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Outdoor photograph at an ashram compound beside a grey concrete block wall strung with white and purple pennant bunting. A man with long dark hair in a plain white kurta and dhoti, with a red and gold pendant necklace, stands barefoot and wipes a sandal with white cloth. Beside him, a woman with short white hair in a pink and red sari kneels on the dirt, cleaning a sandal with a white cloth. Rows of footwear are lined up on the dirt path at right, and another man in white clothes walks barefoot nearby. Orange marigolds grow along the wall.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of an outdoor area on a dirt ground at an ashram event. A woman in a white sari with a light border sits on the grass and sorts a large pile of black slip-on sandals and chappals scattered on the ground. To the left, a person in white kurta and white trousers stands barefoot. Behind them a red and maroon striped cloth canopy hangs, with orange saffron pennants strung above and orange marigold flowers in the grass. A small table with a white cloth sits under the canopy.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor scene at an ashram path crowded with devotees in white, cream and saffron clothing. In the foreground a woman in an orange-gold saree and a woman in a dark green saree with a gold border hand items to a man in white shirt and grey trousers wearing a lanyard badge, while shoes and sandals are lined up on the ground beside them. Blue and white pennants hang from a tree at left, orange marigold-style decorations line a wall, and more people in white walk along the path behind.2009-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor temple-festival scene on sandy ground beside a palm tree and a red-and-gold canopy tent decorated with orange pennants printed with a stylised emblem. An older smiling man with a shaved head, wearing a white kurta and white dhoti, stands at right with a beaded necklace, a yellow lanyard and an ID badge, looking toward a younger man in white kurta and white dhoti with a lanyard and badge. At left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-bordered wrap and beaded necklaces stands near a row of footwear. A person in orange cloth is partly visible at the left edge, and a red plastic chair sits at right. Visible text on the pennants and badges is not legible enough to read.2009-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a construction site with a small brick-lined fire pit containing ash and burning embers. A woman in a deep red saree with a gold border and a white flower garland leans over the pit, while a man in a cream kurta and white dhoti kneels beside it adding offerings. Another woman in a maroon saree with a white and red garland stands nearby with her hands joined. Scattered marigold and rose petals cover the ground, and a metal plate sits beside the pit. Other people sit or stand in the background among stacked concrete blocks and corrugated sheeting, and a man in a pink striped shirt stands at the right edge.2006-12-26Outdoor photograph of a South Indian ceremony at a dusty concrete-block site beside bare trees. A smiling woman in a deep red silk sari with gold border and a garland of white and pink flowers stands on the left, bangles on her wrist. Behind her, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland; he is smiling and reaching toward her. An older man in a plain white dhoti and shirt, also garlanded in pink and green flowers, stands in the centre. In the foreground, a woman in a white and orange-bordered sari with flowers in her hair kneels and bends forward, touching the ground amid scattered petals and loose flowers. A photographer with a camera stands in the background, and a bald man in white is partly visible behind the group. Several people are partly visible at the edges.2007-02-15A photograph of a ceremonial ritual at an outdoor construction-site setting with dirt ground and stacked building materials behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged on a woven mat, leaning forward with his hands at a brass plate of offerings. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a white and red flower garland stands at the mat's edge, her hands clasped at her waist. Around them several men and women in white dhotis, white kurtas and pale green saris are seated or standing, some wearing flower garlands. Brass and steel plates hold flower petals, fruit and small offerings on the ground, with a blue tin container at lower left. Puja offerings and garlanded participants suggest a padapuja or similar ritual gathering.2006-12-26