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Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered along the stone-edged bank of a pond at an ashram-style campus, with trees, a parked van and a blue signboard behind. Many people in white clothing stand and kneel at the water's edge, some sitting on striped mats and offering items, while a few in orange or saffron robes stand on the upper terrace. A person holds an orange umbrella in the crowd. Petals float on the water, consistent with a tharpanam offering at the pond.

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Outdoor scene at a stone-lined pond with a crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, gathered along the stone steps and banks for a ritual offering. Several people sit on mats and cloths at the water's edge, while a larger group stands behind them. A few figures in orange or saffron robes are scattered among the crowd, and one person in saffron holds an orange umbrella. Flower petals float on the water. Behind the pond are trees, a truck, a van, a blue signboard and low buildings under a cloudy sky.2009-07-01A photograph of a rubble-stone pond edge during a tharpanam offering, with a crowd of people dressed mostly in white lining the bank. Several figures in orange and saffron garments stand among them, one holding an orange umbrella. Some people kneel or crouch at the water's edge on a striped cloth mat, and petals float on the water. A stone platform sits in the pond, with green trees, a white van and a blue sign behind the bank.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group seated in rows along the stone-edged bank of a still pond during a tharpanam offering. Many people in white ritual clothes sit on the steps and walls on the left and along the water's edge. Near the center, a cluster of monastics in saffron and orange robes sits on a raised mat under an orange umbrella, with a few devotees in white beside them. A woman in a yellow and blue sari sits in the foreground on a striped mat. Behind the pond, a rough construction site with dirt piles, a blue tarpaulin, palm trees and a parked red vehicle is visible. A small figure in orange stands on the upper left. The water reflects the orange robes.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a rectangular pond with stone-masonry embankment. A long row of seated devotees in white clothing sits along the water's edge, many with coloured garments such as yellow and blue mixed in. Near the centre, a few figures in orange and saffron robes sit close to the water, one beneath a saffron/orange umbrella. Behind the crowd, a blue signboard, stone steps, trees, small buildings and a parked vehicle are visible under a cloudy sky. A purple emblem appears at the upper left. Scattered figures stand on the far embankment. Reflections of the orange robes shimmer in the water.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered along a stone-walled water edge, with many people in white and orange clothing. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits under a bright orange parasol on a striped cloth, with others in red and orange nearby. Petals float on the pond surface, and a man in a white shirt and orange stole stands near the seated group. Many onlookers stand on steps and the bank, with a few in saffron and colourful saris visible among the crowd. The reflections of orange and white clothing shimmer across the water.2009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering along the edge of a stone-walled lake or tank at a ashram-style site. Many participants in white clothing sit in rows on mats and cloth along the water; a cluster of people in saffron and orange robes sits near the centre under an orange umbrella. Others in white stand or sit on the rocky bank and steps at left, with a tree overhanging the water. Sandy earth piles, a stone retaining wall, blue tarpaulin and a few small signboards appear in the background. The scene resembles a Tharpanam water offering ceremony.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated in rows along the stone-edged bank of a rectangular pond, many dressed in white clothing with some in orange and yellow. In the middle of the row near the water's edge, several figures in saffron and orange robes sit before a small ritual arrangement with a yellow-and-green offering. Behind them a stone retaining wall rises on a dirt terrace, with a blue signboard and a black speaker on stands, a few workers and a white-clad attendant on the slope, trees, a parked white van and cloudy sky. A small circular island sits in the water at right.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a lakeside ritual at a stone-edged water tank under a partly cloudy sky, with palm trees and a low stone wall behind. A long line of devotees in white and pastel clothes stands and sits along the stone embankment, some with hands folded, while flower petals in pink and red float on the water. In the right foreground a person in an orange garment and white clothing stands close to the camera. The scene suggests a tharpanam offering at water's edge.2009-07-01