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January 1st 2013

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A photograph of a courtyard procession in an Indian ashram. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a heavy gold necklace, a red and yellow flower garland, and a saffron-orange dhoti with a red border, walking barefoot on a green-bordered mat. Beside him, a bald priest in saffron robes carries a silver tray of flowers. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and another man stands near a drum. On the left, a saffron-robed attendant holds a tray on steps beside a red railing, with white-and-red striped walls and a banana plant. a person wearing saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold adornments and a flower garland, leading a Pratyaksha Pada Puja procession.2013-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a concrete path between a red brick wall and green trees. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace pendant walks on a woven mat; a second man in saffron wears rudraksha malas and a white forehead band; a third in saffron wears a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead band and holds a beaded wand. Behind them younger attendants in maroon-red robes with gold borders walk barefoot, one with palms pressed in anjali and another raising a long brass horn trumpet. A red iron gate with gold ornaments stands at left.2013-06-25A procession of saffron-robed men walks barefoot along a mat laid over a wet concrete courtyard beside a red-and-white striped wall and a red iron gate. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold necklace with a large gold pendant and gold bangles, draped in a saffron cloth with gold borders. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown robes and a white headband wears a long rudraksha mala. A young man on the right in orange robes and a rudraksha mala has white tilak marks on his forehead, and several attendants in maroon and orange cloth follow, some carrying long brass horns. Rubble and construction materials lie to the right under green trees.2013-06-25April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19A nighttime procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and young devotees walks along a paved path past a red-and-white striped wall and a banana plant. In the centre, a person with long dark hair, a pink and multicolour flower garland, a gold necklace and gold-bordered saffron dhoti walks forward, flanked by attendants. Behind them, several figures hold ceremonial silver trumpets and a staff topped with a trident-like finial, and some wear white tripundra markings on their foreheads. On the right, a shaven-headed attendant in saffron carries a silver tray. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at the far right near a fence. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2013-07-22July 11 20132013-07-11May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesA procession on a path lined with a striped mat runner. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala walks under a multicolored canopy umbrella with fringed panels of red, yellow, green, blue and orange, topped by a golden finial. He wears a white flower garland and carries a flower offering. Around him, bare-chested drummers and attendants in orange cloth beat drums and hold sticks, and robed attendants in white and orange follow. Trees frame the background. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long dark hair cues visible on the central walker), in the role of processional leader.2017-03-11June 07 20162016-06-07