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Outdoor covered entrance of a white building where a line of women in saris stands on a grey tiled walkway. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold-bordered white shawl walks barefoot, holding a silver tray with flowers and a lamp. Beside him, women in white and purple saris hold trays of flowers and offerings. A uniformed guard stands nearby, and palm trees and glass windows are behind. Appearance is insufficient to identify the central man, so he is described only by role as a ritual participant.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A group of women in white sarees with gold borders stand in an entrance hall at a table draped in white, placing their palms together in greeting beside a tray of fruit, flowers and a small offering. A man in white clothing with an orange-red shawl walks toward the right, and a woman in a white saree with gold border walks beside him. Behind them a monastic in orange robes stands near a car and foliage outside. Several more people in white are visible at the left edge. A reception welcoming a guest is shown in the scene.2009-03-03A photograph of a group of devotees in white ritual clothing standing on a polished stone floor under a covered colonnade with a multi-storey building behind them. Several women in white saris with gold borders and men in white shirts and dhotis hold brass plates with flowers, fruit and lamps, and a man holds a garland of white flowers. Others stand in a line along the right side, and a figure in white stands further back near the steps. Petals are scattered on the floor. Several people wear lanyards around their necks. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2010-02-14A photograph of a courtyard visit under a covered veranda with pillars and a tiled floor. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and yellow garland walks forward, smiling. Around him stand devotees: a woman in an orange sari carrying a plate, a man and a woman in white dhotis and sarees, a woman in a red sari with hands folded in greeting, and women in pink, green and grey saris. a person is the central figure in saffron robes with a flower garland; the appearance cues are a saffron robe and garland, though the face is not used for identification. Trees and a shade structure are visible outside the veranda.2010-02-17July 13 20112011-07-13December 11 20052005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph in an indoor corridor with white marble floors and a palm plant visible through an arched opening. Six young women in saris, in teal, green, maroon and blue colours, stand with palms pressed together in namaste beside a pink-draped table holding a brass plate of red flowers and a kalasha-style vessel, plus fruit including bananas, apples and grapes. A man in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, walks toward them with his hands open, followed by men in white dhotis and shirts. The scene suggests a welcome with offerings at a college visit.2007-02-06Outdoor courtyard scene at an ashram building with a white facade, covered portico and palm trees behind. A woman in a white sari with a red border carries a brass plate of offerings across the paved courtyard. Standing to the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and a white-robed man in a white shirt watch her; the figure at the far left wears an orange turban-like head covering. On the left, a group of devotees in white, blue and orange saris and white shirts, including a small child in an orange-and-yellow outfit, stand and watch in silence.2006-11-24Outdoor photo of a line of women standing along a covered walkway beside a white table set with a brass vessel, a tray of flowers, a small bowl and a plate of offerings. Most women wear white or cream saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and some wear small badges on their clothing. A woman on the left stands with hands folded and another in pink-and-white sari holds hands in prayer. Behind them a crowd of onlookers and men in white shirts and trousers stand near white columns, palm trees and green shrubbery. The scene suggests a ceremonial reception line, though no specific event is named in the image itself.2005-12-02December 26 20102010-12-26