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Outdoor photo of a group of men and one woman standing on a dirt and grass lot beside a white-walled building with a blue sign and banana plants. A uniformed guard in grey shirt and epaulettes stands at left with hands clasped. A woman in a white salwar with a pink dupatta stands at centre. Several men in shirts and trousers stand with arms folded or hands clasped, one on a phone, while a man in white at right joins his palms. Beyond them are palm trees, scattered huts, a parked blue truck and a few distant figures. Photographer's hand with camera at lower foreground. No clear ritual visible.

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October 23 20062006-10-23Outdoor scene at a construction-yard area with coconut palms and a white building with ventilation blocks and turquoise doors. Six men in white or grey shirts and trousers, barefoot, stand on dirt and grass facing a woman in a white sari-style garment with a white shawl and long dark hair in a braid, who gestures with one hand. Behind them are stacked steel rebar, rolled metal sheets, a bicycle and a large cylindrical drum.2007-08-31A photograph of a dusty dirt courtyard at an ashram-style campus with palm trees, white buildings and a silver SUV at left. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a maroon and gold border stands with folded arms and a bangle. Behind her several men in casual shirts and trousers stand with arms crossed, one in a red checked shirt. On the right a woman in a white sari with green border stands with hands clasped, and an older man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands near a hedge. Small figures in white are visible in the far background. The scene is a public visit to the grounds with several people watching.2006-12-10October 23 20062006-10-23A group of about seven men stands on a grassy field beside a paved road, with a palm tree at left and green fields and trees behind. Several wear white dhotis and white shirts; one man at centre-left in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands near a younger man in a white shirt holding papers. A man in a red shirt and jeans stands at right, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti at far right gestures with his hands. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no a person-based label is applied.Outdoor photograph of a long queue of devotees standing on a dirt path beside a green area with trees and a palm tree. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with light checked shirts and trousers; one older woman in a white sari with a pink and green border stands on the left with arms folded. Several men have arms crossed or hands near their faces, and shoes and sandals lie scattered on the ground. Flagpoles with small green and yellow flags stand behind the line, with a multi-storey building visible in the distance.2006-12-14A photograph of a crowd of about 30 men standing outdoors on dirt ground beside a grassy field with scattered wooden stakes, low buildings, palm trees and distant hills under a pale sky. Most men stand with arms folded across their chests, wearing short-sleeved checked or striped shirts, white shirts and trousers, and one bare-chested man wears a white vest and lungi. Some hold a walking stick. A small white structure with a blue emblem is at the left edge. No identifiable person in saffron or ornate dress is visible, so no a person candidate is shown.2006-10-23October 08 20062006-10-08Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree of a crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar gesture, looking toward the camera from a raised step. Front row includes a man in white shirt and trousers with belt, a woman in red saree with bangles, a woman in green-and-gold saree, an older woman in purple saree with glasses, and a woman in teal saree and orange blouse. A man in white dhoti-style clothing stands at left with a pendant necklace. Behind them, uniformed police officer, men in white shirts and women in colourful sarees stand near a white van. A faint circular logo appears in the upper right of the frame. Counting visible people, the crowd is roughly 21 to 100 people.2006-10-23Outdoor photograph on a dusty ground beside a white-walled building with a row of windows and a rooftop, strung with orange and multicoloured pennant flags. A group of about a dozen people stands in a line along a painted white marking. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and beside him a woman in a white sari with a red border holds a metal tray of flowers and offerings. Other people include a man in a checked shirt, women in saris and salwar kameez, a man in a dark shirt, a woman in an orange sari, and a young child in a striped shirt. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-01-20Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees standing in a dusty compound beside a low cinder-block wall with palm trees behind. Many people stand with arms folded or hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a red and white floral sari and a woman in a white sari with a blue border are prominent in the foreground. Men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, and a boy in a peach shirt stands near a woman in a blue-striped sari. A small wooden signboard stands at left. Puddled ground and a few plants sit at the lower left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2008-03-22Outdoor photo on dry reddish-brown earth under a clear blue sky with scrubby trees at right. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing dark sunglasses, stands at centre with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting. Around him a group of men in white shirts, white dhotis and sandals walks closely. A man in a light green shirt in the foreground extends his arm toward the group. At right, two uniformed police officers in khaki stand watching, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and a pendant necklace smiles. A man wears a white turban and an olive shirt. The figure in the centre has no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas or a crown, so the candidate is uncertain. A faint logo sits at top left.