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An outdoor evening gathering at an ashram where a long red carpet runs down the centre between metal stanchions toward a covered open-sided pavilion. Dense crowds stand on both sides, many women in white sarees and men in white kurtas, with some in orange. A man in the right foreground wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and sunglasses, while a figure in white sits cross-legged on a red mat near the carpet. Palm trees and a dusk sky frame the scene.

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Outdoor evening scene at a temple-like ground with palm trees and a pale sunset sky. A long red carpet runs down the centre toward a canopied stage with a deity murti or altar at its far end. Crowds of devotees in white clothing, many women in white saris with gold borders, stand in lines behind metal stanchions along both sides. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, next to a man in white. Other devotees sit on mats near the carpet. The scene reflects a Pratyakshya Pada Puja darshan line at a Mahashivaratri gathering. The man in saffron shows no distinctive a person cues, so he is described only by role; identity is not inferred.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photo of a long queue of devotees standing in two lines along a concrete walkway toward a shaded open pavilion with a thatched roof and palm trees behind it. Most are in saffron orange or white clothing with yellow borders; several boys in white dhotis with yellow borders wear rudraksha malas and one has a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Many have their palms pressed together in anjali. Metal stanchions line the path. A man in white with a red shawl stands near the middle, hands folded in prayer, and no figure is clearly identifiable as the swami.2016-04-03April 22 20162016-04-22March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a long queue of devotees in a covered outdoor courtyard under a tiled pavilion roof with palm trees behind. Many people in saffron-orange and white traditional clothing stand in lines separated by metal stanchions. A young girl in the foreground wears orange with a rudraksha mala and white-and-gold dress, and another in white and gold stands at right with a rudraksha necklace. A man in white with folded hands stands near the centre, and several others stand with palms pressed together in greeting.2016-04-03