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July 13 2013

Outdoor procession on a dusty, sun-bright road with a red flag visible in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and a long black rudraksha mala, walking with eyes lowered. Around him, saffron-clad men wear gold ceremonial necklaces, one with a bearded face, others shaved-headed in white dhotis and orange-red wraps, with several older white-clad figures further back. The central man appears to be a person based on long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, as a leader within the procession.

June 21 2012

2012-06-21 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual scene with a man in front and a shaved-headed man beside him. The foreground man has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red bindi, a gold earring, and wears an orange-saffron shawl with multiple strands of rudraksha beads, his eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Behind him stands a bald man in an orange garment with a red forehead mark and rudraksha beads, looking toward the front. Several people in white clothes stand in the blurred background, and a camera operator's arm is visible at the top right. The setting appears to be a temple corridor with light coming through an opening.

A photograph of a procession inside a temple at night, with a crowd of devotees behind. In the centre a smiling man with swept-back long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured ornate necklace, golden bangles and a rudraksha mala; he appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him walk saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks, a woman in a white sari, and on the right a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala carrying a silver staff. Other devotees in white and orange stand in the background.

Night-time photograph of a crowd in a temple area. At centre, a smiling man with short dark hair and a white headband wears an orange-red saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold necklace with a pendant. Beside him at left, an elderly man in an orange robe with a gold necklace walks, and a bare-chested man at right wears a white dhoti with a patterned yellow-green sash and a red-brown rudraksha mala; his chest bears white markings. Women in saris, including one in a maroon blouse with palms pressed together, stand in the background among devotees. The centre man is a person based on the saffron cloth, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.

A photograph of a person walking outdoors on a paved path, with a red bindi on the forehead, dark hair swept back, and a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulder with a red border, worn with a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and sleeveless top wears a thin chain and holds a small object, while several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra as if greeting. The person in front wears the Swamiji (probable) cues of saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, consistent with being the central figure of the scene. Several people are visible.

June 21 2012

2012-06-21 +2 copies

November 25 2009

May 07 2012

A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.

A crowd of devotees gathers closely in a stone temple interior. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl with gold trim and a heavy ornate gold necklace of gold beads stands looking upward, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a ceremonial or darshan setting. Beside him stand saffron-robed men with gold bead garlands, one with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees with red tilaks and white shirts stand behind them, and a leafy plant appears at the upper right.