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A large crowd of devotees gathers on a reddish-brown dirt slope beneath tall coconut palms at an outdoor ashram-style site. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with a tied waist sash in yellow, while women wear white, cream and colourful saris in yellow, pink, teal and purple. A few people wear blue and maroon shirts. Several participants hold white cords or ropes, forming a line along the dirt path, and most look upward toward something out of frame. Corrugated-roofed white structures stand in the background behind a low wall.

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A large outdoor crowd gathers among tall coconut palms on red earth beside a temporary white-walled structure. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in pink, blue, green, yellow and purple. A line of rope holds back the crowd near a palm trunk, where people press forward. A man in a brown shirt with a red-and-yellow waist cloth and a white-clad man near a drum stand at the front of the group. The scene suggests a festival gathering in a rural ashram setting.2008-12-31A large crowd gathers outdoors among coconut palms and flowering shrubs during a festival procession. Two multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and fringed edges stand above the scene. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris with yellow borders, some men with orange shawls and orange-red headcloths. Women in saris of blue, purple and white stand at the front, some holding their hair in braids. Simple white-roofed temporary structures and orange-and-white bunting line the grounds. Orange marigolds and green foliage fill the lower foreground. No single person in the image is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. On the right, two women in saffron-orange robes sit on a striped cloth-covered seat, the one closer to the camera holding a long staff, under a colourful fringed parasol with a blue and gold canopy. Around them, many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk and stand, several wearing lanyard badges. On the left, a drummer and a crowd of onlookers in mixed clothing gather near drums and percussion instruments. Low tin-roofed sheds and a wall sit in the background.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31April 06 20122012-04-06Outdoor festival procession in a coconut grove. A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, gathers among palm trunks and low green shrubs with orange flowers. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges stand over the central group. A tall brass ceremonial staff with a finial rises above the crowd. Several women wear blue, purple and white saris, and a few men wear orange shawls. A man in a plain white shirt and cream trousers stands at the centre with his back to the camera, and a man in a white t-shirt stands nearby. Temporary white tent structures line the left side.2008-12-31November 27 20122012-11-27December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt path lined with coconut palms under bright sky. A shallow pit of glowing-grey embers runs between raised earth edges, with a child in white barefoot mid-stride across it. A woman in a light blue-grey top and white dhoti-style skirt, long dark hair down her back, stands at the near end with arms outstretched, guiding the child. Behind a white rope barrier, a large crowd of devotees in white traditional clothing and gold-bordered mundus watches; some women wear pink and green saris and rudraksha-style necklaces. Offerings and flower petals lie along the path edges.2008-12-31June 20 20082008-06-20Outdoor photo of a fire-walk (theemithi-style) at a coconut-palm grove. A long trench of glowing grey-white embers runs through the centre. A young boy in a peach shirt, beige shorts and a rudraksha mala is being guided across by two adults, one in a lime-green kurta and one in white with a rudraksha mala, while a woman in white in the foreground steadies him. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and saris stands among palm trees under a bright sky. A bald man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot on the embers in the middle of the trench. The mood is communal and active.2008-12-31Outdoor photograph at an open dirt ground beside a white building with a green corrugated roof and red-trimmed open shelter, palm trees and a block wall behind. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some women in saris and salwar outfits, stand in loose groups watching. Several children and adults in white walk barefoot across the scattered paper and debris, and one person in white and orange cloth bends over a red object on the ground. A white SUV is parked near the wall. The scene suggests a community gathering, with the participants' attire and the ground covered in confetti-like scraps.2008-10-27