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A dirt path at an outdoor ashram event lined on the left with rows of discarded sandals and flip-flops left by visitors. Several women walk barefoot or in white saris, including a woman in white with a red-and-gold lanyard and a woman in a turquoise patterned sari shielding her eyes. Behind them a crowd of people in white and casual clothes walks toward a blue tent and orange bunting, with blue and white ribbons strung on a fence to the left and marigold plants and a red bucket nearby. Men in white shirts with lanyards stand on the right.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 27 20062006-07-27Photograph of a long line of women in white and cream saris with gold borders, standing on a dirt path beside a grassy rocky hillside with scattered trees. Several women wear red bindis, necklaces and bangles; one in the foreground wears a blue and gold sari. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand on the slope, and a white vehicle is parked nearby. Some women hold small bags and bottles. The line stretches toward the background, with many more people visible in the distance.2014-08-24December 31 20082008-12-31A dirt path lined with palm trees beside a grey concrete compound wall at an ashram entrance. A long row of sandals and slippers lies on the ground along the wall, left by visitors. Several people stand nearby: a woman in a green sari, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a cream sari and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A woman in a cream and orange sari stands at the right of the row. A blue sign reads photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording prohibited, and white and blue festoon flags are strung along the wall. Marigolds grow beside the wall.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27A procession of many devotees walks along a dirt road lined with dry grass and a low embankment. Most people wear white dhotis, mundus and sarees, with a few in saffron or red clothing. Large orange flags with blue circular emblems are carried high on poles, and several decorative umbrella-style canopies in red, yellow and blue rise above the crowd. A white building and parked vehicles sit at the left and right background, with trees and a hazy sky above. The walking group appears to be moving toward the temple along the road.2008-12-24Outdoor photo on a dry dirt ground with scattered trees and a small building edge at right. A group of about 15 people stands in an open area. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, face a central woman in an orange sari with bare arms who stands near an orange-robed sannyasi. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse stands in the foreground. A man in an orange robe holds a large orange umbrella over the group. A man in a white shirt holds a bicycle at left. Parked silver SUVs sit in the background beside a green row of palms and trees.2008-07-30A photograph of a firewalking ritual outdoors beneath tall coconut palms. A man in white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot across a shallow pit filled with glowing embers, his arms held down at his sides. Along the pit's edges, a crowd of devotees dressed in white, many women in white saris with golden borders, watch and reach toward him. A young woman in white salwar kameez on the left holds a long black conch-shaped horn. Dusty red earth, sunlight and orange-tinged water at the pit's base complete the scene.2008-12-31January 05 20082008-01-05