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Night outdoor scene at an ashram near a small orange-walled building with a green sign reading DISPENSARY and a red roof awning. A burning torch of flame is held by a man in white dhoti and shawl at a ritual table with fruit, sweets, brass plates and a lit oil lamp. Several devotees stand with hands in anjali mudra facing the table, including a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a plate of fruit and flatbread, a woman in an orange top, and a seated-to-standing group of Western-looking participants. A man photographs the offering with a phone at lower left. Visible people number about fifteen. A tall yellow-and-red deity or altar decoration stands at left.

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Night outdoor scene at an ashram-like compound. A man holds a lit torch on the left, with a camera operator in plaid shirt filming beside a tray of offerings. A cluster of about a dozen devotees stands with hands folded in anjali, some in white and orange garments, a man in white dhoti holds a brass plate of fruit and flowers, and a woman in orange sari and a woman in white with a shawl stand nearby. A red-painted dispensary building with a green sign reading DISPENSARY stands behind them. a person not clearly identifiable.2011-12-24Night outdoor ritual procession beside a red-roofed building with a green cross sign reading DISPENSARY. A man in a checked shirt holds a flaming torch aloft at center, while a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed in prayer in the foreground. A golden tray with flowers, fruit and offerings sits on a decorated wooden cart draped in red and orange cloth on the left, and a woman in orange holds a basket of bananas and fruit. Several devotees in white, yellow and orange clothing stand with hands folded in namaste along the path. A deity murti is partly visible at the far left edge.2011-12-24Night photo outdoors at an ashram-style compound beside an orange building with a green-cross Dispensary sign and a Kannada-script sign. A man on the left holds a lit torch, a flame rising beside him. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or prayer, including a woman in an orange sari with a tray of offerings and a man in a white dhoti. A man in a white shawl stands at right with his hands together, and onlookers stand along the fence. Lamps and a light pole brighten the scene.2011-12-24Night procession on a road beside a small orange-walled dispensary building with a green directional sign. On a golden wooden cart, a seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and an ornate gold-and-white headdress holds a lit oil lamp aloft before a decorated deity murti under a garlanded canopy of yellow, red, green and white flowers, with a red cloth backdrop. Offerings of fruit, sweets and small dishes are arranged on the cart. Around it, a man in white and a bald man in white hold palms together in prayer, a woman in a patterned top with light hair does the same, and a man in a striped shirt holds a flaming torch. A man in a striped shirt in the foreground photographs the scene, and a younger man in a white dhoti holds a tray of fruit. Roughly eight people are visible.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night procession at an ashram path lit by a street lamp, with a red-brick building behind. In the foreground, a table holds brass trays of offerings such as fruit and sweets, and a man in an orange robe with a shaved head holds a bowl with hands pressed together. A man in a yellow shirt holds a flaming torch at left. Devotees walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white with folded hands, women in white saris with red borders and red shawls, a woman in orange sari, and a woman in pale orange. A video camera operator is at lower left.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night street scene of a procession outside a red-orange building with a lit streetlamp. At left, a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands beside a gold-trimmed palanquin-like cart holding a brass tray with flowers, fruit and a lit oil lamp, while a man in a red-and-white checked shirt raises a lamp. Devotees crowd the street with hands folded in prayer; several women wear orange and red saris and a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha mala stands at right. A woman wears a brown head covering. Greenery and a pink flowering shrub stand by the building.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night photo of a long line of devotees standing in a paved courtyard beside a tall red-and-gold ritual pole with a fringed top. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with hands clasped; a woman in a peach sari with maroon border and a woman in teal sari stand nearby. Further along, women in white and orange-red saris and men in white dhotis and orange shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding small offerings. The scene is lit by night lighting with palm fronds visible above.2011-12-24January 05 20102010-01-05Outdoor photo of a puja offering at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired man in orange robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant stands at a table laden with bananas, apples, flowers and brass vessels, and a white-clad priest in the foreground pours or offers from a vessel. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many women in white and yellow shawls, watch and fold hands. An orange-roofed building with a sign reading Welcome behind them, with marigold garlands and a golden staff at right. The orange-robed figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues (long swept hair, orange robes, gold necklace), so this is a person presence, though the identification rests on appearance alone.2009-12-23