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A photograph of an ashram gate decorated for a welcome. A long banner of yellow and red marigold flowers strung across the top reads WELCOME TO ADI KAILASHA. Below, the green corrugated gate is hung with vertical garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange, red, purple and white, with banana leaves fixed to the posts on either side. Trees and a clear sky show behind the gate. No people are visible in the frame.

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December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a green metal gate decorated with strings of marigold and yellow flowers hanging in vertical lines. Above the gate a long banner made of yellow and magenta flowers spells out a welcome message. Palm-like leaves frame the entrance, and trees and a clear sky sit behind it. No people are visible.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A flower-garland banner stretches across a dirt road reading "WELCOME TO KAILASA" in yellow and magenta blossoms. Beneath it a long line of women in white and cream traditional saris stands on both sides of the road, many holding brass plates or trays, while a decorated procession with a palanquin or ratha moves in the distance. Vertical strips of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands frame the arch, banana leaves decorate the edges, and electric fans are placed along the route. Golden temple-style domes and a red structure appear in the background under a hazy sky.2017-12-16A flower-decorated entrance gate with a large banner of marigold garlands reading WELCOME TO KAILASHA in yellow and magenta letters. Green panels are hung with strings of yellow, white, orange and purple flower garlands, and banana leaves frame the gate. A standing person in an orange-saffron robe with bare shoulders and an orange head cloth carries a silver vessel toward the gate, and a small crowd of visible heads and shoulders watches from the lower right on a red carpet. A deity murti appears at the upper right edge. Photograph of a ceremonial welcome at the ashram.2017-12-16Outdoor scene at a green and red gate decorated with strings of marigold, yellow and purple flowers and banana leaves. Above it hangs a long banner of yellow flowers spelling out a welcome message in magenta blossoms. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the gate; the nearer one is bare-chested with a shawl, wearing beaded necklaces, and the other wears an orange head wrap. A third person in orange stands at the right edge, and a seated audience in the foreground includes a person with long dark hair. A red carpet runs across the ground.2017-12-16Photo 11708424A photograph of a welcome ceremony beneath a large yellow and magenta marigold-flower banner reading "WELCOME TO KAILASHA". A person in orange robes and an orange headwrap stands on a red-carpeted stage holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flame, performing aarti. The backdrop is a curtain of green, white, purple and orange flower garlands with banana leaves. Seated devotees in front, some in saffron, white and colourful saris, watch. On the left, a cameraman in orange robes films with a handheld camera on a tripod, and standing figures in orange and white robes stand at right.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor festival stage decorated with floral garlands in yellow, purple, orange, green and white, with a large marigold banner reading "Welcome to Kailasha" overhead. A woman in an orange sari with a headband performs an aarti with a lit lamp in front of a row of devotees in orange robes. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the left edge of a red-carpeted platform. Seated devotees in front, some with hands joined in prayer, and banana plants decorate the scene.2017-12-16December 31 20062006-12-31