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Outdoor temple-style gathering under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. Many children and young people sit on the ground in orange and red robes, some with white and orange turbans. At front left, a seated drummer plays a pair of tabla-like drums, and a woman in yellow and orange dress sits nearby. In the centre, a man in orange clothing tends a small flame near a raised platform with a decorated deity murti and floral offerings. Colourful striped mats cover the foreground and a standing crowd watches from the back. Trees and a red container wall appear in the background.

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Outdoor covered courtyard with a corrugated roof and hanging paper lanterns in red, orange and yellow. Several young boys and girls in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments play large white-shelled drums and cymbal-like instruments, one carrying a decorated tray. A woman in a white sari stands on the left and another in white on the right. Behind them is a golden umbrella-shaped canopy over a gold-trimmed palanquin-like structure, with a banner showing a world map. People in white and orange stand in the background near a temple area with a pillared structure. Floral rangoli is drawn on the brick floor. a person is not visibly identifiable in this scene.2015-05-13A covered outdoor courtyard with a paved floor and rangoli-style patterns on the ground. A group of young performers in orange saffron garments, some bare-chested with orange wraps, play hand drums and other instruments while others move in a procession-like formation. A woman in white on the left and another woman in white on the right observe or assist. Behind them hang colourful paper lanterns and an orange-and-yellow canopy, a palanquin-style structure with a decorated golden frame stands in the middle, and a banner with a world map is visible on the left. Trees and a garden area are in the background with a small shrine structure at right.2015-05-13October 02 20142014-10-02September 26 20142014-09-26A seated group of young boys and girls in saffron-orange robes sits on colourful striped mats in a hall during a group session. Several children wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks; some have shaved or cropped heads. A man in a white shirt and glasses sits in the foreground near the children, holding papers, and an older man in a white shirt with a mala is seated at the right edge. Behind them, women in white saris with rudraksha garlands stand near wooden chairs, and a drum is visible at the far right. Brown bags and sandals lie on the mats.2017-07-08 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02August 12 20172017-08-12Night outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard under string lights and a metal-framed canopy. Many young people in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans play large silver drums and hand drums, some with dark hair worn loose and long. A girl in white with a gold-bordered sari and a white head wrap plays a small drum at right. A tray of pink flower petals sits on the ground at lower left. Behind the drummers, a crowd in white and orange stands near decorated ceremonial umbrellas and a red flag. Orange rudraksha-style beads are visible on several chests. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.2017-09-03Outdoor open-pavilion gathering under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind a red wall. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on striped and orange cloths around a central performance space, where a young performer in an orange-and-gold costume dances. Musicians in orange turbans play drums on the left. A woman in a green saree and a woman in a white saree sit in the foreground. A large stone nandi bull and a tall red-and-gold pillar stand at the back. A man in orange sits at the far left with a folded white cloth. A figure in white with a camera on a tripod stands near the centre, and another seated figure in orange sits on a raised platform at the upper left. Many devotees fill the courtyard.2014-08-17December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. On the left stands a large deity murti, adorned with garlands and flowers, set on a red-draped platform. Orange-robed young sannyasis stand in rows at the back. In the foreground, a young boy in orange kneels before a low altar with brass plates of flowers and fruit, and a large round drum-like instrument. A man in a red-and-gold dhoti and shawl, with a long red-and-white garland, stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, seemingly leading the puja. A red-cushioned armchair sits empty near the murti. The scene reads as puja or satsang.2014-09-09