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Outdoor photograph of several young men in white kurta-style clothing with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, gathered closely around a brass pot or vessel on a dirt ground beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. One man at the front holds a brass vessel near the base of the image while others lean in attentively. A wooden or metal pole stands at the left edge and a dark water channel is visible at the right. No individual wearing distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the men are described by role only as devotees. The setting suggests a ritual or ceremonial activity at an ashram grounds.

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February 14 20072007-02-14December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on sandy ground beside palm trees under a pale sky. Young men in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders pull a thick braided rope in the foreground. A young man with long hair in white robes stands at the left edge, and other white-clad youths line the right side. No clearly identifiable person is shown in the frame, so no a person candidate is asserted.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A bearded man in a white dhoti and white shawl, right hand over his chest, walks forward with a line of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis behind him. At front left, a young man in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot. At right, a large deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with red offerings and flower petals on a stone base in the foreground. A stone pillar stands among the group, and a camera is held by a man in white at centre-right.2009-10-15February 14 20072007-02-14December 17 20092009-12-17December 11 20092009-12-11A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls standing with palms pressed together in prayer under a large spreading banyan tree with dappled sunlight on the sandy ground. In the foreground at right, a figure in orange robes with long hair sits on a white plastic chair with head bowed and hands folded in namaste, in front of a dark mat and a metal bowl. Several other devotees in white stand in a row to the left, and a woman in white is visible at the far left edge. The scene appears to be an outdoor prayer or devotional gathering.2006-10-19Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in an orange robe with a red-trimmed shawl stands at the right, facing a group of men dressed in white dhotis and kurtas. A bearded man in a white wrap stands at the centre with hands folded, and several men behind wear white clothing, some with yellow shawls and dark shoulder bags. Flower garlands hang near the trunk, and a low stone platform with a stone block sits in the foreground. The group is gathered in a shaded clearing with reddish earth.2009-10-15October 01 20112011-10-01 +1 copiesA group of about eight men stand outdoors in a garden with green shrubs and trees behind them, hands pressed together in anjali mudra as they pray. Most wear white dhoti-style garments and white shirts or kurtas with orange shawls, while one man at right wears a yellow shawl and white kurta. Several have rudraksha malas around their necks, and one has a red bindi and another a tilak on the forehead. A water bottle is held by a man in the center. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this group.2008-08-07Outdoor scene on bare earth with stacked firewood and a blackened fire area behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, with his head bowed. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti holds an orange cloth and a small metal object. On the right, a man in white with an orange scarf stands near a bald man in white kneeling on the ground, and another man in white with glasses and a mala touches his chest. A person in a yellow scarf and white clothes stands in the background. The centre figure shows the distinctive saffron clothing and rudraksha cues associated with a person, attending a ritual setting with the other devotees.2010-07-21