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Outdoor crowd gathered on a dusty ground at a festival, with many people in front of a long green-roofed hall and a white building with coloured bunting. In the foreground, several men in matching purple T-shirts printed with TSKAM THRISET MKVNB stand facing away from the camera, one with a white headband and one holding a drum. Around them women in white saris and girls in colourful dresses watch and mingle, and a metal scaffold frame rises at the right. Saffron flags and a small red-and-white banner are visible in the background. A small framed portrait hangs on the hall wall. No individual face is clearly identifiable as a specific person.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival scene on a dirt ground. Several men in matching purple-blue polo shirts with white lettering on the back play large round drums, one drummer in the foreground wearing a white headband. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls and women in saffron and orange saris stand and sit watching, with some children seated at right. A white building with an orange-trimmed roof and a green-roofed hall stand in the background, with trees and a light sky overhead. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photograph of a crowd beside a white-washed building with a corrugated roof and small windows, under a pale sky. In the foreground, young men in blue collared shirts with name badges and orange-yellow scarves stand with drums, one holding a drumstick, while others in blue and white shirts stand near. Behind them, a row of women in white saris and orange-saffron clothing stands along a low wall, with a few others seated on the steps. No clear a person candidate is visible, so the figures are presented as devotees and drummers; the scene is a youth drumming group during a festival procession.2007-12-25A photograph of an outdoor procession on dusty ground at an ashram campus. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk among them, with several young men in pink-tinted white robes and orange sashes at the left. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange waist cloth walks near the centre. Drummers in blue shirts and white dhotis, one holding a drum, stand at the right. A girl in a white dress stands among the crowd. Behind them are a white building with an orange-and-blue striped awning, a large green-roofed hall, and a tall metal frame. A small portrait is mounted on the green hall wall. Visible people number roughly 50 to 60.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a dusty ground at dusk during a procession. A figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands elevated near a canopy with orange and blue fringe, appearing to be seated or raised above the crowd. Around them, a group of drummers in purple shirts and white dhotis plays drums on the left. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and many children in white kurtas, orange and red shirts watch. A woman holds a young child on her hip at right. A green-roofed building with a red wall stands behind, and a metal scaffold frame and palm trees are visible. The figure in orange is a person candidate with long hair and orange robe, shown in a raised position, though the face is too small to confirm.2007-12-25Outdoor evening procession at dusk. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands on a raised platform beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy, holding a microphone. Drummers in matching blue T-shirts play drums in front, and a man wearing a white headband and blue shirt stands nearby. Crowd members in white dhotis and shirts, and children including one in a red top, stand behind the platform. Trees and a bridge stand in the background under a pale sky.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph of a drumming procession during a festival. Several young men in royal-blue collared shirts with ID lanyards play large drums and metal hand drums; one drummer in front holds a drumstick. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts raise their arms and cheer, and an orange saffron flag with tassels hangs at the upper right. A man in white clothing with a maroon-bordered shawl stands at the left edge. Simple concrete-block buildings and a dirt ground form the backdrop. The scene reflects the youth drumming and dancing accompanying a temple procession.2007-12-25An evening procession on a dusty open ground at dusk, with a pale orange sky and a row of trees and a water tank behind. Large crowds in white clothing walk and dance in the street. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris move among the crowd, with some in coloured saris and a child in a red patterned dress holding hands with a woman in white. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with an orange rosette badge stands beside a woman in an orange top. On the right, drummers in white and dark dhotis play drums beside a decorated palanquin topped with a gold kalasha-style finial and colourful umbrella canopies. A woman in a blue sari and orange rosette stands at left, with a few people carrying bags.2010-02-12A large outdoor gathering on grass at an ashram ground, with a crowd of devotees mostly dressed in white traditional clothing: white dhotis and kurtas for men and white saris and white dresses for women. Several women wear saris with orange and blue borders. Children and adults stand and walk among open tents with striped red and orange canopies. A green corrugated-roof building with orange-red walls and bunting decorations stands at right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows the crowd and ashram grounds during a gathering.2007-07-29