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Outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound with dirt ground, metal poles and a corrugated roof. A kalasha-style pot wrapped with a red cloth and yellow flower garland hangs from a rope, with water pouring from it onto people below. Many people stand around in white clothing and light shirts; a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands center-left with his hands near his face. A young man in a yellow polo shirt and a boy in a blue shirt with a black backpack stand in front, and a woman in white carries a blue and white backpack on the right. Blue water drums, red buckets and a building with orange walls and trees fill the background.

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Outdoor festival scene on a dusty open ground with a hanging clay kalasha pot decorated with flowers suspended from a pole at top. A person in a pink garment with a yellow waist cloth stands in the centre, arms raised, spraying or pouring water from a pipe as water arcs through the air. Around them, devotees in white clothes and pink saris gather, some holding red and orange containers, with a woman in a white saree and red shawl and others in white kurtas and saffron wraps in the background. Trees, a tin-roofed building and a water tank line the scene under a hazy sky.2011-12-13December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ritual scene at a dusty ground with puddles. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron garment with a white floral garland and long dark hair stands beside a blue plastic barrel, holding a rope. Behind, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes splash water from blue barrels, one pouring from a pot. A rope and pulley hang from a tall pole under a red umbrella with tasselled fringe. A large crowd of men, women and children in white and mixed clothing watches from the background under a hazy sky.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor 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.2011-12-13Outdoor ritual gathering at a dusty open ground under a clear sky. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, stands around a red metal frame from which a clay pot hangs on a rope, decorated with orange flowers. Several blue barrels and clay pots sit in front, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl reaches toward the hanging pot. Colourful striped umbrellas shade the area, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the barrels. A tent with red and green draping and a bus marked Nithyanandam appear in the background, along with a banner showing a woman's portrait.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor scene at a ground with muddy earth beside a red umbrella with fringed tassels. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, arms raised, beside a hanging pot on a rope. Around him, men and women in white and yellow-trimmed clothes hold small containers and buckets, and blue plastic drums sit in the foreground. A large crowd of onlookers stands behind. A person in orange with a white flower garland is at lower left, and a woman in white with yellow sash is at right. The setting looks like a community water-pouring or pot-hanging activity. The a person appearance is not clearly established here.2009-12-25Outdoor scene at a dusty open ground under a clear blue sky, with a red-and-white canopy and a small orange flag on a pole at right. A tall metal pole rises at centre with a hanging orange-red pot (kalasha) suspended from it. A man in white clothes raises a stick high above his head while a splash of coloured liquid or powder sprays around him. Around him, several men in white kurtas and dhotis with yellow sashes stand near a blue plastic drum and a pink bucket, and children and a woman in a pink top watch in the foreground. Partially visible people stand in the background under the canopy and near parked vehicles, with construction buildings behind the trees at left.2010-12-22Outdoor ritual scene on dusty ground: a clay pot suspended on a rope between two red-painted poles is being struck and sprayed with water by men in white kurtas and dhotis, water splashing in mid-air. Several blue plastic drums stand in a row. Behind them, a canopy shelter with colourful striped umbrellas and a banner shelter hosts people in white and saffron-coloured garments, including a woman in orange. A crowd of spectators in white, saffron and everyday clothes watches, and a bus is parked at right. Red balloons and a blue signboard with Kannada/English text are visible. A bald man in a white t-shirt at right holds a bucket of water.2009-12-25