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July 31 2015

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Evening photo of a large procession of women in white saris with gold borders walking along a dirt ground toward a lit, decorated canopy arch strung with lights and garlands. Several women wear red and orange garlands and white ritual clothing; one holds a yellow and red cloth bag printed with a temple image, another carries a purple shoulder bag, and one has a white paste mark on her forehead. Dusk sky, trees and a building in the background. A few darker figures stand at the edges.2015-07-31January 13 20152015-01-13July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Night procession on a open dirt ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris with red shawls. Women in white saris and red shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk and fold hands in namaste. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a blue canopy and garlands is lit, and a lit temple-style shrine tower holds a deity murti, with a figure in orange near the chariot. Mostly the crowd is in motion, with many people visible in the foreground and background.2013-05-27Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream saris with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads, and some raise their hands in devotion while others dance and walk forward. At the centre back, an illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with lights, flowers and colourful draping carries a deity murti and has a palanquin-like canopy. A tiled-roof pavilion and strings of small lights stand on the right, with trees and a dusky blue sky behind. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2015-07-31May 27 20132013-05-27Night procession on a dirt ground lit by street lamps. Women in saris lead, hands pressed in anjali, including a smiling woman in white with red border on the left, a woman in magenta sari, a woman in blue sari with gold border and one in purple-bordered white sari. Behind them men in white dhotis and shirts walk, one carrying a trident. A decorated palanquin or ratha with lit lamps and floral garlands moves in the background, with a large ornate umbrella and tridents raised on the right. Ritual procession.2013-01-01Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a smiling woman in white sari with a rudraksha garland walks forward with hands clasped. To the right, a woman in bright orange sari with rudraksha mala stands beside others in white. Background shows a red earthen wall and string lights. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the scene.2016-03-07Large outdoor crowd gathered at dusk in front of an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) decorated with lights and colourful garlands. Many devotees, mostly women and men in white ritual clothes, some with red and orange shawls and marigold garlands, dance and clap in an open circle with hands joined. A woman in a yellow shawl and white blouse smiles at the centre right, and a woman in a blue sari stands at lower centre. A few figures wear saffron or orange cloth. No clearly identifiable central teacher is visible in this frame. Strings of lights line the grounds in the background.2015-07-31Night procession of devotees walking across an open dirt ground toward an illuminated temple chariot on the left, lit by bright floodlights. Many participants wear white ritual clothing with red or orange shawls and orange lanyards. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with an orange-red bindi and orange beads; a man in white with a black backpack raises one hand in a gesture of greeting and wears an orange lanyard. Several women in saris and vibhuti-marked foreheads walk alongside, some in green, pink and silver saris. The scene reads as a temple procession with devotees following a ratha.2013-05-27Night procession at a temple, lit by a flaming torch and warm lamps on an ornate, brightly decorated chariot-style shrine at right. Around him, devotees in white and pink clothes raise their hands in joyful chant; a woman in a gold-patterned sari and a woman in an orange shawl walk beside. A smiling man in an orange robe stands at right foreground. A saffron triangular flag on a pole rises behind the group.2011-12-05