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Overhead photo of a floor ceremony on white cloth covered with pink and orange flower petals. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits centrally, wearing a large white and pink flower garland, and is touching petals with both hands. Around them, people in white shirts and cream and gold-bordered saris sit cross-legged, some bent forward and some with palms pressed together. Loose petals, flower heaps and small stems fill the foreground. a person is seated centrally in the orange robe with the garland, though appearance is uncertain.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Crowded outdoor gathering under a canopy of tarpaulin and trees. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and a white jasmine and pink flower garland, seated on a patterned mat. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, women in white saris with orange borders, and a woman in a purple shawl bend forward. A woman in white sari arranges pink flower petals and garlands on a white cloth. Onlookers in the background include a uniformed police officer and a man in a checked shirt. The scene suggests a welcoming or blessing ceremony with flower offerings.2006-09-23February 24 20072007-02-24A cremation-site scene at night, lit by flash. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala bends forward and places her hand on a body wrapped in an orange cloth and covered with yellow and white marigold garlands and pink flowers. Behind her, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands with hands folded in prayer. Dry straw covers the ground, and wood logs are stacked at the left edge. Several people are partially visible at the top of the frame.2011-01-14September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a devotee household interior decorated with white jasmine garlands strung across a yellow wall and ceiling. In the foreground a saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and white forehead markings kneels among scattered pink and white flower petals. Beside him, a woman in white sari with flowers in her hair stands holding a tray. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with red shawls, gather around. A seated figure in orange robes and a garland, with bare upper body and rudraksha mala, receives the pada puja. Others in orange and white stand nearby. Ceremonial padapuja at a devotee's home.2014-07-01September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a devotional gathering in a crowded hall. A woman in an orange sannyasi-style garment with a pink and white flower garland sits on the floor at left, holding a pink flower on a stick toward a man in a white shirt who bends forward to receive it. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-wrapped shirts stand and sit, and a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala and bangles kneels at right. The floor is covered with a red cloth and scattered petals. The woman in orange is a person candidate based on the seated saffron attire and garland, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm.2006-09-23A domestic puja in a home interior: devotees in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas kneel and stand around a floor covered thickly with pink and white rose petals. A woman seated at right, wearing a dark red blouse, marigold garlands and flower adornments, is surrounded by petals and a lit oil lamp is placed near the petals. A seated man in white with a red shawl holds his hands together. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-robed and a white-clad young man stand nearby with hands folded in namaskar. A trident leans against a shrine table at right with flower garlands and offerings. Padapuja devotion at a devotee's house.2014-07-01January 12 20092009-01-12