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Outdoor courtyard of a temple-style compound under a tin roof with red-painted pillars in the foreground. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand and move about on the paved ground; one tall figure in saffron with an orange turban stands at left, and smaller children in orange clothing stand near the centre. A blue-covered platform and a low red wall are behind them. In the left foreground a young boy with bare chest and an orange cloth around his shoulders looks on, and a folded blue-and-white cloth lies at the lower right. Palm trees and greenery are visible beyond the roof.

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A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a tiled floor and red-painted pillars, where many people in saffron-orange robes gather. Several women and young girls in orange saris and some with black hair in long braids stand and move about, while a few figures in white clothing are also visible. One young figure in the foreground wears an orange turban and orange robes. Small shallow bowls on the floor hold coloured powders in green, pink, purple and blue, and an orange cloth bag and a black bag sit near the left edge. Trees and a red boundary wall are visible beyond the pavilion.2017-09-02A procession of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans walks across a paved courtyard past a red wall and green plants. Several figures wear rudraksha malas and some are bare-chested with ash markings. A man in front holds a large ornate red, yellow and blue canopy on a pole, and another figure at right carries a yellow fringed umbrella. One boy in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala walks barefoot near the center. Potted plants and a tree stand behind the wall.2017-08-31July 03 20172017-07-03February 23 20152015-02-23A group of young women in matching saffron-orange saris and blouses stand on a paved courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with red posts and a red boundary wall behind them. Several play round hand drums, and some hold long curved horns, with ornate gold necklaces, beaded rudraksha-style malas, bangles, and gold waist belts. A young woman at the centre smiles while playing a horn, and two women at the right raise their drums. Palm trees and a tree stand beyond the enclosure. The scene suggests a procession rehearsal or drumming troupe performance at an ashram-style compound.2017-08-25August 31 20172017-08-31A procession on a paved village road lined with palm trees and small red shrine structures. Children and young people in saffron-yellow and orange dhotis and saris, some with rudraksha malas, dance in two rows with raised hands and hand gestures. A few girls in cream and white dress stand on the right, and one older woman in red and orange sari dances at centre. Behind them a decorated float or chariot with red and pink draping moves forward. Several adults stand at the left edge.2015-11-16Photo of a ritual meal in a hall. A young boy with curly hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth wrap with a white vertical forehead mark, leans forward and offers a handful of yellow-green food to an older youth on the right, who has a white forehead mark, rudraksha beads and an orange shawl and opens his mouth to receive it. Behind them, another person with long dark hair in an orange garment stands, and several orange-clad people sit on a floor with coloured mats and food. Maroon curtains hang in the background.2017-07-03A photograph of several shaven-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders standing in a yoga-style tree pose on a covered walkway beside an orange-painted wall. Their hands are pressed together in prayer above their heads, and one boy in the foreground looks directly at the camera. Green trees and a wire mesh fence are visible through the open side of the walkway in bright daylight. No adult or a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-04-08August 31 20172017-08-31April 14 20132013-04-14Photograph of a group of young devotees in saffron-orange cloths wrapped over their shoulders and waists, several with white stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. In the foreground a girl with long dark hair and a red pendant holds yellow prasad or offering mixture in both hands, while others around her hold up similar yellow offerings. Behind them a bare-chested young man with long hair and white forehead markings stands among the group, and a blurred yellow-walled building appears in the background.2017-07-03