steel tray covered with a pink floral cloth. Nearby, a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes sits with palms pressed together, and another seated volunteer in a white hairnet and orange clothing watches. Beside the tray are green beans, small red onions and a green gourd. Behind them, a row of children and young people in orange robes and rudraksha malas stands watching, with bushes and a white pole in the background.2013-11-15Outdoor ritual gathering with a large crowd of devotees, mostly in white and orange clothing, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a bald man in an orange robe with a red headcloth, glasses and a gold necklace holds a silver bell and speaks while standing. Seated in front, several men and a woman in orange robes with long rudraksha-style necklaces sit with hands folded in prayer. A thatched shelter and a stone wall stand behind the crowd. Women in saris and sashes and men in white dhotis fill the background.2010-01-08A crowd of devotees in saffron and maroon robes walks along a dirt path through a red-pink gateway with ornate finials. Several women in maroon saris with gold borders and men in orange-saffron robes lead toward a decorated vehicle with a cross-shaped pole and floral garland in the distance. On the right, stone statues of deities stand among trees, and a monk in orange gestures near them. A blue metal gate and a yellow-red flag are visible behind the gateway. No clear identifiable a person figure is evident, so no candidate is marked.2013-11-15June 06 20142014-06-06September 08 20152015-09-08