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Outdoor reception at an ashram entrance with a thatched palm-roofed gateway decorated with orange flags and finials. Two rows of people in white dhotis and saris, many with orange shawls, stand on a dirt path while a drummer in white beats a drum and a figure in orange garments walks through the gate. A small decorated umbrella-like canopy and a parasol appear near the gate, with large blank white boards on either side and a white car parked at right.

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A photograph of a festive procession at an outdoor ashram entrance at dusk. A thatched roofed gateway with pointed finials stands between blank white boards, with orange flags fluttering along the poles. A large group of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls or sashes, walks along a dirt path toward the gate. Several drummers play large drums, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a colourful canopy is visible at the right. A white car is parked nearby. Overcast sky above.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor photo of an open dusty ground at a rustic ashram compound with thatched-roof pavilions and bamboo framing, decorated with saffron-orange flags on tall poles. Several dozen people walk and stand about in white dhotis and kurtas, with a figure in a saffron-orange robe at centre, and women in saris. A thatched stall structure stands to the right with a small signboard and a small shrine-like canopy to the left. White display boards line the background under a pale sky.2008-08-03Outdoor photo of a procession gathering on a dirt path in front of an orange gateway with finial-topped pillars and a green iron gate. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play drums and wind instruments, one holding a long horn-like instrument. Ornate multicoloured parasols and small canopies stand behind them. On the right, a tent with red and patterned draping shelters seated people. A crowd of devotees in white and yellow-bordered clothing, several women with white shawls and beads, and a few Western-looking visitors in light clothing stand watching. Overcast sky.2009-12-23November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor procession on a dirt road in front of a thatched-roofed shrine building with palm trees and a power line overhead. A large crowd, mostly in white traditional clothing, moves forward; many men wear white dhotis and shirts, and women wear white saris. Several drummers play drums and a horn-like instrument at the left edge. A decorated palanquin or canopy with colourful fringed cloth and orange flags is carried in the centre background. In the right foreground an older man with a white beard wears a white shirt and a beaded mala garland, with a woman in a white sari beside him. Overcast sky and a bare tree at top right.2005-01-01A procession walks along a dirt road lined with green grass and trees under an overcast sky. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the foreground; drummers in the middle carry large drums with straps over their shoulders, one wearing an orange sash. A decorated ceremonial arch with colourful fringed canopies and banners spans the path ahead, and many more people in white clothes follow in the background. Parked cars and vans sit on the left.2006-07-11An evening procession moves along a dirt path between thatched palm-leaf fences. In front, musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type horns) and a drum, the drummer wearing a red cloth sash and red-ochre forehead markings. Behind them, devotees in white clothes walk beneath a row of colourful umbrellas and orange flags on poles. Dark storm clouds hang over green trees and a thatched hut at left. Several figures are visible, most in white.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01