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Outdoors beside a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a silver tray holding offerings with both hands. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes holds a second tray with covered metal dishes and a glass bowl, looking down. At the left edge, a person in white with a yellow shawl holds a wooden staff under a red and white fringed canopy. A yellow signboard and a purple sign with Kannada script hang on the wall, and the ground is bare with small plants.

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May 13 20082008-05-13Two young men in ritual dress walk left through a whitewashed corridor carrying silver trays. The man in front wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a round lid. The man beside him wears white dhoti and an orange shawl and holds a second silver tray. Behind them, further attendants in white and orange and a figure in yellow carry a long pole. A blue wall sign with white lettering, an orange grilled door and a colourful cloth canopy frame the scene.2008-05-13September 25 20092009-09-25May 13 20082008-05-13July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a bead necklace, carries a metal tray with covered brass vessels under a colourful umbrella with a blue and gold canopy printed with dove motifs. Beside him, a smiling man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a similar covered tray. Behind them, a drummer in white with an orange shawl plays a cylindrical drum, and a few more people in white and orange follow. White stone structures and palm trees stand in the background.2008-05-13August 10 20112011-08-10A photograph of a ceremonial procession walking along a covered concrete corridor inside a building. Several young men lead the group in white dhotis and kurtas; the foremost carries a tray of silver-toned dishes, and a man in the centre holds a long pole supporting a multicoloured umbrella with orange, red, yellow and blue fringed panels. Men wear yellow shawls and orange wraps, and women in white with orange shawls follow behind. Behind them are framed photographs and printed banners with pictures of a saffron-clad figure, and a few chairs and a doorway appear on the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2008-05-13A doorway at a construction site, framed by marigold garlands, where several men in saffron and white ritual clothing prepare a ceremony. On the left, a man in orange cloth holds a brass vessel with a green leaf sprig. Beside him, another in orange carries a flat tray of flower petals. A man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre holding a folder. On the right, a man in orange holds a paper, and a fair-haired man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at the edge. Red flower petals are scattered on the threshold, and a dirt yard, trees, a truck and a palm tree are visible behind. Seven people are visible.2008-11-28September 29 20092009-09-29Outdoor procession of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several carry silver trays and metal pots with leafy green sprigs, and one holds a tall gold ceremonial staff with a finial. A man on the right holds a large silver ceremonial staff with ornate decoration. Above them a multicolored canopy umbrella with tassels and an orange ceremonial parasol with embroidered panels shade the procession. Palm trees and a blue sky with clouds form the background, with a bare dirt ground below.2007-02-15A photo of a procession descending white steps beside a red-and-white striped wall. A monastic in orange robes carries a tray of flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a figure in orange with a flower garland and a trident-topped staff walks beneath a multicoloured umbrella held by an attendant. Several saffron-robed monastics follow, and drummers in light shirts with shoulder-slung drums stand at the right. Trees and a hedge are behind the wall.2008-12-26