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January 18 2004

2004-01-18 +2 copies

Night procession with a bare-chested priest in the centre holding a decorated brass kalasha pot wrapped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, a poorna kumbha welcome. Behind him, a young man in saffron robes and a white garland smiles while walking. Nearby, men in white and saffron garments and rudraksha malas move through a crowd beneath a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels, strings of coloured lights and red flags overhead. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

A nighttime photograph of a young man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a red tilak mark, wearing layered garlands of yellow and red-pink flowers and draped in a maroon and purple shawl with green and pink tassels. He stands smiling under a tasselled canopy of multicoloured strands. Beside him on the left, a ceremonial brass pot wrapped in red cloth with a green leaf and white flower garland stands near. A man in a white kurta stands at right, and several other men in white and pink shirts are visible in the background under bright lights. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with saffron robe, orange turban and layered garlands as the qualifying cues, shown as a standing devotee being honoured at an evening event.

Night procession with a ceremonial red, green and yellow umbrella overhead and string lights strung through palm fronds. At centre, a young man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland, walking among devotees. Around him, men in orange and white dhotis go bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks. A man on the right in a saffron dhoti carries a silver-rimmed vessel wrapped in white flowers. A figure in a red shirt stands nearby, and a man in white at left holds a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a ratha or procession welcome in a temple precinct, with flags and lanterns visible behind.

A nighttime procession on a dark road lit by a single bright light. At the centre a man in a deep red-orange turban and matching saffron-red robe wears a long multicolour flower garland with a gold ceremonial necklace and gold armband, walking beneath a silver ornate umbrella. Around him men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk alongside women in white and gold-bordered saris and purple sari, some holding brass and silver ritual vessels. A flaming torch glows at the left edge. The scene resembles a ceremonial ratha or temple-style procession. The central figure matches the presentation of a sannyasi with a crown-like headpiece, so the identity is uncertain.

Night procession on a street lit by a bright floodlight. In the centre, a man in a red turban and saffron-red dhoti wears a white and multicoloured garland, a gold necklace and gold armband, and walks beneath a decorated ceremonial parasol. To his left, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white beaded necklace and a silver pendant. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders carry brass pots and vessels, and other devotees in orange and red clothing follow. Strings of rudraksha beads are visible on several people. a person is the central figure in red, with a red turban, garland and parasol cues, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.

January 11 2009

Night procession outdoors on a paved road with a crowd of onlookers at left. A man in the centre wears a long-swept dark hairstyle, a red-and-pink flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and a saffron-orange shawl over a saffron garment, and smiles while walking under a large multicoloured umbrella with a tasselled red, yellow and green canopy. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders hold orange umbrella-like standards decorated with emblems. Another attendant in an orange-brown robe carries a silver tray with a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow and orange flowers. On the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand beside a bald man. a person cue: the central figure wears a long-swept hairstyle, a saffron shawl, a gold necklace and a flower garland, set within a ceremonial procession under a canopy. Several standards and the canopy show a stylised bird emblem.

October 18 2017

Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. At center, a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes wears a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking between men in white kurta and dhoti. Two large decorated umbrellas, one white and fringed with red and one multicoloured, are held over the group. On the right, a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl carries a silver tray of flowers and a green plant. Several men in white and a few children in red and maroon watch or walk along. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala as the procession's honoured participant. The scene is a festival procession.

December 23 2007