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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony on red stone steps before a tiered seating area lined with rows of small black seats. On the left, a line of saffron-robed monks with shaved heads stands on the steps with hands pressed in anjali, several holding rudraksha malas. Brass vessels and a tray of flowers, fruit and a small kalasha sit on the steps. In the centre, a monk in saffron with a red-and-white garland and rudraksha mala holds his hands together, while a white-clad attendant with a gold-bordered cloth stands beside steel containers on the steps. In the foreground at right, a man with a red flower garland, gold necklace and saffron dhoti stands near a small offering, and further seated devotees in saffron appear in the background. Red and white bunting with yellow garlands hangs along the building behind.

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July 08 20132013-07-08June 03 20132013-06-03June 08 20132013-06-08July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a ceremony on red stone steps outdoors. A man seated on a cushioned throne at lower left wears a saffron-orange cloth, a red garland of flowers, and has a shaved head with rudraksha-style beads; he sits with hands resting and faces the assembly. Around him, many devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and red shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Stainless steel vessels, a kalasha-style pot and fruit offerings sit on the steps, and a drummer in white and a man in yellow with a drum stand at the top. A row of people in white clothing stands behind, and a bamboo-like ritual staff with an orange cloth is visible at the lower right. This appears to be a puja or ritual gathering.2013-06-03July 08 20132013-07-08July 24 20172017-07-24December 12 20162016-12-12Photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis walking down red-edged stone steps beside a water tank at an ashram complex, with a red multi-storey building and tiered red seating behind. A bearded elder in a long orange robe and white beard is walking in the centre, held by a shaved-headed man in orange on his left, while a younger saffron-robed sannyasi with a tilak and rudraksha mala walks on his right. A figure in a dark red robe stands at right near the water, and other orange-clad attendants follow along the steps. Metal buckets sit along the left edge.2013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06Photograph of several sannyasi disciples in saffron-orange robes with red and maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads, standing on a red stepped structure with white metal railings. The standing figure on the right has his palms pressed together in namaste, and a figure in the centre stands with hands folded. Small stone lingam-style pillars and potted plants line the red tiered steps, with a red building behind. Attendees sit at lower left and in the background. No readable name is visible.2013-06-09 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual at a stepped red-brick tank or pond. On the left, several bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand at the water's edge. In the centre, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and tied yellow-bordered white cloth holds papers and a small object, while a woman in a blue-green sari stands beside him. Behind them, many saffron-robed sannyasis, mostly shaved-headed and some with rudraksha malas, sit on the red steps. Red and orange flags line the upper area, and a white-clad cameraman stands at right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-10-11