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A photograph of an outdoor courtyard at an ashram-style setting. In the foreground, a woman in an orange and maroon sari with folded hands and gold bangles smiles and bows toward two women in white. One woman in white with long hair and a white garment kneels or bows, wearing a rudraksha-style bead garland, and another in white with dark hair also holds her hands in namaste while wearing bead malas. Behind them stand several people in white kurtas and white dupattas, and a woman in an orange sari with a bead garland. A colourful umbrella stands at the back right, a carved stone pillar with a banana leaf is at left, and a blue cloth hangs on a wall. Several people stand in the background near a white building with a wrought-iron window. Flower garlands hang from a bundle of bead malas in the foreground.

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A photograph of a temple courtyard where women devotees receive a visitor with garlands. On the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a garland of flowers beside a dark stone shrine with carved figures and a banana plant. Centre, a woman in an orange sari holds a long garland of flowers out toward a woman in a white blouse and white sari with an orange border, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, other women in white and orange saris stand near a blue curtain, and a white-clad group watches under a colourful umbrella canopy. Brass lamps and a dark stone pillar are visible at the left edge.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor courtyard scene at a temple-like setting with a carved grey stone panel and a banana plant on the left, a blue cloth hanging behind, and a white building with a small multicoloured canopy in the background. In the centre, a woman in white with a flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together, while a woman in white sari bends low in reverence before her, and another woman in an orange sari with a long braid bows nearby. A row of women in white and pink clothing stands with hands folded in namaskar behind them, and a seated elderly woman in pink sits at the right beside white plastic chairs. The mood is devotional greeting or respect.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A courtyard reception at an ashram-style compound with a white wall and blue cloth backdrop. In the foreground a woman in a white and blue sari stands with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead garland. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a long plait stands with hands joined, and a woman in white kneels to offer a garland. Other women in white and pink clothing stand nearby, and a woman in white with a shawl stands at right near a plastic water bottle. A striped umbrella and white plastic chairs are visible. No a person candidate is visible.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A courtyard scene at an ashram-style outdoor area beside a white building with red-painted base and a striped doorway. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saree with her hair in a long braid places a rudraksha mala over the head of a bowing woman in a white and blue-patterned saree, while a woman in a white saree on the left holds a rudraksha mala and presses her palms together. Behind them, a woman in a white dress and another in white ritual clothes stand with palms joined, and a line of people in white stands along steps. A colourful umbrella and a plastic chair sit at right, and a stone carved wall with a blue cloth hangs at left. The scene suggests a reception or blessing ceremony with garlanding.2009-06-01A courtyard scene at a temple-like site beside a stone carved pillar and a blue cloth hanging. A woman in a white sari with orange border presses palms together in greeting at left. A woman in an orange sari with a long braid faces away, bending toward a woman in white kurta with a flower garland who presses palms together with a closed-eyed smile. Another woman in white with a garland stands at right holding a bottle and handbag. A decorative multicoloured umbrella and a group of people in white clothes stand in the background near a whitewashed building with a tiled roof and banana plant at left.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor temple courtyard with a grey stone carved pillar and a potted banana plant beside brass lamp stands. Several women in white and orange-saffron clothing stand close together; one in an orange sari with a maroon border holds a garland of flowers, while a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl reaches to place a flower garland on a woman in white. A blonde-haired woman in a pink patterned top and white scarf stands in the foreground, wearing a strand of beads. Behind them, more people in white clothes watch, and a colourful striped umbrella stands at right. Seven to ten people visible.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01