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An outdoor ritual gathering seen from behind, with many seated people facing a construction site beneath large leafy trees. Several tall bamboo poles stand upright with saffron-orange cloth tied near their tops, fluttering above the crowd. Many seated figures wear saffron-orange robes, while others wear white, yellow and dark blue clothes. A low stone wall and concrete platform structures are visible behind them, with red-and-white striped barriers and a floodlight on a pole. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from this view.

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Outdoor ceremony at a temple construction site: a seated crowd of devotees faces a stone structure under a bamboo-and-cloth framework. Many wear saffron/orange robes, while others wear white clothes. Long bamboo poles tipped with orange cloth stand upright in the foreground. Behind them stand granite blocks, stone walls, sand piles and construction forms under green trees. A figure in a white top sits on a stone block near a brass vessel at left. Ritual activity appears to be a puja at the site, though no specific deity murti is clearly visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2006-12-12Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree. Rows of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised seat draped in red and marigold garlands, where a figure in orange robes sits beneath an arched stone frame. Several women in white saris sit at the right with brass lamps and offering plates. Tall bamboo poles with small orange flags rise from the ground among the seated devotees. The scene is a formal puja setting under dense green foliage.2006-10-06August 02 20082008-08-02December 25 20062006-12-25December 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor gathering on a hillside among trees, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the ground facing a distant raised platform. Most attendees wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women have long braids. Tall decorated poles with colourful pennants and a small shrine-like structure stand among the trees. A figure in orange at the far centre appears to be seated on the raised platform, though details are too small to confirm.2008-08-02Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree. In the left background a stone arch frames a deity murti or shrine figure draped in orange cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower strands, set on a mound of red flowers and a dark ring of stones. Dozens of devotees in orange robes sit cross-legged on the ground facing the shrine, many with their backs to the camera. Several tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand among them, and a white cloth canopy hangs overhead. One figure in the foreground wears white. A small seated figure in orange at the left of the shrine appears to be leading the rite, though no single individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance.2006-10-06December 12 20062006-12-12August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor gathering under large shady trees on bare earth. Many seated participants face a central area: saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit on mats with brass puja plates and small oil lamps before them, while rows of devotees in white clothes sit facing them. Several long wooden poles with orange flags stand upright among the group. A few people stand at the back near a tree trunk, and a figure in orange robes stands at right, with a camera operator visible at left. The scene suggests a satsang or guru bhakti sitting.2006-07-12Outdoor photo of a construction site with a sandy ground and a low concrete wall behind, partly built with stacked blocks. Many devotees sit on the bare earth in rows, most in saffron or orange robes and some in white, with several figures in the foreground showing their backs. Saffron flags on tall bamboo poles stand along the wall. A water tank on a metal stand and trees fill the background. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a yellow flower in her hair.2006-12-13A large seated gathering sits on mats in the shade of a vast banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Many devotees wear white clothes, and many wear saffron-orange shawls or robes. Women in white saris and a red-and-gold sari sit in rows, with long braided hair visible. Orange flags on bamboo poles stand among the crowd. In the background, a figure in orange robes sits elevated before a shrine decorated with flower garlands and a red-draped platform, with a hanging bell beneath the branches. a person appearance is unclear at this distance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2006-10-21