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Outdoor photo on a dry, reddish-brown dirt ground under a clear blue sky. A tall rust-red metal gantry frame holds a pulley with a rope, from which a small clay pot wrapped in white cloth hangs above the ground. Around the frame, a crowd of roughly two dozen people stands watching, mostly dressed in white kurtas and white trousers, with a man in a green kurta and another in orange near the center. A blue signboard with text stands in the background beside trees and a distant structure. A man in a white kurta walks in the foreground while others observe. No one is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the a person field is none.

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A photograph of a group of people gathered on a bare, reddish-brown earth site under a clear blue sky. A tall rust-coloured metal gantry frame stands in the foreground, with a pulley and rope suspending a small pot or vessel. Several men in white dhoti-style clothing, one in a saffron/orange shirt and one in a light green kurta, stand in a cluster watching, while a few women in white and dark clothing stand nearby, one in a white top holding the rope. A blue signboard and a few distant construction vehicles and trees appear in the background.2009-12-19Outdoor photo on a bare red-earth ground at an ashram site. A tall rectangular steel frame with a pulley and rope stands at centre, with a small white cloth bundle hanging from it and fresh soil heaped beneath. Around it a large crowd of people in white clothes gathers, many wearing white kurtas and white saris, with a few in brown and grey. One figure at the left in an orange robe stands out. Blue plastic drums and a blue tarp sit at the right, with partially built concrete structures and trees behind.2009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor photo on red earth at an ashram-style ground beneath a tall red metal frame with a pulley and rope, from which a clay pot hangs above. A man in a wet lavender-blue kurta-style outfit stands barefoot, head tilted back, mouth open, as a bald man in a grey-green shirt and a white-clad helper pour water or colour over him from pink and blue containers. A crowd of about 40 people in white clothes, one in lime-green kurta, watches from behind, with some holding sticks. A blue signboard in English and Kannada script stands in the background under a pale sky.2009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor ritual on bare red-brown earth at the ashram grounds, with a rust-coloured metal frame holding a coconut suspended from a rope in the centre. Two people in orange saffron robes stand at right, one pulling the rope with a bowed body as if striking or breaking the suspended coconut. A crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands and sits around the field, with a few in yellow and green kurtas. At lower right, a bald man in orange robes sits cross-legged near a kneeling man in grey and a woman in white kneeling on the ground. A white-clad figure stands at left beside a small group, and a blue-and-white logo appears at top left. Trees and a sky with light clouds form the backdrop.2009-12-19Outdoor photo at an open dirt compound on a bright day. A tall rust-red metal gantry holds a hanging red-and-white bucket on a rope, with water spilled across the ground. Several people stand around in white clothes: a man in a white kurta at left, a man in white with a yellow waist cord at centre-right, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow cord at right. A person in an orange-saffron robe stands near the centre-right holding a red bucket, and children in colourful outfits, including a pink top and blue shirt, are gathered at left. Blue water drums and red buckets sit on the right, with a building under construction and trees behind.2010-12-22Outdoor photo on a dusty, puddled dirt ground under an overcast sky. A clay pot hangs from a rope strung between two tall rust-coloured poles at right and centre, a pot-breaking style game. A man in white kurta and white dhoti stands centre with a stick in hand, bald-headed, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis, a monk in saffron robes, and women in white saris and salwar kameez hold small cups and stand beside blue plastic drums. A crowd of onlookers, many in white, watches from the background, some seated on the ground. Blue plastic drums, a red-brick wall and trees frame the open lot.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on bare reddish-brown earth showing a tall rust-red metal frame with a pulley, from which a coconut hangs wrapped in white cloth with a red-and-white band. A thin rope runs from the pulley to the right, where two people in saffron-orange robes pull it. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera, and a person in white kurta-pyjama stands beside a man in grey clothing. Seated and standing crowds in white, grey and pastel clothes watch from the background under a pale sky with trees and a low wall.2009-12-19Outdoor photo of a dusty open ground with a puddle in the foreground. A rust-coloured metal frame holds a pulley with a hanging brass vessel. A group of men in shirts and trousers stand watching, one in a green kurta. On the left, a woman in a pale sari walks across the ground, and a white-tented canopy with red and orange cloth shelters seated devotees and an orange-robed figure. Palm trees and a clear sky sit behind the scene.2011-12-13December 22 20102010-12-22