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A photograph of a concrete doorway opening onto flat dry ground under a clear sky. A tall man in a saffron-orange robe and a long white jasmine garland stands under a multicoloured umbrella with tassels, held above him, and smiles as he steps toward the doorway. A woman in a pink and white salwar stands at left holding a brass and leaf offering tray, and another woman in a yellow sari holds a decorated kalasha-style offering at right. Other figures, including a man in a white shirt, stand behind. Garlands hang across the top of the doorway.

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Photograph of a group walking barefoot across the bare concrete floor of an unfinished hall with grey walls and large windows. A man in orange-saffron robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, a rudraksha mala and a white floral garland walks in front, hands together, looking up and smiling; a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and garland. Ahead, a woman in a pink-and-white salwar holds a brass plate with offerings. Other women wear an orange sari, a grey-and-white sari and a yellow sari, and a white-clad man walks with palms pressed together. A video camera operator stands at the left edge. A framed poster hangs on the right wall, and a multicolour umbrella is visible through the doorway.2009-07-14A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor ashram entrance. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a loose saffron-orange robe walks barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Two bearers in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths hold a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella and an orange-and-red decorated umbrella overhead. A man in white kurta and orange cloth carries a silver kalasha with a mango-leaf and coconut top on a tray of orange flowers. Devotees in white and cream saris line the path, many with hands folded in anjali. The scene is a purnakumbha-style welcome at a doorway with a dark wooden frame, under a clear sky with trees behind.2006-11-14July 14 20092009-07-14November 14 20062006-11-14A photograph of a procession entering a doorway under colourful festoon decorations and yellow, red and green canopy cloth. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace carries a brass vessel with green leaves and offerings. Beside him, a figure in an orange-red robe holds a large red fringed umbrella over a person with long dark wavy hair who has palms pressed together. A bearded man in white with a yellow shawl holds a long staff. A woman in a grey jacket and white dhoti stands to the side, and a man in a lavender dhoti and shawl stands at right with palms joined. A small ornate kalasha-like object and a brass lamp stand near the entrance.2009-09-29A procession moves through a doorway of a whitewashed hall decorated with green leaf garlands and orange marigold strings. Four people in saffron-orange robes lead, carrying brass and silver vessels and trays; the central figure has long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, the others wear beaded necklaces. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl carries a silver pot with greenery on a tray. Red and multicoloured umbrellas are held above them, and people in white clothing stand at the sides. Orange and gold hanging decorations frame the entrance.2009-09-29June 26 20142014-06-26July 27 20082008-07-27A procession on a dirt path between buildings, with several people carrying a long line of multicoloured umbrellas with red, green and orange panels and tasselled fringes. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a red-and-white floral necklace walks barefoot, with long dark hair, and appears to be a person by his long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and garland. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a green and white bundle. On the left, a woman in a dark red sari with a gold border carries a silver vessel topped with flowers and greenery.2006-12-26A photograph of an inauguration moment in a narrow white-walled doorway of an ashram building. A central figure in an orange-red turban and orange-red robes, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass lamp aloft with one hand. He is flanked by women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, one holding a small bell, and by men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses. A tray of flower petals is visible at the right edge, and a few onlookers crowd behind the group.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28