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Outdoor evening ceremony on a grassy ground in front of a multi-storey concrete building. In the foreground a small fire burns on the grass, consuming a bundle wrapped in white cloth, with embers scattered around it. Behind it, a seated woman in a red and orange saree and a striped dark cloth sits on a raised orange-draped platform with a microphone, facing a crowd. Around her, people in white garments and orange or saffron clothing stand in rows, including children in school-style uniforms and a man in a white kurta at the right edge. A decorated ornate palanquin or ratha with colourful fabric canopy stands at the left, and a colourful canopy is visible on the upper right. Nearly all visible people are dressed in white.

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August 28 20112011-08-28Outdoor evening scene on a dusty grass ground in front of a multi-storey concrete building. In the foreground, a line of women in white saris with gold borders stands facing right, with a few men and children mixed among a crowd. A small fire burns on the grass in the lower right, feeding on an offering. Behind it, a seated figure in an orange robe and a woman in a red-and-gold sari sit on an orange-draped platform near a large speaker on a tripod. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the right. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a framed deity image and colourful fringed canopy is visible at the back left.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene on a dry, grassy ground at an ashram-style campus with multistorey concrete buildings behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands at right, bending over a small burning brass-coloured offering with flames. Behind him a crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with gold borders and children, stands watching. In the centre, a seated figure in orange and red garments sits on a draped table or dais with a patterned cloth, with a seated woman in red nearby. A decorated palanquin or deity float with a canopy and a deity murti stands at left, and a loudspeaker is at right. Numerous people in white attire gather in the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated figure on a raised orange-draped platform speaking into a microphone. The central man wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and sits on a tiger-striped cushioned chair with a gold cloth draped beside him. Behind him an ornate multicoloured fringed parasol stands on a pole. Around the platform a crowd of devotees in white and orange garments, including women in saris and a small boy in a green shirt, stand on grass beside a red railing and a half-built concrete building.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28Outdoor evening procession on a grassy ground at dusk. On the left, a decorated wooden cart carries an ornate golden shrine with a red canopy, a deity murti, and a garland; a man in white dhoti stands beside it. Facing it on the right, a seated man in a red-orange robe and red shawl sits on a cushioned seat under a patterned umbrella, a sannyasi-type figure, with a robed man in white standing at the edge. Between them, a row of devotees in white, saffron and yellow clothes stands in a line, many with children, and an orange flag rises behind. A multi-storey concrete building stands in the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a garland, holding a small bouquet, on a zebra-striped armchair atop a raised peach cloth platform. A large colourful fringed parasol stands behind him. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothing stand on grass in front of an unfinished concrete building. A small boy in a blue shirt and green shorts stands at left, a woman in orange sari to the left, and a man in a pale blue kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at right. A brass-topped table with a golden cloth sits beside the platform.2011-08-28Outdoor evening procession on a grassy lawn in front of a multi-storey concrete building. In the foreground a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured garland walks past an ornate wooden cart draped in orange and red cloth and carved with a deity figure. Around him people stand with hands pressed together in anjali mudra: a man in white kurta, women in white saris and salwar, a woman in a teal top and a woman in pink. A small girl in a dark dress and a young boy in white stand near the cart, and a bald man in orange robes holds a camera. Trees, a speaker box and a sound system are visible in the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession at a dusty ground with patchy grass. On the left, a small decorated cart carries a golden deity murti under a multicoloured canopy, with garlands and a red-and-gold backdrop. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside it, holding a camera. In the centre, a crowd of devotees in white, orange and pink saris and kurtas stands in a loose gathering. On the right, a seated figure in an orange-red robe sits on a striped cushioned chair atop an orange draped platform, with a multicoloured parasol above and a yellow table beside. A man in a light blue kurta stands at the far right. A half-built concrete building and trees stand in the background under a pale sky.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang on a grassy compound in front of an unfinished concrete building. A man in red-orange robes and a red garland sits cross-legged on a zebra-striped cushioned seat atop a peach draped platform, holding a microphone and speaking. Behind him a golden table holds flowers and offerings, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the platform. A large crowd of devotees in white, saffron, yellow and pink stands before him with hands folded, including a small boy in a blue shirt and green shorts in the foreground. Some onlookers wear white kurtas and dhotis.2011-08-28Outdoor photograph at dusk of a firewalking ceremony at an ashram ground. A long, smouldering fire trench of ash and embers runs across packed earth in the foreground. A figure in full orange robes with long dark hair stands at the trench edge holding a metal vessel toward the fire. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange wrap holds a golden trident staff. Many people in white robes and orange shawls, plus children in white and light clothing, stand and watch behind. A large banner on the wall shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes. A blue tarpaulin lies on the ground at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes, but the figure's identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2007-02-14