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Outdoor photo on a dirt path at an ashram. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold sari with a handbag and a bald man in a white kurta with a water bottle walk forward with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in a white kurta and glasses with a backpack also holds palms together. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white clothes line the path, some with palms joined. A large gong stands on the left, and a yellow garland banner hangs above with smoke rising at right.

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Outdoor photo of a welcome procession on a dirt path in front of a red building with a thatched umbrella and a large banner of yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bald man in a white kurta and glasses walks with palms pressed together in anjali, flanked by a woman in a cream sari with gold border holding a beige handbag and a man in white kurta with glasses and a black backpack, also with palms joined. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white clothes line the path with palms together, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. Large metal gongs or drums stand near the building.2017-12-16Outdoor photograph of a welcoming procession on a dirt path at an ashram-like compound. A colourful striped parasol with a bird motif and decorative fringe is held over the walkway on the left. Participants in white ritual clothing line both sides with hands in anjali mudra. A woman in a cream and pastel-striped sari with a black handbag walks centrally and smiles. Other women wear white salwar-style outfits and white scarves, and some men wear white kurtas with yellow lanyards. A man in an orange robe stands at the back left. Coconut palms, a concrete boundary wall and a signboard with text appear in the background.2009-06-17Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard with a paved brick ground. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a light green border holds a brass tray of red flower garlands and wears gold bangles and earrings. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a black rudraksha mala and gold chain. Behind them a woman in a red sari with gold border holds a large yellow and red umbrella on a pole. Other devotees in white shirts and mundus stand nearby, some wearing rudraksha malas. In the upper left, golden and red deity murti figures stand on a platform beside a red canopy frame.2013-01-01June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20062006-01-01July 25 20172017-07-25A photograph of a walkway outdoors among trees and shrubs. A man in white kurta and white trousers on the left carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf on top. Centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a white garment with gold border, a gold necklace, and a garland of white flowers with multicoloured beads and red blossoms, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them a man in a white kurta with a neck pendant and a man in orange shawl walk; to the right, a woman in a white sari with orange shawl, a woman in a green-bordered sari, and a man in a white kurta with a pendant walk along. a person: the centre figure has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a flower garland, wearing white and gold ceremonial clothes, consistent with the page's account of the procession.2006-01-01November 16 20092009-11-16Outdoor ceremonial scene under a white canopy with yellow poles and marigold-strung top, with a red carpet and a red-cushioned seat on the right. Several women in orange saris and men in orange and white stand in a line, palms pressed together in namaste, some holding brass or conch-shaped vessels. A woman in white kurta and white trousers with long red hair and a man in a blue kurta with folded hands walk toward the line. A woman in a blue sari and a woman with teal-streaked hair in white also appear, with more devotees behind. A man in white with a backpack stands at right. The crowd is dense in the background.2017-12-16A photograph of devotees walking along a dirt path under a festive arch decorated with yellow and maroon floral lettering, visible partially. In the foreground a woman in white with a teal-and-green shawl presses her palms together in greeting, beside a man in white kurta and trousers with hands folded. Behind them, men and women in white ritual clothes walk toward a stage area. On the right, drummers in orange and saffron robes with orange head wraps play drums with sticks as a line of attendants watches. Green palm fronds, a fan and a banner frame the scene.2017-12-16Outdoor procession with a central figure wearing a white and gold-bordered shawl over white clothing, a long fresh garland of white flowers with red, green and blue accents, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, and a white head cloth. The figure has long dark hair and stands among followers. Around them are people in white, many wearing rudraksha malas, several holding long wooden poles that support red and maroon fringed ceremonial umbrellas overhead. Some younger women in white with red cords stand on the left, and a pink building and trees are visible behind. a person is the central figure, identified by long hair, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant among other cues, presented as a procession participant.2005-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd walking along a covered pathway under a white canopy with floral and streamer decorations, flanked by green banana leaves and trees. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and floral sari with a red forehead mark and a striped white wrap walks beside a man in a white shirt, dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a blonde woman in a white top and a woman in a red salwar kameez walk alongside a older man in white with a white shawl. On the right, several women in saffron-orange sarees with hands pressed in anjali stand facing the group, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti raises an arm at the far right. Saffron-clad attendants fill the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2017-12-16