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Night photograph of a procession area at an ashram, with a red carpet running diagonally from the lower right toward a lit stage. In the foreground, a bald man in white tilak and orange robes with rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, several women in orange saris with gold borders and sandal-marked foreheads stand in a row with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a camera on a tripod is set up near a tall flower-decorated structure with yellow and green garlands. On the right, women in white and orange saris stand along the carpet with hands folded. Strings of lights and a canopy frame the stage in the background.

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December 17 20102010-12-17January 07 20152015-01-07 +1 copiesOctober 05 20172017-10-05Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.2017-10-08July 22 20132013-07-22Night outdoor gathering at a temple-like courtyard with string lights overhead and a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on green leaves laid on the stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a folded orange cloth and wears a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Others wear white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls, and a woman in a white sari and red shawl stands centre with hands joined. A woman in a yellow sari kneels at lower left. Garlands and a dark deity murti appear at the right edge.2015-07-07July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. In the centre, a barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala walks along a red carpet between metal railings. Behind and beside them stand several people in orange saris and saffron garments with folded hands, and men in white dhotis and shawls. Trays with flowers, oil lamps and small bowls sit on mats at the left, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the far left. A man in orange with a shaved head and gold necklace stands at the right edge facing the procession. A kalasha-like decoration and a framed picture hang on the back wall.2010-11-03December 24 20112011-12-24A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a ritual gathering indoors. Most wear orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered cloth, and several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Rudraksha malas hang around many necks. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bead mala and a gold-bordered cloth stands in the front left, and a man in maroon and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala stands centre front, both with hands folded. Brass lamps and offering items are visible on a table at the lower edge, and a wall with framed pictures and a colourful display stands behind.2014-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a tented outdoor event with red-and-white canopy and banana leaves. Several saffron-robed men stand on a red carpet. A bald man in rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and gold wrist bands stands centre, hands folded. A man with long dark hair in a rust-red dhoti and gold-bordered cloth faces him. Beside them a man in orange robes and a rust-red turbaned figure in rudraksha beads stand near a woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala and a man in white shirt, with white-clad attendees behind. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance here, so no identification is made.2015-01-12Outdoor evening scene at an ashram courtyard with a long red carpet running down the middle. Lines of children and young devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. Several wear saffron or orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in a yellow-green dress and others in dark clothes also stand in the line. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair seen from behind wears a red-orange shawl and a white flower garland, facing the carpet. Behind them, a covered open-air pavilion with lights, palm trees and devotees in orange robes complete the setting.2014-06-16