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February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph of an interior courtyard-style room with a corrugated roof and white-washed walls. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl stands centre-left on a red-and-white floral-patterned floor, hands pressed together at his chest. A second man in plain white dhoti stands arms folded near a doorway, and a third man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, facing the central figure. On the wall, a blue banner reads Dhyanapeetam with a portrait of a smiling figure in a white head covering, and a poster shows a figure in orange-pink robes with a mala. Two folding chairs and a brass vessel on a shelf are visible.2009-02-05August 03 20082008-08-03January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph of a welcome at an outdoor pavilion roofed with woven palm thatch and decorated with hanging green banana bunches. A young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long pink-and-yellow flower garland stands at centre, smiling, with long dark hair, appearing to be a sannyasi receiving the greeting. A man in a white shirt and black belt bows toward him from the left, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a green-bordered cloth extends an open hand on the right. Several people in white clothes, including a woman holding a brass pot with leaves, stand around with palms pressed together in namaste. Women in white and a woman in a white sari with a gold border also join in the greeting. The atmosphere is one of devotional welcome at a house visit.2010-02-17A photograph of an indoor hall with a grey tiled floor, white walls with orange trim, ceiling fans, and framed pictures along the wall. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari with gold border looks upward and smiles. Beside her, a bald, bearded man in an orange robe and orange dhoti points upward with one hand. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with pink border stand with hands folded, and a garland of flowers hangs on a pillar at left. The scene suggests a devotional gathering in an ashram.2008-07-29Photograph of a nighttime gathering under a tent with yellow scaffolding and a colourful cloth canopy. At centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red sash walks toward the viewer; another saffron-robed monastic stands behind him. A man in a red-and-gold shawl and several people in white ritual clothes stand with hands folded in namaskar near an open doorway decorated with marigold and leaf garlands. In the foreground at right, a saffron-robed monk with a tilak on his forehead stands in profile. Beside the doorway, a black speaker and white plastic chairs are visible, and an altar with a seated deity murti is partly visible at right.2005-07-21December 19 20092009-12-19October 07 20082008-10-07January 04 20122012-01-04January 08 20102010-01-08Street scene during a procession in India. A man with long dark hair in a white kurta and white dhoti, with an orange shawl over his shoulder, gestures with one raised hand while speaking. Beside him, a young man in orange saffron robes with a red forehead mark stands near a red umbrella, and another man in orange robes stands behind. A man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a lanyard. A woman in a white sari with gold border walks past on the right. A temple gopuram with a deity image is visible in the background, and a wooden cart edge is in the foreground.2009-01-30