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February 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd gathered in an open courtyard for a procession at an orange-walled ashram compound. Devotees in white and orange garments hold saffron flags on poles. A small orange domed shrine structure with a decorated canopy stands at the centre, and a woman in a red sari with a pink-and-white shawl stands in the middle of the group. Many people press their palms together in anjali. Several women on the right wear orange and red saris. The crowd is dense, filling the frame, and there is a tall orange gateway at the back left.2011-12-05December 12 20162016-12-12February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 30th 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14December 30 20182018-12-30A nighttime procession on a dirt road in front of a red-orange ashram building with a small dome and a lit doorway. At the centre, a woman in a red-orange sari holds a multicoloured umbrella-style canopy on a pole, with orange flags carried by others on both sides. Crowds of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk and stand, many with hands folded in prayer. Several women wear pink, maroon and orange saris, and one older woman at right wears a pink-and-white shawl. A bright light source enters from the left edge.2011-12-05December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing outdoors at dusk with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman in a purple top and white skirt stands with hands joined, flanked by a man in a white dhoti and a man in a white shirt with a mala. Others in white kurtas and sarees fill the courtyard, with palm trees, a red pillar and a low building behind. A bare-legged devotee at centre wears a white dhoti and shawl with curly hair. Several people wear rudraksha-style malas. Terracotta-coloured floor mats and hexagonal paving sit under the crowd. No one is identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2010-12-22Outdoor evening gathering on bare reddish earth in front of a tall red brick wall with small potted plants and string lights along its top. A large crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, stands close together facing inward toward a central group. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a brown top are visible among them. At the right, a black speaker stack and a metal stand sit beside the wall. A stone step rises in the foreground. Barbed wire and a line of trees sit behind the wall under a pale sky. The crowd appears to be at a sung or chanted gathering.2015-02-17 +1 copies