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A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor temple-style courtyard under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A smiling man in the centre wears a long pink and red flower garland, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, gold armbands and wraps of red-brown and gold-bordered cloth; he holds his hands together in a greeting gesture. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange saris and dhotis, many with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, stand with folded hands; a bald priest in orange on the left faces him and holds a metal tray and offerings. A tall golden staff and a decorated ceremonial banner appear on the right.

A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.

July 14 2013

Outdoor photo of a central man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a large white and red flower garland, gold and beaded necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, women and devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, some with tilak and red kumkum bindis. Brass oil lamps sit in the lower left foreground with flower offerings. Green trees and a tall carved temple tower appear in the background.

Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering with a central man in rust-red robes, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a thick rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white and red flower garland, and a vibhuti tilak on his forehead. Around him, many people in orange and saffron robes stand with palms joined in prayer, several with forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit in the lower left. Green trees and a temple structure appear in the background. The central man is a person candidate based on his robes, garlands, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with a tilak marking.

A smiling person in a maroon-and-saffron wrap with a long gold bead necklace and a tilak on the forehead stands at center, holding a small hand-held microphone. Behind and around him, saffron-clad ascetics and a large crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with red bindis and red-trimmed borders, fill an open pavilion under a yellow canopy, with trees beyond. A tray of offerings sits at lower left.

July 13 2013

A procession outdoors on a paved brick courtyard with palm trees behind. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-maroon dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a thick red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, and gold armbands; he walks barefoot smiling, with a red carpet on a raised platform to his left. Behind him a line of saffron-orange robed devotees and sannyasinis with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one holds a silver bowl, another a tray of yellow flowers. A tall ornate ceremonial standard with a red and gold embroidered banner, a trident and a gold fan-shaped umbrella rise above the group.

July 13 2013

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A procession in an outdoor temple-like setting. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair and white tripundra on his forehead wears a red robe, a long rudraksha mala, and a white floral garland; his right hand rests on his chest. Around him, men and boys in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, carry golden staffs and curved golden horns; a drummer with a drum stands at left. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a red garland walks at upper right, and a bald boy in orange with rudraksha mala stands at right. Several devotees with white forehead marks crowd the background.

December 19 2017

Night-time photograph of a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, mostly smiling and gesturing. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a long orange garment with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala with a shoulder drape, smiling toward a man on the left who wears white robes with gold trim, a wrap, and a rudraksha mala. Women in orange saris and other devotees stand around them, some with hands raised in greeting. The setting is a dim open-air space with metal poles and corrugated walls. a person is a central candidate given the distinctive long hair, saffron-and-gold robes and mala cues.