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Devotees sit in rows on colourful striped mats in an open courtyard of a temple-like ashram. Many wear white clothing with green or orange-and-white lanyards, and several men in front wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. A gilded ornate shrine canopy stands among brass lamps and a tall brass oil lamp stand, and a white-clad figure sits at the front near offerings. Palm fronds and greenery frame the courtyard behind.

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Devotees in white clothing sit on striped woven mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden canopied shrine with a deity murti at centre. Many wear green and white lanyard-style garlands. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange-gold sash sits with his back partly to camera, and a brass trident stands at left beside a small brass lamp stand at right. A seated figure in saffron-red robes is visible at far right near a stone pillar, and an older woman in white sits in the background among other attendees. Banana and palm trees frame the open-air setting.2016-01-01A seated group of devotees in white clothes sits on colourful striped mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden palanquin-style shrine canopy. A large brass trident stands upright on the left, and a brass lamp stands nearby. Several men wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-gold shawls, while women in white saris with blue-green beads sit among them. A brass plate of offerings sits on the mat at right. A cameraman with a camera stands at the left edge. The setting is an ashram temple with red walls and green gates behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-01-01July 25 20172017-07-25June 07 20162016-06-07December 02 20162016-12-02Photo of a large seated group of men in white ritual clothing in an open-sided pavilion during a temple event. Most sit cross-legged on mats and cloths; front rows include a man with grey hair and rudraksha malas in a white shirt, a man in a yellow kurta with a gold-bordered dhoti, and men in white dhotis with sacred threads. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand at the back near a stage with striped cushions, and tropical plants surround the hall.2017-10-10 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering on a striped cloth mat in a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, rudraksha mala and a sandalwood tilak sits at centre with hands extended over brass vessels and a small brass tray. Beside him a younger man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala performs the ritual with brass bowls and a plate. Around them thirty or more seated devotees in saffron and orange garments and white clothes sit in rows, several children among them. Behind them stands a red painted shrine with a dark deity murti garlanded in yellow flowers, surrounded by palms and greenery.2016-08-18 +2 copiesA large group of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shawls with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, sit cross-legged on orange mats during a puja. In the foreground, two men with rudraksha malas have their hands pressed together in anjali; the nearest holds his hands folded while the man beside him sits with palms joined. Brass oil lamps, a brass thali with fruit, flowers and kumkum, and small brass vessels are arranged on the floor before them. Orange cloth hangings with decorative borders hang from the ceiling, and a row of steel railings separates the seated rows. Other participants in white clothes sit behind, some with eyes closed in meditation. No figure is identified as a person.2010-11-09July 09 20152015-07-09November 07 20162016-11-07September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesOctober 09 20152015-10-09