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Outdoor ashram scene at a stepped stone tank beside red brick buildings. Seated on the left steps, several men in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads sit in rows, and a group of young boys in orange garments sit in front with hands folded. A standing priest in an orange robe and shaved head, beside a boy in orange, holds a microphone stand near the water's edge, while a man in a white shirt adjusts equipment. On the right, women in white saris and a girl stand with hands folded near the tank. A large umbrella with orange and yellow panels shades the upper left. Rows of empty red seats and white-clad devotees fill the terraces behind, under strings of lights.

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January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor photo at a stepped temple tank beside a large black Shiva linga on a raised platform, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a golden lingam-style crown. Water sprays from a pipe near the linga. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red-orange shawl, a gold-coloured necklace and a garland, standing among devotees on the steps. Nearby, saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white dhotis carry a large drum and long curved brass horns, the horn players in orange and white. Behind them, a crowd in white and colourful clothes fills the tiered stone seating along the tank wall. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks beside the procession. The scene looks like a ritual abhishekam or procession at the tank.2016-01-03Outdoor ritual at a temple tank with stepped red-ochre ghats lined with rows of black stone Shiva lingams and small bronze-coloured kalashas. Many devotees in saffron, orange and white garments sit and stand on the steps. In the foreground a young woman in an orange sari with a flower garland holds offerings, followed by a man in white dhoti with bare upper body carrying a tray, and a figure in pink and orange robes with a kalasha-like vessel. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang along the water's edge, and a priest in white dhoti kneels at the lower right near a small platform. Red flags and a multicoloured canopy appear above the procession, consistent with a puja or abhishekam at a tirtha.2016-12-23November 06 20132013-11-06Outdoor photo of a ritual at the edge of a pond or tank with brick-red stepped ghats. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand in shallow water near the steps, while others in white dhotis and white clothing kneel and stand along the water's edge. A figure in orange holds an umbrella-like canopy over a central group. Flower petals or offerings float on the water. Crowds of spectators in white, colourful saris, salwar and casual clothes line the railed steps and wall. Palm trees and an orange building appear behind, with a roadside banner bearing a portrait and text on the upper right.2010-10-17July 22 20132013-07-22December 12 20162016-12-12July 31 20172017-07-31Large outdoor gathering on red stone ghat steps beside water, with a crowd of saffron- and orange-robed sadhus and devotees seated in rows. Many raise their hands in blessing or greeting. A seated central figure in saffron garb sits near a microphone stand on the steps. Numerous white-clad attendants and onlookers stand along a railing behind, under a decorated ornamental chariot or palanquin at the top with garlands. Several yellow and orange parasols shade the steps, and trident-topped staffs are planted among the seated group. Empty ornate wooden chairs flank the stage area.2013-12-27Outdoor photo at a temple-style complex with a pool. Two men walk down stone steps toward the water, left to right: the front man wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare upper torso, and a beaded mala necklace; the second wears a rust-red/orange robe, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, and has long hair and a tilak, walking barefoot. Behind them women in colourful saris (teal, orange, pink) and girls with garlands stand along the left steps, some with hands folded. A white ceremonial umbrella stands in the background, and a large pink-and-red hall with flags and lights rises beyond a seated crowd in rows. Several white-clad attendants are visible on the right steps near the water.2017-02-24March 26 20172017-03-26