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Outdoor photograph of a dusty open ground at an ashram-style campus, with a metal frame holding a small hanging red-and-yellow vessel with flower garlands from a rope. Several people in white traditional dhoti-style clothing with gold borders stand around, including a bare-chested man in the foreground and women in white saris. Blue plastic drums and a green bucket sit on the ground. A man in a white shirt and dark vest stands near the frame, one arm raised. Red-roofed buildings, trees, parked cars and a red van are in the background under a hazy sky.

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December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor photo on a dusty ground at an ashram campus, with a tall rust-coloured metal frame holding a hanging red vessel with a yellow top that pours water down. Several people in white ritual clothing, some bare-chested with gold-bordered white cloths and rudraksha necklaces, stand and bathe under the falling water. Others in shirts, a pink salwar and a red top gather with plastic buckets and blue barrels nearby. Single-storey brick buildings with green roofs, palm trees and a parked red van and white car fill the background under hazy sky.2011-12-13December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground after rain, with a rust-coloured metal gantry holding a clay pot suspended from a rope, a common Krishna Janmashtami dahi-handi style activity. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and stands with her back to the camera, facing a line of devotees. Several people in white ritual clothes, some with bare shaved heads, hold buckets and a plastic pail near blue barrels. Women in saris and children in pink and green stand among them under a heavy grey sky. A tall figure in orange robes with long dark hair appears prominently; the presentation is consistent with the page's a person reference but the face is not visible and identity remains uncertain.2010-09-02December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami dahi handi-style celebration on a muddy, wet ground under an overcast sky. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow waist cord leaps high in the air, arm raised toward a clay pot hung on a rope between two tall red-brown poles. Around him, devotees in white and yellow-sashed white clothes stand and gesture, some holding green and pink colored powder or water. A bald man in white stands nearby, and a child in grey is at right. Spectators in the background include a woman in a teal headscarf and people in casual clothes. Blue plastic drums and small containers sit at right, and metal poles and a tree appear in the distance.2010-09-02December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor courtyard at dusk beneath a blue steel truss frame strung with clay pots hanging from ropes. A large crowd of devotees, many in white and cream clothing, stands on bare ground, some with hands raised. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark lungi reaches upward toward a pot, and another man in white stands near a tall blue pole with a white cloth hung from it. A corrugated roof building and a blue tarpaulin wall form the backdrop. Children and women in pink, orange and yellow saris are visible among the crowd.2006-12-28December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor scene on a wet sandy ground under an overcast sky. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top, seen from behind on the right, faces away and looks toward a metal gantry with a hanging clay pot. Several people in white clothing and saffron wraps stand in a line, and some hold large blue barrels and buckets on the left. A woman in a white sari and a girl in a green dress stand nearby, with more people in white further back.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of a low brick wall and trees. A tall rust-coloured metal frame with a hanging pulley and rope stands at centre. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand at blue plastic drums, one dipping a small green cup. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right pulls a long rope. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes, saris and salwar kameez watches, including several children in bright dresses in the foreground.2010-09-02August 25 20162016-08-25