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A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and orange-and-white canvas. Rows of people sit on the floor, many in white clothing with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, with green banana leaves holding food offerings, small brass lamps and metal cups in front of them. Long bamboo poles with orange streamers stand among them. A standing man in white clothes and a woman with folded hands at the left stand near a small oil lamp burning on a steel table, with a brass lamp and leaf-plates in the foreground. Behind the rows, a large crowd in white stands near a decorated altar. A walker frame sits in the foreground. This appears to be a puja ceremony.

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October 12 20062006-10-12A long open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof where rows of seated devotees face inward at a ceremony. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged on the bare floor. In front of them are brass vessels, small oil lamps, and offerings of food and flowers on green banana leaves. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand among the rows. At the far end, a large framed photograph of a long-haired man in a white head covering hangs on a white wall. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at the right foreground, and a few standing figures are visible near the back.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20October 12 20062006-10-12A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof during a ritual. Rows of people in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls, sit cross-legged on the floor before banana leaves set with brass vessels and small lamps. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags line the aisle. At the left, a man in white stoops over a metal bucket. In the background a woman in an orange sari sits near a raised altar with a framed portrait on the wall. The scene suggests a puja or homa in progress.2006-11-20A photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion where devotees sit in rows on the floor for a ritual. Seated participants wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and orange-stoled garments, hands held in anjali, with leaf plates of offerings and small brass vessels set before them. Standing men in white robes and white clothing stand along the back and left side, some with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red decorative streamers hang from the roof beams. Several spectators stand at the far right beyond the pavilion. The setting appears to be an outdoor ashram hall with palms in the background.2006-10-21A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with an orange-tiled roof and orange pennant flags on bamboo poles. Seated people wearing white clothes with orange shawls sit on the floor before leaf plates of food and small metal cups, a ritual meal setting. A woman in orange robes sits on a chair at centre, with a steel vessel in front of her. Another woman in white stands nearby and a person in a red sari moves across the space carrying a container. Behind them hangs a large framed portrait of a bald-headed figure in white turban-style head wrap and white garment, with a camera operator in white and orange at right. Oil lamps stand on the floor in the foreground.2006-10-21A open-sided pavilion with a tiled floor and thatched structures visible beyond, where a large group of people in white clothes with orange shawls sits in long rows on the floor facing a central aisle. Banana leaves are laid before them with small metal cups and lamps. A man in white stands at the far end near a wooden seat with a green and blue checked cloth, and another standing figure in white is at the centre. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand among the rows. Many people are seated, so the count is in the 21-100 range.2006-08-23November 20 20062006-11-20A covered open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and orange-painted bamboo poles hung with orange cloth streamers. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor in long rows to eat a meal served on banana leaves, with small brass cups and bowls of rice, sweets and other food. At the front, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl sits on a white plastic chair at a long metal table set with leaves and steel tumblers. Behind the rows, a framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure is displayed on a stand. A standing man in white clothes watches from the right, and white-clad helpers move in the background near steel vessels.2006-08-23A covered open-sided pavilion with a concrete floor during a ritual gathering. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward at left, tending brass vessels and a small fire arrangement on the floor. Rows of seated participants wear white and orange-saffron garments, several with orange shawls; they sit on mats with leaf plates of food and brass tumblers in front of them. Tall bamboo poles with orange pennants stand among them. At right, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment sits on a wooden chair facing the rows, with a plate of food before him. Onlookers in white stand along the back wall beyond the pavilion, and a conical mound is visible through the openings.2006-10-21 +1 copiesA long open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and bamboo poles strung with orange flags. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the floor facing a central aisle, each before a green leaf plate with small brass pots, cups and water vessels. Several are shaven-headed monastics; others, including a woman with light hair, sit in the rows. A standing attendant in white moves near a low ritual table at the far end, with a dark wooden seat and brass vessels in the background, as part of a communal meal and puja setting.2006-08-23