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A line of about twelve people in white clothing stands in front of a blue-and-white striped canopy decorated with floral motifs and an umbrella with bright multicolour panels. Most wear white shirts, dhotis, or white saris, with orange-and-white lanyards and ID badges around their necks. The man on the right end presses his palms together in greeting, and another man at the far right holds a blue pole. Bare dry ground fills the foreground.

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August 10 20062006-08-10July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photograph of a devotee line at a roadside procession or darshan. On the left, several women in white sarees with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside them, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot, some holding their hands together. At the right, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands facing the group, holding a lit aarti lamp on a tray. Behind him is a table with a framed portrait of a man with long white hair wearing a white head covering, a red cloth and a flower garland, plus a decorated orange and red umbrella overhead. The setting is a paved road with a temple-style gateway at right.December 09 20052005-12-09 +1 copiesNovember 16 20032003-11-16A photograph taken at night under a canopy at an outdoor ashram event, with a string of small white and blue flags overhead and a tree on the right. A line of devotees stands closely together, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in white saris with gold borders. Several wear rudraksha malas, and a woman in front right wears glasses, a red bindi and a white sari with a gold border, smiling. An older man with white hair in a white shirt stands in the centre. Red plastic chairs are visible behind them. No clear depiction of the central figure is shown.2008-11-12Outdoor procession on a dirt road beneath a red and gold ornate canopy with tassels and a decorated blue and white backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a long white beard stands center-right, smiling, while a man in white kurta bends low to touch his feet. Around them, devotees in white clothes with orange and rudraksha-style neck beads hold a tall yellow-gold pole and stand with hands folded in anjali. A woman in white sari with an orange border stands behind, and a few more people in white and a uniformed man in khaki appear in the background.2004-01-01A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees on bare ground under a long maroon and cream patterned canopy supported by metal poles. Most people wear white clothing, with some women in saris of blue, green, yellow and red. Many sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman at right in a white printed top and rudraksha mala holds her hands folded. Banana plants and a clear pale sky appear behind the tent, and a wooden rail runs across the foreground. No single figure on the stage is clearly visible enough to identify as a candidate.2010-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a grassy hillside and mango trees behind. Women in white sarees with gold borders walk in front carrying brass trays of offerings with green leaves and flowers. Behind them, a woman in an orange saree with a long garland walks between men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Men in white hold a decorated red and blue ceremonial canopy (ratha-style umbrella) and tall poles bearing a fringed ornamental standard. A white van is parked on the right beside a man in a striped shirt, and orange and white flags fly from poles along the path.2008-11-11Outdoor flag-hoisting style event on bare dry ground under strings of colourful pennant flags. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands barefoot at left holding a rope or cord. A woman in an orange sari sits on a striped mat with a small brown mat and scattered yellow flowers, smiling and adjusting her clothing. An elderly man in white with eyeglasses and a tricolour badge sits on a white plastic chair at right. A bald man in white with an orange shawl holds a large orange umbrella over the seated figures. Other men and women in white clothes stand behind, including a child, and rows of white plastic chairs fill the right side.2007-08-15August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copies