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A photograph of an open dirt ground at an ashram-like compound with orange-red buildings and trees behind. A line of people stands facing a man in a light blue shirt and blue trousers who points with his arm outstretched; a shaved-headed man in a white shirt on the right also gestures. Several boys stand in front, one in a red t-shirt and another in white dhoti-style clothing; adults wear white shirts and trousers, and a few wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Parked cars and a blue van sit in the background, and a few uniformed guards stand at the edges.

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A photograph of a dusty open ground with a line of people standing facing right, several with shaved heads. Foreground: a small boy in a red t-shirt and black track pants, beside another boy in white dhoti-style clothing. Behind them stand men in white kurta-like tops, grey trousers and blue shirts, and a bald man in a grey shirt. Parked small cars, low brick buildings with corrugated roofs, trees and a streetlight sit in the background under a cloudy sky, and a blue mat lies on the right.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a group of people on an open dusty dirt ground at an ashram-style compound. Many men wear white shirts and white dhoti-style lower garments, some with white caps; a few wear casual shirts, shorts or light trousers. Several people stand in a loose cluster talking and gesturing, while a few others sit on the ground in the foreground, and small children in bright orange, red and blue clothes stand at left. Behind them is a long red-walled building with a dark tiled roof, trees, parked cars and a cloudy sky.2010-09-02A photograph of an outdoor sandy ground at an ashram with orange-roofed buildings and trees behind. Many men and boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some in blue or white shirts, stand in loose rows and circles, with several boys in front in white kurtas and one in a blue checked shirt. A blue plastic barrel and a coiled white rope lie in the lower left foreground. A few men in saffron/orange robes stand at the right, and a white van is parked in the background under a cloudy sky.2010-09-02A photograph of an open dusty ground at an ashram, with a group of men mostly shaved-headed and dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers sitting and standing in loose clusters. A man in a light blue checked shirt stands near the center, and a child in a bright blue shirt stands at left while a seated boy in a purple shirt sits nearby. A red-orange building with a blue-green roof and a tiled roof structure stands behind, with parked cars and a small shed at right.2010-09-02Outdoor photograph of a sandy open ground with a crowd of people in white ritual clothes, several in white dhoti and kurta. In the foreground on the left, a row of white-clad men and boys stand in a line, one man in the lead wearing a white head cloth and holding his hands raised. A small boy in a red t-shirt and black trousers stands in front of the line watching. Further back, a larger group of people dressed in white and one man in an orange garment stand near a white van and a parked vehicle, with colourful umbrellas and a partly constructed concrete building behind. Trees and a cloudy sky complete the setting.2010-09-02A photograph of an outdoor dirt courtyard with a group of people in white clothing gathered in loose clusters. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis raise their arms or stretch toward one another, while others crouch, sit on the ground, or stand in small circles. A man in an orange shirt and a younger boy in a red shirt stand among them. Behind them are a red brick wall, a low building with a dark tiled roof, eucalyptus trees, a blue barrel at left, and several parked cars. A cloudy sky fills the upper frame.2010-09-02Outdoor photograph of a bare dirt field with sparse grass under a cloudy sky, with orange-roofed buildings and trees behind. A small group of children in white clothes and adults in white tunics and trousers stand in a loose cluster with arms raised, some high-fiving and reaching toward each other. One adult in grey trousers and a white shirt stands among them. A long line of people in white and coloured clothing stands along the right edge of the field, arms outstretched.2010-09-02Outdoors on a sandy open ground, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands in a line facing left, with several bare-headed devotees in the lineup. One man in front wears an orange-yellow shirt and checked trousers, and another man in the foreground wears a white shirt and grey trousers. In the foreground, four boys stand watching: one in a white kurta, one in a blue checked shirt, one in a light blue t-shirt with orange shorts, and one in a red t-shirt. Behind them, orange-draped platforms and a decorated ceremonial canopy with colourful umbrella-like tops stand beside a metal railing, with a half-built concrete building and trees in the background.2010-09-02A photograph of a dirt courtyard at an ashram-style compound with a tiled-roof bamboo-walled building on the left and a two-storey cream building with a bluish-grey gate on the right. Several boys walk across the dirt in the foreground: one in a red shirt and black shorts, one in a light striped shirt and khaki shorts, one in a cream kurta and white pants, and one in white kurta with a pendant necklace. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red blouse walks, and a figure in white and orange-saffron clothing stands near the gate. A small silver car is parked at right under a cloudy sky.2006-10-06A photograph of an open dirt field at sunset with a pale orange and blue sky. About a dozen people stand and walk across the ground, most wearing white kurtas or white shirts and trousers, including one in white with a yellow-green shirt and a man in a maroon kurta on the right. Several people carry bags or are in mid-stride, and a woman in white stands in the centre. Parked white cars and single-storey red-brick buildings with tiled roofs sit behind the field, with trees along the edge.2010-12-27Outdoor photograph of a long line of people on a dirt field performing a standing stretch or yoga-style exercise with arms extended forward, many in white clothes and some in coloured garments such as pink, blue, green and orange. A bald man in white kurta and trousers stands at the front-left, another in white stands at the right foreground with a yellow shawl over his shoulder. Behind them an unfinished grey concrete building, a white fence and a cloudy sky are visible.2010-09-02Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees in white clothing on a wide dirt field under a partly cloudy sky. On the left, a tight cluster of about a dozen people stands with arms raised and hands joined overhead, forming a canopy or arch. On the right, a long line of roughly thirty people in white kurtas and dhotis stands in a row with arms stretched upward, with a few children in colourful clothes among them. A red-orange brick wall and a few tall trees line the background, and orange gateposts stand in the distance. Faces are not visible enough to identify anyone, and no a person candidate is clearly distinguishable.2010-09-02