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Outdoor photo of a dusty open site being prepared for an ashram inauguration. A woman in a white sari bends low on bare feet, sweeping the ground with a broom. Other people in white clothes stand nearby, including a woman in white beside a red-and-gold patterned cloth backdrop and a man in a white shirt at left. A grey canopy strung with multicoloured prayer flags shades a small stage area with chairs, loudspeakers and a table. Dry grass bundles and bamboo poles lie on the ground. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on bare sandy ground under palm and leafy trees, with a row of small white-and-blue flags strung overhead. Many people in white and light traditional dress, including women in white saris with coloured borders and men in white dhotis and shirts, move among clay pots and cooking fires in the background, apparently preparing offerings. A woman in a light green sari holds a water bottle, a man in white dhoti walks in the foreground, and women in pink and purple saris stand to the right beside a white-draped structure. The scene suggests a communal ritual cooking gathering, though no specific deity or ritual is clearly visible.2006-12-31A photograph of an outdoor construction site under a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees and a bare-earth ground. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and coloured saris, gathers around a low square of exposed red brick foundation. Some workers in white stand on the dirt, and a man in white bends low at the left edge. In the background, a raised stage with a purple-draped table and a seated figure in orange and red clothing sits under a white cloth canopy. A large white structure stands beyond the palms. The scene looks like a ritual groundbreaking or foundation-laying.2006-12-22July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor procession at an ashram under a white canvas canopy with a sandy ground. A decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded palanquin is carried forward, with a robed figure in saffron/orange standing on the palanquin area holding a fan-like ceremonial implement. Dozens of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and cream-and-gold saris walk in lines, some kneeling to pull a long red rope or pole. Two multicoloured parasols and a decorated banner on a pole are held aloft. Pink draped curtains and small framed portraits form the backdrop. Many participants are in white with rudraksha-style neck cords; a few women wear pale saris with gold borders.2009-12-23Outdoor relief camp on bare sandy ground under striped maroon, purple and green canopies. A woman in white sari with orange shawl stands in the centre beside a young man in light blue shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, workers in white, orange and teal saris move among blue barrels and cooking equipment. A large orange banner with a portrait hangs on a white building, and a palm tree is visible. Leafy branches frame the left foreground.2012-01-06July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor event on bare reddish-brown earth at a camp with striped and maroon canopy tents, bamboo poles and taut guy ropes. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts and a few in grey trousers walk or stand between the tents, some near banners with printed text. A woman in a light sari stands at left among men in white. Trees and an overcast sky sit behind the tents.2007-12-13Outdoor event at a rural ground under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting, with bamboo poles and a woven reed fence. Crowds of men and some women sit on plastic chairs or stand along the dirt walkway, many in white dhotis and checked shirts. On a raised pink-skirted stage at right, several men in white and saffron clothing stand near large loudspeakers and an orange cloth hanging, with a small deity image or portrait area visible. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands with a microphone-like arrangement near the stage. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.2008-04-19Outdoor photograph of a Vilakku Pooja gathering in an open dirt yard beneath palm trees, with a strand of small white and blue pennant flags strung overhead. Many devotees, mostly women in white, cream, pink and purple saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis, stand and move among low clay lamp arrangements and smoke rising from the ground. Some people hold trays or lamps, and a few sit near the lamp rows at left. A partly covered temporary structure with a blue-and-white tarp stands at right, and a man in a light shirt watches from the right edge.2006-12-31July 17 20062006-07-17Outdoor scene on bare reddish-brown earth at a temple-style grounds event. On the left, a tall red structure with a white figure-topped roof and a Tamil-script sign stands beside a corrugated metal wall and a green banana plant. Several colourful striped umbrellas shade a seated area in the middle. Many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris move around, some with hands clasped, and a woman in a patterned sari stands centre-right. A few men in dark trousers and a light green shirt are at the left edge. A red carpet runs across the ground near the crowd.2007-12-12