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A photograph taken from inside a doorway looking out at a festival procession. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a white-and-multicolour garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a large pink-and-white fringed ceremonial parasol is held aloft, and smaller colourful parasols appear beside it. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and kneel nearby, one kneeling on the threshold in white with a dark shawl, and others wear white shirts and dhotis in the crowd outside. Strings of marigold garlands hang across the top of the doorway, and the outdoor setting shows a light-coloured ground and a metal structure in the background.

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A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like building where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair swept back. On either side, men in white kurta and dhoti attire stand near him, and a woman in a sari with folded hands stands at the right edge. Behind them, children in white and a girl in a blue sari are visible, with a colourful decorated chariot or ratha with red and yellow canopy in the upper background.2006-12-29November 14 20062006-11-14A photograph taken inside a plain whitewashed building through an open doorway. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a light garland of beads around his neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a few people in white dhotis and white saris follow, and a colourful ornate umbrella or canopy is visible outside the doorway. Fluorescent light fixtures and metal scaffolding frame the room.2006-12-23January 21 20092009-01-21A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor ashram entrance. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a loose saffron-orange robe walks barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Two bearers in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths hold a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella and an orange-and-red decorated umbrella overhead. A man in white kurta and orange cloth carries a silver kalasha with a mango-leaf and coconut top on a tray of orange flowers. Devotees in white and cream saris line the path, many with hands folded in anjali. The scene is a purnakumbha-style welcome at a doorway with a dark wooden frame, under a clear sky with trees behind.2006-11-14December 24 20092009-12-24December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a doorway procession inside a decorated hall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland with a gold necklace, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks, and to the right a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Behind them, men in white shirts with lanyards and a man in white with a red shawl follow. On the left, women in white saris with folded hands line the rail, and banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the archway, with coconut-palm foliage visible outside. Some devotees wear white clothing.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on a bright day with a central man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, hands folded in namaste, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some in orange shawls, walk closely; several carry large red and multicolored fringed umbrellas, and others hold orange-and-red ceremonial fans. A white building stands at the right edge and the background is pale sky.2007-01-12Outdoor procession on a dirt path under trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white and red flowers, walks with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a large white umbrella with red fringe and gold motifs. Other men in white clothes with orange shawls carry umbrellas and a bowl, and a man in white holds a tall ceremonial umbrella. Colourful decorated parasols and a banner with blue and white pennants stand in the background, with a crowd in white clothes following in the procession.2006-12-29July 27 20082008-07-27