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An outdoor evening gathering at a walled compound with barbed wire along the top and small coloured lights on the wall. A crowd of women in white and cream saris and kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas and red-orange beaded necklaces, dance and clap with raised arms. A young girl in a pink floral dress is carried on a woman's hip at right, and one woman in the foreground smiles with flowers in her hair. No one with clear a person cues is visible. Probable Guru Purnima celebration crowd in Bidadi ashram setting.

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July 31 20152015-07-31Evening outdoor gathering of devotees in white ritual clothes at a red-walled ashram compound with strings of small lights on bamboo. Many people raise hands and clap, some with arms outstretched, in a dense crowd. A woman in front on the left wears a white sari with red-orange border, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, smiling. Next to her a woman in white with red-brown beads and a young woman in a white sari with red bindi clap together. A young child in a dark top and pink skirt is held up by a woman in a white sari with an orange-red beaded necklace in the center. Men in white kurtas and women in white saris are scattered throughout, and a man at right wears a white kurta with a maroon shoulder bag. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from the visible cues, so the figure is treated as unidentified.2015-07-31Evening photo of a large procession of women in white saris with gold borders walking along a dirt ground toward a lit, decorated canopy arch strung with lights and garlands. Several women wear red and orange garlands and white ritual clothing; one holds a yellow and red cloth bag printed with a temple image, another carries a purple shoulder bag, and one has a white paste mark on her forehead. Dusk sky, trees and a building in the background. A few darker figures stand at the edges.2015-07-31Outdoor group photo under a partly cloudy blue sky on a sandy open ground. In the foreground a smiling woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari, with a red bindi, a beaded mala and a silver bangle, lifts both hands with thumbs raised as she dances. Behind her, women in white and cream kurtas and pale pink clothing, several with mala beads, laugh and clap or sway. A woman in a beige printed kurta and gold earrings raises her palm beside them. A child's head is visible in the lower left corner. A small brick wall and trees stand at the edge of the grounds. Nothing visible identifies a person candidate.2010-09-02Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a smiling woman in white sari with a rudraksha garland walks forward with hands clasped. To the right, a woman in bright orange sari with rudraksha mala stands beside others in white. Background shows a red earthen wall and string lights. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the scene.2016-03-07A crowded evening gathering under a canopy strung with lights and pennant bunting, with a bright orange-and-red tent backdrop. Many women in white or cream Kerala-style sarees with gold borders dominate the frame, several wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces; some hold pink and maroon handbags and one wears a red-and-orange saree with a red-brown bead garland. Women at centre-left and right smile and clap or press palms together. Men in white shirts stand behind them among the crowd. No one visible is identified as a person in this image; the scene shows devotees gathered during a satsang-style celebration.2015-07-31Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream saris with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads, and some raise their hands in devotion while others dance and walk forward. At the centre back, an illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with lights, flowers and colourful draping carries a deity murti and has a palanquin-like canopy. A tiled-roof pavilion and strings of small lights stand on the right, with trees and a dusky blue sky behind. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2015-07-31A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors in a dusty open ground in front of a red compound wall, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most women wear white saris with gold borders and have long braided hair, some with flowers in their hair; a few wear orange or red garments. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A figure in an orange-saffron robe stands at the centre, and a trident-tipped staff rises on the right beside a yellow flag on a pole. Men in white shirts and dhotis are visible behind the crowd, and a tall yellow vehicle with decorative elements sits at the left edge.2015-02-19September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesMay 09th 20162016-05-09March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where a group of women in white and cream saris with gold and orange borders stand and dance with arms raised high. Some wear red or orange blouses, gold bangles and beaded necklaces, and one has a red bindi and vibhuti on the forehead. A young boy in the lower foreground watches, and a woven orange and white hanging banner decorates a pillar at the upper right. Metal scaffolding and white ceiling panels are visible above. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2007-02-15