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Outdoor ceremony at a dusty ground with a wooden frame and rope pulley lifting a garlanded pot. Several blue plastic drums stand in front, with clay pots at their base. A crowd of about 40 people, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing yellow or orange sashes, watches and helps. A woman in a white sari with a yellow cloth works near the drums while a woman in an orange sari stands to the left. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with fringes shade the scene, and a red-and-white canopy stands behind. Banners, a blue signboard and a red balloon cluster frame the background.

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Outdoor ritual scene on dusty ground with a crowd of standing devotees and volunteers in white clothes. In the foreground a woman in white with a blue sash stands between tall poles, with a hanging clay pot decorated with orange garland suspended above her on a rope. Several large blue barrels and clay pots sit on the ground, and two colourful striped umbrellas and a striped canopy shelter a small group in orange and white. Some people wear white kurtas with yellow or orange scarves. Blue signboards and a white bus with a person lettering stand in the background, beside a white banner reading Welcomes You All.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ritual gathering at a dusty open ground under a clear sky. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, stands around a red metal frame from which a clay pot hangs on a rope, decorated with orange flowers. Several blue barrels and clay pots sit in front, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl reaches toward the hanging pot. Colourful striped umbrellas shade the area, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the barrels. A tent with red and green draping and a bus marked Nithyanandam appear in the background, along with a banner showing a woman's portrait.2009-12-25Outdoors on sandy ground, a festive water-throwing scene: a woman in white with a blue headband runs through a burst of splashing water while men in white kurtas and yellow-scarved attire pour water from blue plastic drums and buckets. Several bright blue barrels stand in a row, with clay pots and a hanging decorated pot above. Behind, a crowd of onlookers watches, and colourful striped umbrellas, a pink-and-white canopy and a red-ball decoration stand near banners. A shaved-head man in white with a yellow scarf is among the pourers. Some women in white and yellow sit or stand at left.2009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a festival-style water ritual on sandy ground. A tall red metal frame holds a hanging clay pot with a red garland, and a man in a light blue shirt and jeans, mid-stride, throws water from a bucket. Beside him a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl pours water from a bucket, and several large blue plastic drums hold water. Striped and fringed ceremonial parasols and a pink-and-white canopy stand behind. A crowd of people in white and yellow clothes, some in saffron, watch and help, with a video camera on a tripod at left. A blue sign reads Amruta Linga and Vidya Sarovar, and a banner at left shows a portrait photo. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2009-12-25Outdoor ceremony on bare dirt ground under a hazy sky. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow and blue sashes pour water from buckets and blue drums onto a figure lying on the ground, while water splashes up. A row of blue plastic drums stands in front, and tall red poles with a hanging orange garland rise above. Two colourful striped umbrellas and a pink-and-white tent frame the scene. A blue sign and a white bus labelled Nithyanandam stand at right, with a crowd of onlookers in white and blue shirts behind. A woman in a blue-trimmed white sari stands center, facing the water.2009-12-25Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered around blue plastic drums and clay pots on muddy ground, with a pot suspended from a rope between two red poles at top. Many men and women wear white kurtas and white dhotis with blue or yellow sashes and lanyards; some women wear blue saris and one wears an orange sari. Two multicoloured fringed umbrellas and a draped canopy shelter a seated group. A banner at left shows a portrait of a woman in a red sari beside text reading Vidyananda Youth Foundation. A blue information board and a bus stand at right. Roughly sixty people are visible, some partially. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor scene on sandy ground with a tall rust-coloured metal frame holding a rope and a pot hanging from a pulley. Several large blue plastic drums stand in a row in front of a crowd of people, many dressed in white with yellow sashes or saffron-orange stoles. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans stands near the drums, and a person in a red sari stands at center. Colourful striped umbrellas and a pink-and-red canopy shade a stage area behind them, with a large portrait banner of a woman on the left and a blue information board on the right. Several children sit on the ground at left and a video camera on a tripod films the event.2009-12-25