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Outdoor open-sided pavilion with a blue tarpaulin and thatched huts behind, where a row of seated devotees in saffron-orange and white clothing sit before banana-leaf plates of food and small lamps during a pooja. Several standing people in white dhoti-style clothing with folded hands watch from the back and right side, and a man in white stands at the right edge holding his hands together near a camera operator. Tall ceremonial poles with red and orange pennants rise at left. A figure in a white outfit near the centre-right is standing with raised hands, and no one in the frame is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A photograph of an outdoor pooja under a large open-sided shelter with a brown roof and blue tarpaulin. Seated on a blue cloth in rows are brahmacharis and swamis in saffron and orange robes and white garments, many with hands joined in prayer before plates of food on banana leaves and small metal cups. In the foreground at left, a bearded man in white sits with hands folded near bamboo poles strung with red flags. A woman in orange sits in a wooden chair at right. Standing devotees in white clothing line the back of the shelter, and a cameraman with a tripod stands at left. Thatched huts and palm trees are visible beyond the shelter.2006-07-23A covered open-air pavilion with a blue tarpaulin roof and dark metal posts, where a line of about twenty seated people in white with orange shawls sit on the floor before leaf plates of food and small cups. Several seated figures in front have their hands joined in prayer. Red flowers and sticks with red decorations hang along the posts. Further back, a standing man in white and a few others stand near a plastered wall and a table of offerings, with trees and palms beyond.2006-07-23A photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion where devotees sit in rows on the floor for a ritual. Seated participants wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and orange-stoled garments, hands held in anjali, with leaf plates of offerings and small brass vessels set before them. Standing men in white robes and white clothing stand along the back and left side, some with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red decorative streamers hang from the roof beams. Several spectators stand at the far right beyond the pavilion. The setting appears to be an outdoor ashram hall with palms in the background.2006-10-21Annadhan in 20062006-01-01Annadhan in 20062006-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual hall under a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bamboo screens. Rows of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, many with palms pressed together in prayer, before small brass vessels and leaf platters of offerings. Tall bamboo poles hung with leaves and flowers frame the rows. At the front, a figure in white stands near a raised platform, and a person in the foreground with curly dark hair faces away toward the front beside a microphone stand. Other people stand along the edges of the hall watching. The scene suggests a puja or homa in progress.2006-11-20Annadhan in 20062006-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor pavilion with a concrete floor and metal roof where a ritual is underway. Rows of seated people face a central standing figure in a white dhoti and shawl. Many participants wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over them, and some sit before banana-leaf plates of food and offerings. Standing lamps with orange-tipped spires line the floor. In the right foreground, a person in an orange robe sits with a banana-leaf tray and a small offering, beside a microphone stand. Spectators in the background watch from a red-cushioned bench along the back wall.2006-11-20A covered open-sided pavilion with a concrete floor during a ritual gathering. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward at left, tending brass vessels and a small fire arrangement on the floor. Rows of seated participants wear white and orange-saffron garments, several with orange shawls; they sit on mats with leaf plates of food and brass tumblers in front of them. Tall bamboo poles with orange pennants stand among them. At right, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment sits on a wooden chair facing the rows, with a plate of food before him. Onlookers in white stand along the back wall beyond the pavilion, and a conical mound is visible through the openings.2006-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a blue tarpaulin roof and orange-tiled roof stacks along the right wall. A standing figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with the appearance of a probable Swamiji; he stands centrally near seated devotees. Seated rows of men and women wear white and orange-saffron garments, many with orange shawls, arranged on banana leaves with small brass lamps and steel cups. A man in white leans forward at centre, and two women in white are seated at lower left holding orange cloth. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth-wrapped tops stand in front, and a man in white at left holds a green leaf. The scene suggests a seated ritual meal or pooja.2006-07-23October 12 20062006-10-12A covered open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof holds a long row of seated devotees on the floor, many in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Each participant sits before a brass oil lamp and a small leaf plate of offerings, with tall slender stalks rising beside them topped with orange cloth. Palm trees and thatched huts are visible through the open sides. At the far end a man in white clothing stands near the middle of the room, and a few other people are scattered outside under the trees.2006-08-23