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October 14 20122012-10-14October 14 20122012-10-14October 14 20122012-10-14 +1 copiesOctober 14 20122012-10-14Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-like pavilion decorated with a golden lion-shaped throne, painted deity figures and a shrine. In the foreground a woman in rust-red clothes with a gold border holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Beside her a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a sandalwood-style tilak smiles and holds a large ceremonial umbrella with a golden fringe. Other men in white dhotis and rust-red garments stand on the steps, some with folded hands, while a row of orange-robed sannyasis stands behind. A flag with a golden emblem flies above. The man with the umbrella has long swept-back hair and a distinctive rudraksha-laden look; this is an appearance-based probable match for a person in a procession-style ritual, though identity is not certain.2015-01-03Night-time outdoor ritual at an ashram. On the left, two deity murtis of a bride and groom, adorned with orange and yellow garlands and a gold crown, sit on a gold ornate palanquin-style platform with oil lamps, while a woman in white stands beneath a red umbrella. On the right, a person in a red robe with long hair, holding a brass bell and a lit flame, is shielded by an orange umbrella held by a man in pink-and-white dhoti robes. A seat with a gold-framed throne sits behind, a fire pit lies in the foreground, and a cooler and a yellow backhoe appear in the background.2012-10-14Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. Two deity murtis stand on a golden palanquin-style base, decorated with red and white garlands and yellow marigolds, lit by oil lamps. A man in orange robes holds a brass plate of yellow flowers toward the figure in a red shawl. The red-shawled figure, with long dark hair and a white headband, stands under an orange umbrella, with a bald attendant in pink-saffron dhoti holding a second umbrella and a chair nearby. Red and multicoloured canopies and a street lamp frame the scene, with a woman in a sari in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the red-shawled figure with long hair under the orange umbrella, receiving the offering.2012-10-14Night procession photo. A golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with white and red flower garlands sits at left under a large canopy with multicoloured fringed tassels and a lotus motif. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands with both hands raised and a broad smile, with a shawl over the shoulders and a gold pendant. On the right, a man with bare upper body wears a white dhoti with gold border and folds his hands. A cameraman and a partially visible head appear in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold chain) waves to devotees during the procession.2016-01-03December 22 20102010-12-22February 16 20092009-02-16Night procession on a gravel road led by a central man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, and a rudraksha mala, with a dark ceremonial umbrella held over him. Beside him walk a man in red-brown dhoti and a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas. Behind them, a brightly lit ornate golden chariot (ratha) with glowing lamps and red decorations is pulled by a tractor, surrounded by devotees in orange, white and red garments. a person appears as the garlanded figure walking beneath the umbrella, identified only by the ceremonial cues of umbrella, garland and saffron-toned clothing.2016-02-21April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copies