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February 17 2015

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February 17 20152015-02-17 +2 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A procession outdoors on a bright day. A man with long dark hair and a garland of white flowers over a maroon and gold robe walks at the centre, smiling, beneath a large yellow parasol with fringed edges and a red border. Around him, men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis and matching shawls, with gold-and-maroon turbans, wear black and rudraksha malas; one man at right wears a bare-chested style with beaded necklaces. Men in white and saffron-orange clothing stand nearby, and a cameraman raises a camera overhead at left.2015-01-13January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a procession descending stone steps beside a temple tank at dawn. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti and a maroon turban, with long dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a garland of yellow flowers, walks forward smiling with his hands together. Behind him a sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks, and a man holds a large decorated ceremonial umbrella. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas follow down the steps, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at right near a fence and a bald older man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala stands by a metal gate. Red flags fly on poles and a crowd is seated on terraced steps across the water. Swamiji (probable): the foreground man wears a maroon turban, long hair, a gold necklace and a shawl-like rust cloth, with rudraksha malas visible on others, matching the page's ceremonial context.2016-10-16December 30 20172017-12-30A photograph of a procession on a stone walkway lined with a row of gold-topped metal stands and red-brick walls. In the foreground a man in a maroon-red robe wears a long gold necklace and carries a long staff with a decorative tassel; he holds his hand out to the side. Behind him, several men in orange and red saffron-toned robes walk in line, one with a striped shawl and a white-marked forehead, with bead malas visible on the wrists and necks. A striped woven mat lies on the left and a colourful fringed canopy appears at the right edge. The image is rotated sideways.2017-06-26December 12 20162016-12-12Procession on a stone-paved temple walkway: a man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, with gold waist and arm ornaments, a long gold-beaded mala and a white forehead mark with a red dot, walks barefoot on a striped runner beneath a large ornate parasol with coloured tassels, held by a man in orange. Behind him, several men in orange garments follow, one playing a large drum and another carrying a decorated ceremonial fan-shaped object. Red brick tiers and a stone pillar form the background. a person is in the centre of the procession, walking under the parasol as a ceremonial honour.2017-08-14Outdoor procession on a stepped stone ghat at dusk, with a central woman in an orange-red sari wearing a red turban, a long marigold garland and a heavy gold pendant necklace, smiling and walking with her hands together. Around her, sannyasi-style attendants in saffron-orange robes with gold borders carry a long ceremonial staff topped by a multicoloured umbrella canopy with a golden emblem, and trishula staffs with silver tridents. Several attendants wear white forehead bands and rudraksha malas. Spectators in white clothes stand on the steps and at the edges, and a cameraman in white is at left. Dark blue backdrop with green foliage and hanging decorations.2015-07-31