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An outdoor courtyard at an ashram with sandy ground and palm trees behind pinkish single-storey buildings with corrugated tin roofs. Several people in white dhotis, saris and white shirts gather at long wooden planks resting on stacks of concrete blocks, where rows of painted deity murtis and figurines are displayed for arrangement. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over his body, walks across the sand. Other figures stand around the tables near a stack of cloth and equipment.

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December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with a dirt ground and pink-walled buildings under corrugated roofs and palm trees. Several people in white clothing move among rows of concrete block supports holding brightly painted deity murti statues and wooden tables, some in blue-and-white garments. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a shawl walks forward, hands held together in front of him, and appears to be a sannyasi. a person with long swept-back hair and saffron robe, walking with hands folded in front of him. Several people in the background wear white dhotis and saris.2006-12-22Outdoor ashram courtyard of packed earth beside a pink single-storey building with a corrugated roof and palm trees behind. Several people in white dhotis and saris set up a row of concrete block platforms. On the blocks stand painted deity murti figures in blue, gold and white, including a multi-armed figure and a figure in blue. A woman in a blue sari and a man in white walk among the platforms. On the right, a figure in an orange robe stands with arms at their sides and bare feet.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees behind low pink-washed buildings under corrugated roofs. Long tables are lined with white and cream deity murtis, many decorated with garlands and some with colourful cloth; a green-and-white striped cloth covers a table at right. Several women in white and light blue salwar-style dress stand among the tables, while a figure in orange robes stands barefoot on the sand in front, with a folded white cloth draped over a chair beside them. Items such as garlands and folded fabrics are laid out on the table at left, and a sunflower-decorated box sits on the ground.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands on bare dirt in an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and wrapped around his body, with sandals on his feet and one hand resting at his waist. Behind him, a row of painted and gilded deity murtis and statues stands on white-painted tables supported by stacked grey cinder blocks, including figures in gold, red, pink and orange garments. A white cloth-draped chair and a red mesh basket holding small bottles sit in the foreground. A pink-walled building with a corrugated roof and a tree-lined backdrop frames the scene.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A line of freshly painted deity murti figures in gold, red and white stands on tables along a low building with a corrugated roof, several with raised arms and crowns. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, while women in white saris and a girl in white attend the figures near a small white shrine. A cylindrical stone pedestal sits in front, with a teal cloth draped over a table beside the figures.2006-12-22A woman with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange sari stands barefoot on a dirt courtyard in front of a low pink-washed building with a corrugated roof. Behind her, a row of painted deity murti statues in bright colours stands on tables made of concrete blocks, under palm trees. A white plastic chair with a white cloth draped over it sits to the right, beside a small red basket.2006-12-22Outdoor photo on a dirt yard at an ashram compound. A single person in a long orange robe stands barefoot facing left, long dark hair falling loose. Behind them a row of freshly painted deity murtis, many with gold and colourful garments and some with raised arms, sit on white-painted tables supported by grey concrete blocks. A low pink building with a corrugated roof and palm trees stands behind. A white cloth is draped over a white plastic chair, and a red woven basket sits nearby. The statues are not yet installed in a shrine.2006-12-22