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February 23 2015

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A procession on a paved path beneath palm trees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a long multicolour flower garland and a red bindi, walking forward. Beside him, a bald man in rust-red and gold-bordered cloth carries a folded cloth and wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron sash. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and a man in white ritual dress carry brass plates and lamps. A golden trident and a decorated canopy umbrella rise at the right, and a folding table with offerings stands at the left. Several people in orange and red clothing stand with hands pressed together. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2014-09-09Outdoor procession beneath a large banyan tree with hanging roots. A bearded white-haired elder in saffron robes stands centre-left. Centre, a man in a deep maroon-red turban and brown-red robes wears heavy gold necklaces and a long white-and-pink flower garland, hands clasped in front of him, with a person appearance cue: ornate gold jewellery and a crown-like turban, a person of honour in the procession. Around him, young men in orange dhotis with gold borders carry silver plates of flowers and offerings. Men in white dhotis with gold borders stand to the right, one holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a decorative finial. Matting covers the ground and garlands hang from a rope line at the far right.2016-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a green-covered platform beneath coconut palms and a banana leaf. A man in maroon and gold-bordered robes with a white garland and a red turban pours water from a copper kalasha over a small white and flower-decorated stone base. Beside him, a bald man in maroon with a rudraksha mala holds red cloth, and a man in white dhoti with a white turban and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Two men in orange and maroon, one in orange turban and one in maroon turban with white garlands, hold trays of offerings. A large yellow water tank stands behind them.2014-06-29 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a red compound wall behind. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, a flower garland and a rust-red robe holds an ornate brass lamp with a lit flame. Around him, several men wear orange-red cloths and beaded necklaces, some with white forehead markings, and two men in cream dhotis with gold borders stand to the side. A seated person in a dark red robe, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, sits at the lower right, and a man in white is partly visible in the foreground. Yellow and red decorations and a striped canopy appear at the edges.2017-03-11June 07 20162016-06-07December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor ritual before a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A tall figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and stands near a golden deity murti draped in a garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. Two men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and bare chests stand in front, one holding a flower garland and one holding offerings; both wear gold necklaces. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a small wooden tray and one in white with a camera, stand nearby. Red-stained stone base with scattered yellow flowers and brass vessels in front of the murti. The swami with the swept-back hair has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-30October 04 20142014-10-04December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor ritual setting under a open-sided structure with flower garlands hanging on posts. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered orange shawl, and stands barefoot looking downward. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead marking holds an offering, and a woman in orange sari stands near a green tray of marigold and rose petals. Behind them, men and women in white and orange clothing, some with red shawls, stand and kneel among onlookers, a seated man in white with orange lanyard sits at lower centre, and a white-clad attendant stands at the far left. Several people watch the ceremony closely.2013-07-14