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Outdoors on a dirt ground, a group of saffron-and-orange robed sadhus and disciples gather around a freshly prepared ground diagram decorated with pink and yellow flower petals and a small kumkum-coloured design. A bare-chested man with a long swept-back braid and orange cloth stands with palms joined in namaskar at the centre-right, while a long white-wrapped wooden pole or rod is carried by an orange-clad attendant in the foreground, and other devotees in orange stand nearby. Potted plants, bamboo and a tripod are visible in the background, and a shaved-headed attendant holds a mala at left.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram site where a long white-and-red pole is being set into the ground. A man in a dark red-brown robe with long dark hair and a beard stands at right, both hands on the pole. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white top with rudraksha beads and a garland stands behind the pole. Three men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel at the base, one packing soil with his hands, another working near the hole. Coloured rangoli powder in red, yellow, green and white and scattered pink flower petals surround the base, with yellow bricks along the edge. Bamboo, shrubs and a few clay pots frame the scene, with other white-clad people visible in the background.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual at a dirt-ground ashram site where a tall red-and-white wooden pole is being planted into the earth. A man in a long, dark-red robe with long, dreadlocked hair stands at right, holding the pole upright with both hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders bends forward, pressing a long iron rod into the ground at the pole's base. Two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel and crouch nearby, and a bald man in an orange cloth and beaded necklaces watches at far left. The base is decorated with a colourful rangoli of red, yellow and green powder and scattered pink flower petals, edged with yellow bricks. Bamboo and green shrubs stand behind, with a building and clear sky in the background.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual in a grassy yard beside bamboo stalks and leafy trees. A bearded man in orange robes and a dark shawl stands at right, holding a pink flower and reaching toward a tall wrapped bamboo pole. Nearby, another robed figure in orange stands at a bamboo base beside a circular pit decorated with pink, yellow and red flower petals. A long-haired person in orange garments kneels on a striped cloth at left, while a man in white clothes tends items on the mat. Several figures in orange and red robes with rudraksha beads move about the site. Sandy soil, a tripod and a small table complete the setting.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual on bare earth beside bamboo: several people in saffron-orange clothing hold long bamboo-like poles wrapped in white cloth, lifting them upright near a shallow pit ringed with scattered pink and yellow flower petals. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a dark shawl over one shoulder, wearing an orange dhoti, holds a flower and stands by the pit; a woman in orange nearby wears a rudraksha-style mala. On the left, a woman with long braided hair and orange garments stands on a colourful striped mat with brass items, while a figure in white crouches near a cloth-covered bench. A tripod stands at the right edge beside a grey stone platform, with green trees and a red tent behind.2016-10-06May 10 20182018-05-10October 06 20162016-10-06