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Outdoor scene in front of a white van with a partly visible sign reading "G.V. Ortho" and "RAJAPAL". A figure in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at left, facing a small wooden table holding flowers, a bowl and a plate. Several people stand on the wet yellow-stained ground in white and saffron-orange saris and kurtas, hands folded in prayer. Children and older women watch nearby, and a man in dark clothing stands with folded arms beside tall palm trees.

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A courtyard scene of devotees carrying offerings in a procession-like line beside a white-walled building. In the foreground a bald older man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, bowing over a brass tray of sliced fruit held by a woman in a red-bordered beige sari. A young man in white with an orange-saffron shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them a woman in red and white sari holds a tray of coconuts, another man in a white shirt carries a small metal pot with a coconut and flowers, and several older women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch. A white car is parked at the edge of the frame.2006-10-23October 30 20062006-10-30Outdoor street photo of a crowd of devotees standing on a paved road with hands joined in anjali mudra, many facing a procession or ceremony at lower left. A white van at left has a garland of flowers across its grille and a photo portrait displayed in its windshield. In the foreground a white-shirted man with glasses stands with hands clasped, flanked by women in saffron-and-green, pink, blue and red saris, one holding a white flower garland. A woman in a lilac top and white sari pours or offers something from a cup at lower left. Men in shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a mother carries a child at right.2006-10-25A courtyard photograph of a devotional offering line in front of a white wall. An elderly man in white dhoti and shirt, with glasses, holds a brass vessel with flowers while a woman in a red blouse and saree reaches toward it. Behind, devotees in white, cream, blue and green saris and shirts stand in line; a young boy in a grey shirt holds a tray with coconut and fruit. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands at right. A parked silver car and a small white door are visible. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual gathering in daylight.2006-10-23October 28 20062006-10-28October 30 20062006-10-30July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors on a tiled courtyard in front of a red-orange temple wall, with a dark doorway behind them. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing: women in white saris with coloured borders, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a sacred thread, and a woman in white tunic and trousers. Several have palms pressed together in prayer or hands folded at the waist, and one woman in green patterned trousers and a green scarf stands at the right. A few have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A golden ceremonial palanquin or decorated structure is visible at the far left edge. Some figures are partly cut off, and a few people are visible in the background near the doorway. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering, though no one is clearly identified as a person.2013-03-10Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beside trees. A woman in an orange saffron sari with long dark hair walks forward smiling, holding a small book. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a mala necklace walks, and a man in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl carries papers. To the right, several women in white saris with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar behind a white-draped table bearing a plate of red flowers, open books and a small stack of bricks. Brick piles and stones lie nearby.2006-10-07August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Outdoor ritual on a dirt ground under tall trees, with a power line and a white van visible behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stands and sits in rows. Several men in saffron/orange shawls kneel near a coloured mat with brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers, fruit and white sweets on leaf plates. Sitting women in the foreground wear cream and gold-bordered saris, one in a white sari with a long side braid and another in deep red. Smoke rises at the back. A small red sign and a building wall appear at the right. Possible in-person candidate in saffron shawl near center-right, appearance uncertain.2006-10-25August 03 20092009-08-03