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Photograph taken from inside a dark doorway looking out onto an open courtyard at an ashram. A saffron-orange festoon of triangular flags hangs across a canopy, with colourful hanging tassels on poles and palm trees behind. In the courtyard, a few people in white and light clothing stand near a low pillared shrine and a row of grey stone statues. Two figures walk toward the viewer through the doorway: one in a full orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala and a sash, and a bald man in white ceremonial dress with a shawl and beads. The red and green floor mats lead the eye inward. Visible people are not clearly identifiable.

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A photograph taken through an open doorway of a covered outdoor pavilion at a temple-style courtyard. Strings of triangular orange and red pennants and hanging cylindrical cloth banners with tassels decorate the roof. In the foreground, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a red-and-white striped step. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border walks with him. To the left, several women in white and light sarees stand with hands folded in prayer near a black speaker box. Palm trees, stone sculptures and a tall ornamental pillar fill the background under soft morning light.2011-02-01September 17 20102010-09-17A photograph of a courtyard temple compound seen through an open doorway. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long beaded necklace stands on a green mat just inside the threshold, looking toward the courtyard. Another man in white dhoti walks across the sandy ground in the background, and a person in white clothing bends over a white stone platform with a square opening in the center. Several stone sculptures and a tall copper-coloured pillar with orange hangings stand among palm trees. A red and white bell hangs at the top of the doorway. The orange-robed figure shows cues of a sannyasi, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-01-05A photograph at an open-sided ashram pavilion with a corrugated roof and palm trees beyond. A central figure in an orange robe with a long braided plait walks barefoot across a threshold onto a green mat, his back partly turned toward the camera. Behind him a seated figure in white sits beside a red-and-white striped platform under a yellow-and-red umbrella. Two monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right, one holding a folded cloth. On the left a woman in a white sari with a green-and-yellow border stands by the doorway, and a line of people in white clothes stand with hands folded in namaskar. About twenty people are visible in the scene.2010-09-08Photograph of an orange-painted hall entrance with an open shuttered doorway, where two men walk toward the camera along a red carpet strip. The foremost figure wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with his head shaved, and the second wears an ochre-yellow cloth draped over one shoulder. Festive strings of orange and yellow bunting hang across the doorway. On the left, a man with hands folded in namaskar stands beside a white-covered table, and a metal handrail runs along the red carpet. A dark display shelf stands on the right wall.2011-02-01A photograph taken through an open doorway of a white building with a metal-framed security gate at the right. Two men walk toward the viewer on a green-and-red mat: a tall man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a light cloth draped over his shoulders, and behind him a shaved-headed man in white with a red-orange shawl over one shoulder and a bag strapped to his back. Beyond them, a courtyard holds seated people in white clothes, a kalasha-topped tall brass pillar, white platforms, a palm tree, and a shrine-like structure under an overcast sky. Several seated figures in white are visible in the courtyard.2010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard under a open-sided tin roof, with palm trees behind. In the centre a barefoot man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange saffron robe and walks across a patterned tiled floor, one foot lifted mid-stride. Beside him a white-clad attendant follows, and at right a shaved-headed monk in orange robes stands near a black podium. A line of about twenty devotees in white garments, a woman in a blue sari and a woman in green stand along the left side with hands folded in namaste. Behind them stand orange and red shrine structures, a decorated orange-and-gold umbrella canopy and an orange-canopied cart. A large banner with an image hangs at upper left.2010-09-08Photograph of a doorway entrance to a building with a bamboo-slat wall and tiled roof, opening onto palm trees and a yellow-canopied umbrella. A barefoot figure in a saffron-orange robe and dark rudraksha mala walks across a green mat and red carpet, followed by a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. Behind them a man in white robes stands with hands folded in greeting, and a younger man in orange robes stands at right. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at left, and a few more people in white are visible in the background.2010-09-06November 14 20102010-11-14Outdoor ashram scene under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A tall man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a long rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a patterned floor, hands clasped, stepping through a doorway. Beside and behind him, a bald man in saffron robes walks with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. Along the left, a crowd of mostly women in white and pale blue saris and white clothes stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them stands a red-draped seat with a red cushion beneath a yellow-fringed canopy, with orange-painted structures and a small table to the right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala matches the page's event listing.2010-09-08November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copies