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A photo of a line of devotees in white and light clothing standing barefoot on a concrete courtyard under a corrugated roof, during a morning procession at an ashram. A bald man in an orange robe with an orange shawl and a mala stands at right, with another man in white and an orange shawl beside him handing something to a devotee. A woman in white at left has hands folded in prayer beside a maroon cloth-draped table with gold trim holding a small kalasha-like object. Several other people in white and casual clothes wait in line; a woman in a white sari with gold border stands in the middle. Wheat stalks sit in the foreground and framed photos hang on the wall behind. The orange-robed man is a candidate for a person by appearance, but his identity is uncertain.

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June 17 20092009-06-17A photograph of a courtyard outside a white-washed building with red and white painted stripes on the wall. A man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, holds a silver bowl and offers something from it to a woman who stands with her hands together in prayer. Around them, several people in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas and yellow-and-white cords, watch the exchange. A woman with braided hair and gold bangles receives the offering. Speakers and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2009-06-17A photograph of a covered outdoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A large group of devotees stands in rows with palms pressed together in namaste, most wearing white dhotis and saris with yellow or orange shawls. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left foreground, and a woman in a red top and orange sari faces the group from the right foreground. A yellow barrel and an orange cloth hang on the left, with framed pictures on the back wall.2009-08-17June 17 20092009-06-17A photograph of a temple courtyard with a white-walled building and corrugated roof. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing orange-saffron robe and walks barefoot toward a stone shrine wall at right, a red cloth hanging on the wall. Behind him, a group of men in white ritual clothes and orange shawls hold a tray and flowers, and one photographs the scene. At left, women in white and pink garments with hair tied back stand watching, and a trident hangs on the wall. A man in an orange robe with hands folded in namaste stands in the doorway at right. Several figures appear in the background.2007-12-07December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph at a temple courtyard of a ritual exchange. A shaved-headed elderly man in orange robes holds a brass tray toward a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala and tilak marks, who receives it with both hands. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and stand with folded hands. A woman in white holds a camera. A yellow box with a marble floor and a pink-and-white garland hanging overhead complete the scene.2008-08-03July 09 20102010-07-09January 03 20102010-01-03Outdoor scene on bare dirt ground strewn with spent firecrackers and paper debris, with a red-roofed open structure behind. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white kurta with a gold-trimmed shawl stands lighting a firecracker with a flame, while a man in saffron orange robes with a maroon border stands beside him facing away. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow-and-orange shawls watch, with smoke drifting through the air.2008-10-27June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a white cushion over a red-and-white throne, bare-footed, with a bald, shaved-headed man in white and orange kneeling beside him on a blue mat. A woman in a white sari with a gold border smiles and gestures with her hands, while a line of young people in white garments stands and sits behind her. Two men in orange and white stand at the right, one holding a camera. A carved stone shrine with a colourful deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha stands to the right, and a tiled wall and red curtain frame the background. The seated man in orange has long hair and a bearded face with distinctive presentation cues, but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role only.2007-12-07