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Outdoor photograph of a crowd lining a dirt road in front of a small terracotta-coloured building with a corrugated tin awning. Many devotees stand and sit in white clothing; women wear white saris with coloured borders, and a man at left wears a white shirt with a tilak on his forehead. Some women hold brass offering plates. A man at right in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow shawl near the centre look on attentively. Children sit on a low ledge and steps in front. A framed portrait is mounted on the building wall at centre, and a green truck and palm fronds are visible at the edges. Hard bright daylight over a blue sky.

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A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors on a dirt path under a clear blue sky, with trees, palms and small white buildings behind them. Men on the left wear white shirts and dhotis or white trousers, some with lanyards; women wear white, cream and yellow sarees, one in a green-and-yellow saree, and a girl in a red dress stands near the middle. Several people stand with hands folded in front of them or arms crossed, and a blue-and-white flag flies from a tree at the top left. The crowd continues to the right edge of the frame.2006-12-28Outdoor crowd gathered on bare earth before a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and palm trees behind it. Many people sit cross-legged on the ground in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some with rudraksha malas and white flower garlands. Standing spectators in white and pastel clothing fill the background, a red-and-white umbrella is visible at the right, and a saffron flag flies from a pole. A woman in a green sari and a woman in a red sari sit in the front rows; a young boy in a yellow shirt stands at the right. Several people sit or stand in an assembled gathering, watching an event that is not visible in the frame.2005-12-31December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a dirt ground under palm and leafy trees, with a clear sky. Many people stand in loose lines and small groups: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees including a blue saree, a red-and-white saree and a red saree, a man in a checked blue shirt, and several children. A thatched-roof building and a white structure stand at the right edge. A small logo appears at the top left.2006-12-26Outdoor photograph of a gathering at a compound of salmon-pink single-storey buildings with corrugated awning roofs and a palm tree behind. Rows of seated women in white sarees and a few men in white kurtas sit on white plastic chairs under the shade. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and stands on sandy earth, while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures with his thumb toward them. Another man in white stands at right, and a standing man in white with a necklace stands by the doorway. A framed portrait hangs on the building wall at left.A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a paved hexagonal walkway and sandy ground, lined with simple white buildings, palm trees and a banana leaf at the upper right. A large group of devotees stands in a loose line, mostly dressed in white kurtas and white salwar or saris, with some women in green, orange and pale saris and a few boys wearing beaded necklaces. A woman in a white sari with a red and gold border stands at the left foreground, facing the group. A man in white walks across the left side, and a few figures in white stand near the doorway at the back right. No specific ritual is clearly visible in the frame.2010-02-12December 22 20092009-12-22Outdoor photograph of a line of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar on a dirt ground beneath palm and leafy trees, with thatched-roof buildings behind. Foreground figures include an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a mustard-yellow shawl, a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a pink sari with glasses, a smiling man in a white shirt with a pendant, and a young girl in a pink dress with glasses. Behind them, other people in white and colourful clothing stand along the path, some in orange and yellow garments, and a man in a white vest and orange cloth walks at left. No one visible is identifiable as the swami; all are devotees and attendees.2006-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt road in a rural compound under a clear sky. Devotees dressed in white stand in two lines along the road: men in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in white saris with gold borders and long braids. Some men lean on walking sticks. On the left stands a thatched-roof shelter and a small building with a red-tiled roof; on the right a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure stands on a pole near the trees. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2006-12-30December 28 20062006-12-28