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Outdoor photo of a group of men and a few women in ritual clothing on a gravel path lined with palm trees and a concrete boundary wall, with scattered red and white debris on the ground. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls and yellow sashes; others wear orange and saffron robes. One man in an orange robe and a shorter man in white stand near the right, next to a white stone pillar with red painted sections. A woman in an orange sari carries a teal bucket, and another woman in orange walks in front. Two men in orange robes stand on the right by the white pillar. Mood is a ritual gathering after a festival, with rubble from fireworks or offerings underfoot.

October 27 2008

October 27 2008

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Outdoor photograph of a group walking on grass through a grove of tall coconut palms, with leafy trees behind and a rocky red-earth bank on the left. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a bare upper body and a short ochre cloth walks barefoot, while a man in white dhoti and white shirt carries a long staff or rod at the front. Other men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a white sari stands behind them. A dried palm frond lies on the grass in the foreground. Small figures in orange are visible at the far right. A man in the centre-right with long hair and an orange robe is not distinctively identifiable as a person from the image alone, so the a person field is unsure.

A photograph of a group walking along a narrow paved lane beside a white wall, with palm trees and green foliage behind. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a flowing saffron-orange garment and walks with eyes lowered. Beside her, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with red border walks barefoot. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing white-and-beige lanyard badges and beaded necklaces, walk in step. A striped tent canopy and orange-red decorations appear at the right edge, and a few onlookers stand near the wall.

October 27 2008

Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees standing on a sandy-paved clearing beneath tall coconut palms. Most wear white dhotis or white sarees with orange or yellow shawls and stoles; some wear full orange robes. Several people raise their hands in devotion or hold small objects. A bearded man in orange robes in the lower right foreground turns toward the crowd. A white building with a small window stands at the right edge. The atmosphere suggests a ritual gathering or satsang at an ashram.

Outdoor scene on a dirt ground at a temple complex with a white building under a green corrugated roof and a red-framed carport, palm trees behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white dhotis and saris with yellow shawls, walks and gathers across the ground. Several men in white robes with yellow sashes carry small items. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe walks at center right, and a figure in a red garment stands at right. The ground is scattered with spent firecracker debris, consistent with a Diwali celebration. A silver SUV is parked near the wall.

Outdoor photograph of a sandy courtyard at an ashram compound with palm and leafy trees behind. A tall carved wooden pillar or flagstaff rises above two white stepped platforms. Several people in orange and saffron clothing walk across the scattered petals on the ground. A woman in a red blouse and orange skirt walks in the centre with a child. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks near the platforms, while others in white and orange cloth move at the right. Small white buildings and a thatched shed stand in the background.

Outdoor photograph of a procession on a sandy ground beneath palm trees at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas walk across the ground, some wearing orange or saffron shawls, while a woman in a white sari with a pink border and an orange shawl walks in the foreground. Scattered petals cover the ground. Behind them stands a tall ornate wooden pillar and white raised platforms, with wisps of smoke rising from the area. A few figures in white stand to the right near a shelter and parked car. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed in this image.

Outdoor ashram scene under coconut palms with a group of saffron-robed sannyasis standing on sandy ground before small red trays holding fruit, sweets and flowers on banana leaves. Several monks wear orange and ochre dhotis and shawls, a bearded man in green stands among them, and a woman in orange clothing stands at right. Behind them are stone statues of elephants and a cobra-hooded figure, a thatched shelter, and a tall flagpole. A printed banner on a stand shows a photograph of a person with long hair and a caption reading the title on the banner. White-clad volunteers move in the background.