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January 21 2009

January 21 2009

Outdoor street scene during a procession with a crowd of many devotees pressing toward a raised platform on the right. A tall figure in orange robes stands on the platform holding a small brass bell and reaching down toward the crowd. Women in saris, many with hair tied back and some wearing bangles, reach out with hands extended. In the left foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a long wooden staff, and a man in a white shirt holds a green and red ceremonial canopy with tassels. Several people hold small framed photographs and placards on sticks. Dusty roadside trees and a plain sky fill the background.

Outdoor photograph of a procession crowd at a roadside. A person in a long-haired, saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre-left under a large multicoloured canopy with tasselled fringe, beside a man in white holding a wooden pole. Behind them many people, mostly women in yellow, blue and pink saris, reach upward with hands raised toward an orange-robed figure standing on a raised platform at right. A flag and a banner are visible in the background.

January 01 2004

Night-time photograph of a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing during a procession. Near the centre, a shaved-headed young man in a saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a small metal vessel. Beside him, a man in a dark red-pink wrap with bare upper body walks, while in the lower right a man with long swept-back hair, a grey beard, glasses and a saffron garment with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Behind them, a pink-and-white canopy pole and a fabric umbrella are visible, with many women in white and yellow saris and men in white kurtas. Devotees raise their hands in devotion.

May 10 2008

A photograph of an evening gathering in a crowded hall where a long-haired figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, sits on the right and receives papers from a devotee. Around him, a crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris stands and sits close. A man in a white shirt and a dark bead necklace with pendant leans toward the seated figure, while a younger man in orange robes stands beside him. Attendees mill in the background under lights, and a yellow cloth lies on the platform edge.

July 27 2008

Outdoor procession crowded with devotees. Four ornate umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels, gold motifs and fringed edges are carried above the crowd. Beneath the central umbrella, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white flower garland holds a ceremonial staff, with a golden staff ornament visible beside him. Around him many people wear white, saffron-orange and yellow garments; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace walks at left, and a woman in yellow shawl stands at lower right. Some devotees hold up hands in greeting. A striped canopy and a painted banner stand behind, with a brick building at upper left.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road under bright hazy sky. A figure with long dark hair, a white flower garland, a multi-strand rudraksha and gold necklace and orange robes walks centrally, palms raised in greeting; this appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable). Beside him, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a gold trident, and another in orange holds a gold staff. Behind, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk under red and orange ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled edges, and orange flags fly. A small boy in a white shirt walks at left, and a man in orange with a garland walks at far right. Spectators line the background.

January 21 2009