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Outdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard with a yellow-ochre wall and red and white pennants behind. A woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and gestures while speaking. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with a rudraksha-bead strand in hand, and a shirtless man with long blond hair in a topknot and a white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot. Behind them, many shirtless men and women sit on blue and pink mats in rows, watching the demonstration. Green bins and trees appear at the left edge.

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July 08 20172017-07-08A large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01May 13 20152015-05-13March 27 20162016-03-27October 03 20172017-10-03Night-time outdoor ritual procession on a covered platform with orange-brown mats. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered waist cloth and a gold armband, walking forward with his hands clasped. Around him, people in white dhotis and kurtas wear red-orange shawls. On the right, women in white salwar kameez with red shawls walk barefoot, and an older woman with white hair in a white dress and red shawl stands among them. Behind them, a woman in a pink sari kneels by a brass vessel. A lit deity shrine with a canopy and figures stands at the back, beside a row of red chairs.2013-10-07May 03 20122012-05-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesDecember 16 20162016-12-16Outdoor mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) session on a paved courtyard at an ashram. Many people stand and move among tall wooden poles and purple practice mats. In the foreground a shirtless man in white dhoti and sacred thread faces away from the camera beside a wooden pole. Nearby, several shirtless and sleeveless participants in white shorts, blue and black athletic wear stand and stretch. A man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a saffron turban walks across the courtyard holding a black umbrella. Several people in saffron and orange robes gather at right near the red-walled compound, and a shirtless man in green trunks bends on a mat. Trees, a red-roofed building and a water tower frame the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground at what appears to be a temple or ashram site. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and body stands barefoot in the foreground, looking down with eyes closed. Behind him a row of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand watching, including a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a black handbag, a woman in a yellow sari, and a man in a black shirt and belt. A stone pillared pavilion and small shrines are visible at right, with mounds of earth and rubble nearby. Swamiji (probable) is described by the page as present; the orange wrap and long swept-back hair are the qualifying cues for the central figure.2006-12-24