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A large outdoor gathering on a dusty open ground beside a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and a small flag on a pole. Hundreds of devotees, mostly men and women dressed in all-white clothing, stand in dense rows behind a line of wooden rails near a bare patch with a circular ritual pit of straw and coloured floor designs. Some women in saffron and orange saris stand among the crowd, and a few people carry bundles of flowers. A tall tree with fruit stands at left, and a red-and-white cord runs across the sky above the crowd.

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July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-style compound with dry earth ground, palm trees and a red-walled building with a green roof. A large crowd of people dressed mostly in white stands and sits in front of a shallow rectangular fire pit edged with wooden railings, where a fire walk appears to be prepared. Near the front right, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on an ornate brown cushioned seat on a red mat, facing the pit. A decorated float or chariot with orange and gold draping and a truck stands at the back right, and a colourful rangoli design is laid on the ground. A red flag flies on a pole at the centre left.2005-12-31August 14 20162016-08-14Outdoor photograph of a long procession along a dirt road lined with leafy trees. Devotees in white clothes stand on both sides, many with palms pressed together in greeting. Men in white shirts and dhotis play hand drums in the foreground, and a woman in a white sari with an orange-and-gold border is at the left edge. Temporary tent structures, a utility pole and unfinished concrete buildings appear in the background under a pale sky. Several people are seen at a distance, including a standing figure at the far left and a figure in a central white robe, with no clear identification of any central honoured figure.2009-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo on a dirt path at an ashram compound. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes, many barefoot, walks in a long line past a red-walled building with a green tin roof and a flagpole with a saffron flag. A man in front with white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali mula at chest level, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, walking along a dark strip of ground that looks like a fire-walking path. Other men and women in white and pink saris stand or walk nearby, with stacked white crates at the right and palm trees behind. The scene matches a fire-walking event at the ashram.2006-07-12A large group of devotees stands outdoors on a dirt path before a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and a trident finial. Many people, mostly women in white and cream sarees with borders and garlands, and men in white shirts and dhotis, hold brass pots or kalashas with yellow and orange flowers balanced on their heads or in their hands. A few children in white and dark clothing stand at the left edge. A saffron flag flies on a pole, palm trees and a tent with red and white stripes are visible in the background, and a green-covered table sits at right with more pots. The scene suggests a procession of kalasha-bearing devotees.2005-12-31Outdoor scene on a dusty, sandy open ground with a green-roofed building and palm trees behind. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a mala around his neck, walks in the centre. Around him, many people in white and cream dhotis, saris and shirts move or stand in groups; several women wear white saris with gold borders. A small boy in cream clothes runs in the foreground. A striped umbrella with orange and blue panels stands near a low table holding offerings at left, and a woman in a red headscarf appears at left. Hazy hills and utility poles are visible in the distance under a pale sky.2008-03-06Outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothing gathered on a dusty ground beside tall palm trees and potted banana plants. Tall banana plants frame the scene, and a tall wooden ritual pole or flagstaff with red and orange streamers rises at the right. A red-draped decorated structure with yellow and orange cloth stands in the background near white tents and banners. Wooden bamboo barriers line the right edge. Several people in white stand in lines and some wear dhotis and shirts, and a few in darker clothes stand among them.2007-12-30Outdoor view of a long dirt road lined on both sides by devotees standing in two rows, with the central path left open. Women on the left wear white saris with orange borders and press their palms together in anjali; a woman in the front left has a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala. On the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand with hands folded. Tall trees shade the right side, and a bamboo fence, tents and partly built concrete buildings appear in the background under a pale sky.2009-12-27December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a large crowd of men and women dressed in white clothing, standing and gathering on a dirt ground beside white tented pavilions. Banana plants with broad green leaves frame the scene, and a tall decorated wooden pole topped with a kalasha stands at right beside a red and gold ratha-like structure hung with yellow and red cloth. Palm trees and strings of small lights stretch overhead under a clear blue sky.2007-12-30 +1 copies