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Outdoor photo at a dirt-ground ashram courtyard with flowering shrubs and trees behind. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with backpacks and bags, stands in a loose group facing right. At the right, a man in an ochre-orange robe stands near a raised stone platform holding a plate with offerings, beside a brass lamp and small brass pots. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts play a drum and a horn-like instrument nearby. A person in white kneels at the lower right near a stone structure. The scene looks like a ritual or prayer gathering. No identity is asserted for the robed man; no face-based identification is made.

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An outdoor photo at an ashram grounds with rows of black stone Shiva lingams and carved murti on the right. A man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha-style ornament stands center-right, with a lit oil lamp on a small table beside him, facing a group of devotees. A man in white ritual clothes stands near him. In the foreground, a crowd of about ten visible devotees in white shirts, kurtas and salwar kameez, one woman wearing an orange dupatta and a dark bag, with backpacks, watches the ceremony. White pillars, a white tent canopy and trees fill the background.

Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered along a dirt path beneath leafy trees, with a red-and-yellow banner visible on the left. In the foreground on the right, young men in yellow garments and yellow shoulder cloths play large drums with curved sticks. A kneeling drummer in orange robes sits among the drums. Behind them, people in white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange shawls, watch and stand, several with hands folded. A woman in orange robes stands center. A red mat lies on the ground in front of the drummers.

Outdoor photo under a shady tree canopy showing a procession of devotees gathered in two lines. In the foreground, two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand with their backs to the camera; the left one has long dark hair and a beard, the centre one is shaved-headed. Facing them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes, many wearing rudraksha malas and prayer beads, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A woman in white on the right holds her hands in prayer, and a man in white carries a colourful patterned cloth bag. Greenery and a flag are visible behind the group.

Outdoor photograph at dusk of a fire-walking ritual site beside trees, with a shallow fire pit in the foreground. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands near the pit with hands folded, flanked by people in white clothing. Crowds of devotees in white and bright clothes stand behind wooden poles, many with hands pressed together in namaste. A man in a white shirt films from the left, and a drum is visible beside the pit. Sunlight glows through the trees in the background.

An outdoor satsang at an ashram courtyard under palm trees. In the foreground, a large seated audience of women in white, cream, grey and pastel clothing faces forward, many with long hair in braids. At the centre, a woman in a purple outfit sits cross-legged on an orange mat before the gathering, with a drum beside her. Behind her, several people in white robes stand near a red stone plinth topped with a black statue and garland. Red wooden pillars with hanging orange and yellow banners frame the scene, and a small black lectern stands on a white stage to the right. A sunlit haze softens the background of red-roofed buildings.

Outdoor festival scene on a dirt path beside thatched and tarpaulin-roofed stalls, with palm trees overhead. A figure in saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace walks barefoot across a strip of dark glowing coals or hot embers laid in a shallow trench, as in a fire-walking rite. Around the trench, lines of devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand behind ropes, with people in orange and green saris among them. Drummers in white with drums and a man at the right wear white clothing and ID lanyards. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground facing the trench, and a red bucket sits near the edge.

Outdoor scene at a temple grounds with trees and an orange-brick structure behind. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a reddish border stands with their back to the camera, facing a second figure bare-chested in a white dhoti-style cloth, with a rudraksha-like bead necklace, near a small potted palm. Behind them a large crowd of devotees stands in a semicircle: several in white shirts and white trousers, women in saris and salwar kameez with pink and purple dupattas, children in white, and a man on the right with a rudraksha mala and crossed arms. Several people have palms pressed together in namaskar. A multicolored striped umbrella stands at left, and a stone Nandi-like sculpture and black stone shrine elements are visible at right. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible figures.