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Evening outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard under a tree canopy and a corrugated shelter. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-orange cloth sit on the paved ground, many with white ash markings on their foreheads. A woman in white sari and rudraksha mala stands at center. On the right, musicians in orange-saffron clothes play drums and a long wind instrument. A small shrine with a deity murti and lit lamps is visible at the left. The light is dim, with a dusk atmosphere.

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November 25 20152015-11-25November `4 2015 +2 copiesPhotograph of a night ritual inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and hanging bunting. A group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand and drum, including men playing large barrel drums. At the centre-right, a man in an orange shawl and red garland holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand while others around him have their palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a yellow sari and a man in white clothes join in with folded hands on the right. On the left stands a woman in a teal dress by a large ornate decorated structure with yellow and green floral garlands. A small pile of white bricks lies on the floor in front. Text on the photo reads2006-12-30November 25 20152015-11-25August 05 20142014-08-05December 29 20082008-12-29July 12 20062006-07-12September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOutdoor festival gathering under a red, orange and yellow canopy strung with saffron pennants. Drummers in bare-chested white dhoti stand on a red carpet, playing barrel drums with sticks while a seated crowd of devotees in white garments sits in rows. Several people wear orange and saffron shawls and garlands. On the right, a seated man in a dark suit sits near a figure in saffron robes with a decorated crown, beside a small deity shrine with a canopy. Ritual drumming and satsang-style assembly in a temple courtyard.2008-12-29Night photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in an open courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground, rows of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sit on mats, many with hands folded in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilak. A woman in a white sari sits at the right front. Behind them, many more people in white and saffron stand and sit, with a red-and-white garland at left. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead, and a tiered lamp-lit structure glows in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-09-28March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies