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February 11 2013

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Night procession on a street in Madurai with a golden temple tower lit up in the background. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange cloth wrap wears a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a white and red flower garland, with a red headband and white forehead markings. Around him, a bald man in orange clothes walks beside a bearded elder in saffron silk on the left, and a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and orange robe holds his hands in namaskar on the right. Other men in white shirts and orange garments fill the background, along with a lit shop front.2012-06-05A photograph inside a decorated temple hall at an Ujjain Aadheenam event. A figure with long dark hair, an orange-red turban, a white flower garland and an orange-saffron shawl stands at centre, smiling, as rose petals are showered over him from above. A man in a white-and-blue striped shirt with a white forehead mark raises his arm to scatter petals. Other people in saffron and maroon robes with beaded necklaces hold red fruit, and a few devotees stand behind. Behind them are green-lit deity decorations, a gold ornamental canopy, orange and multicoloured tassel hangings and orange umbrella-like decorations.2016-04-24Night-time photograph of a procession with a smiling man in a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala walking among saffron-clad attendants. A hand on the right lifts a large garland of pink lotus, white jasmine and red flowers toward a brass kalasha, which is decorated with flowers. Several bald or shaved-headed men in orange and red cloth stand around, and a cameraman is visible in the background. The setting is a street with lit buildings and a dark sky.2014-07-04Photo of a temple interior during a celebration. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange-brown turban and a long white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, smiles while pink petals fall on him. Behind him, a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt raises his arm to scatter petals, and another man in an orange shirt holds a pink garland. Colourful tassels, a golden arch, blue lighting and orange hangings fill the background. Several more people stand nearby, some in orange or red clothes.2016-04-24Ritual photograph inside a temple-like hall. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with gold border, wearing long red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, scatters pink flower petals over a gold-decorated throne or peetha. Behind the throne is a gold-embroidered backdrop, yellow and magenta garlands, and a silver trident. To the right, a second man in a red-and-gold cloth and a bead necklace holds a silver trident. Foreground shows blurred floral decoration and a silver staff.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA kneeling man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban receives a ceremony from two standing men in orange robes. The kneeling figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered gold beaded necklaces, bangles and a sacred ash mark on the forehead. A standing man on the left in orange robes and a beaded necklace reaches over with his hands on the turban, and a standing man on the right in orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds the shawl. Pink and white flowers rest on the turban. Other orange-clad figures stand behind in a dim interior with a warm light source.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesDim interior of a temple at night, crowded with devotees. In the foreground, a saffron-robed monastic in glasses and a saffron head wrap wears a gold ceremonial necklace and holds a long garland of white jasmine and pink and orange flowers on a silver staff. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a white head cloth, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces walks with hands folded. Behind them, a gold-clad deity murti under golden lights is visible, with more devotees and a man in a blue shirt at left. Strings of marigold garlands hang near the shrine.2009-07-13A photograph of a ceremonial reception where a seated central figure wears a saffron turban decorated with pink and white flowers and is draped in marigold and multicolored flower garlands. The central person, with hands pressed together, smiles while a group of saffron-robed attendants surrounds them, several wearing gold chains and rudraksha malas. A bearded man in orange kneels at lower left, and a clean-shaven attendant at right raises a hand in blessing while holding a plastic-wrapped bundle of flowers. Camera equipment is visible at the lower edge, and a bright doorway or window glows in the background.2013-02-12July 19 20152015-07-19May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copies