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Outdoor photo on a forested hillside of a large grey boulder surrounded by green shrubs and trees. A woman in a white patterned sari with a dark blouse and blue-trimmed shawl kneels and bows forward with her palms and forehead pressed to the rock. Behind her, a bearded man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, watching her. A second person bent low in white clothing is partly visible near the rock. Dry orange threads hang from the stones and bushes, and a jasmine-like white flower lies on the rock.

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May 17 20112011-05-172006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16Outdoor photo of three people seated in a shaded grove among hanging aerial roots and tree trunks. On the left a man in an all-white kurta and dhoti sits on a low red-painted ledge with hands folded. Beside him a woman in a light blue salwar kameez holds a yellow handbag. On the right a young man in white kurta and dhoti with a green-bordered cloth sits on a flat rock, hands clasped, with a small badge on his chest. Behind them lie a metal bench, red soil embankment and green foliage. No deity, a person candidate or ritual object is visible.2016-08-27December 19 20062006-12-19Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees gathered on a rocky hillside among boulders and small trees, performing puja at a rock shrine. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white top bows low over offerings. Other women in saris, a girl in a pink dress, a girl in a red top and a man in white kneel or stand nearby. Brass vessels, a plate of yellow and orange flowers, and a small plant rest on the rock with an orange cloth.December 31 20092009-12-31August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with scrubby green trees and a brown rocky hill behind. A woman in a red sari with a red and white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace stands barefoot on a large flat boulder. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala kneels on the rock, pouring or sprinkling something over her feet, with yellow flower petals spread on the stone and a pink flower bundle nearby. A third man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a small brass pot, beside a large brass vessel, brass pots and a plate of offerings on a mat.2011-05-17Outdoor ground ceremony on bare earth beside a rocky, tree-covered hill. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap stands at right with palms pressed together, holding a long thin stick, and a second person in orange stands at far right. Visible cues include long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance profile, and the figure is shown as a ceremony leader. Before them is a brick-lined pit of earth with flower garlands, a green coconut, a brass oil lamp, a brass kalasha-style pot, leafy twigs and offering plates with fruit and sweets. A man in white on the left and a seated row of devotees in white clothes, some with orange cloth, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. Dirt heaped at left suggests a ground-breaking rite, a bhoomi puja.2008-11-12Night-time photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath large dark banyan-type trees. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a deity murti, facing the statue. The murti is a white-clad form with a gold hooded serpent canopy overhead and a gold waist band, set on a white cloth with a scatter of red flowers and red-stained ground. To the left, two men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, one with a small forehead mark. A stone block sits at the right edge. The scene is lit by a flash against the darkness.2006-12-22Outdoors on a rocky hilltop with a rugged brown mountain and green trees behind. A long-haired figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, stands on a boulder covered with white flowers. Beside them a bald man in orange clothing bends to the rock, and to the right three men in white dhotis and orange garments hold brass plates and bend over the rock, one carrying a shallow brass tray. The scene looks like a ritual padapuja on the hill.2011-05-17