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Night-time outdoor photograph at an ashram construction site lit by a few distant lamps, with a bamboo scaffold tower rising in the background. In the foreground, a figure in an orange shawl and orange turban stands with their back to the camera, facing a small group. A man in a striped button-up shirt and brown trousers, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, holds a flat wooden tray or plate, while a woman in a white sari with an orange border offers from it. Another woman in a grey sweater with an orange sash stands at right with her hands held together, and a figure in a dark headscarf and white dhoti stands behind the group. Counting physical people visible, there are roughly five individuals.

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Night photograph at an outdoor construction site for the Sri Anandaeswara Temple at Adi Kailasha, lit by a few electric lamps. In the foreground a figure in a bright orange shawl and orange turban stands with their back to the camera, holding a staff. Three women and an older man face them: the man in a striped short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers holds a large green leaf offering, a woman in a white blouse with an orange shawl holds a leaf or plate, and a woman in a green sweater and orange waist sash holds her hands out. A woman in a dark headscarf stands beside them. Behind is a tall bamboo scaffold frame and a few other people in white clothes with orange sashes.Night photograph of an outdoor construction site at a Hindu ashram, lit by a single distant lamp. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and sarees with orange sashes stand in a loose circle, some holding drums or cymbal-like percussion. Behind them rise tall bamboo scaffolding frames and rods against the dark sky, and a dim lamp glows at right. Red powder marks the ground near the figure's feet.2006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12Night-time outdoor scene at a construction or excavation site with a mound of reddish earth. Several devotees stand in a line on bare ground holding flat plates or trays. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a long braid, wearing an orange shawl, stands at left. Beside her, a figure in a long orange-red robe holds a staff. On the right, a woman with light hair in a beige knit top and white pants holds a tray, and a woman in a cream shawl with a teal floral pattern and orange wrap stands in the foreground. Men in white kurtas with red helmets and red sashes work near the earth mound. A white canopy and string line appear in the background.2006-12-12Night-time photograph at an outdoor ashram site. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron shawl over white dhoti and an orange head wrap holds a flat metal tray while a second person in a white kurta, orange sash and orange bucket hat reaches toward it. Behind them several people in white clothes with orange sashes move through a dim, sandy open area, some blurred with motion. A thin white cord runs across the ground. Watermarked archive photo.2006-12-12A night-time outdoor photograph at a ritual site with dark sky and lamps. In the centre, a man in a maroon kurta with a rudraksha-style pendant holds his arm outstretched toward a burning torch held by a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari. Beside her, a woman in a light green salwar with a sheer shawl and a man in a yellow scarf with white kurta stand near. A shaven-headed monk in an orange-saffron robe with a white tilak stands behind them, and another shaven-headed man in white kurta stands further back. Other people in white move in the background, and a colourful painted banner with floral designs and a tall orange and red structure appear at the edges.2010-11-19December 12 20062006-12-12Night-time photo of an outdoor ritual at an ashram-like setting with a dark background and bright lights behind. In the centre, a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl holds a metal tray or plate in front of him. To the right, a figure in an orange turban and long orange-saffron shawl and wrap, with long dark hair, stands in profile; the orange-clad figure has distinctive ceremonial saffron clothing and a turban, a person cue but uncertain. On the left an older man in white with glasses and a woman in a green top and striped wrap stand nearby. Additional people in white and orange shawls appear at the edges.2006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12Night outdoor photograph of a ritual offering on sandy ground lit by a single bright lamp on a pole. A man in white dhoti and kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left. Beside him, a younger man in white holds a hand toward a tray, and a woman in a white sari with glasses holds a small silver plate with offerings. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair tied back extends a hand toward the plate, and a man in orange robes sits at a white chair writing on paper near a microphone stand. Several seated devotees in the background wear white and red garments.December 12 20062006-12-12