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Night procession of saffron-robed devotees under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A bearded man in the centre wears a leopard-print cloth turban with a crescent emblem, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a red-brown robe and a gold-studded belt, smiling as he walks. Behind him a attendant holds a long gold staff rising to the canopy. On the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala carries a pink-and-white cloth-wrapped silver pot holding a green plant. Many people behind them, mostly in orange and red robes, press palms together in anjali, and some white-clad devotees stand at the left edge. Silver covered vessels sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual procession.

Night procession under a large canopy with red, yellow and blue tassels held on a long gold pole. A man in a crown-like silver and black headdress with a crescent ornament, rust-red dhoti and shawl, gold necklace and bracelets walks centre-front on striped mats, hands folded. Beside him a man in an orange turban and bare chest carries a pink-and-white decorated kalasha with a green plant. Devotees in orange and red robes and white saris stand with palms pressed together along the right side. Drummers in orange cloth play on the left. The image shows a ritual procession; the central figure is a person in ceremonial dress, identity uncertain.

Night procession on a red carpet. A central figure in a red-orange saffron robe, red and white floral garlands, gold ornaments and a red-orange turban raises one hand in greeting beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella. Around them, people in matching red-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders carry a silver vessel, a silver staff and a trident-topped rod, while others in white robes stand with palms pressed together at the sides. A dark sky and a thatched roof frame the scene.

December 14 2016

A night procession on a red carpet at an ashram, led by a smiling person in a red-orange turban and matching red-orange shawl. A large gold-and-orange garland with a red-and-yellow floral garland hangs over their chest, and a gold ornate pendant rests on the garland. Several sannyasi-style attendants in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and horizontal white forehead bands walk with them; one holds a tall staff, another carries a trident-topped pole, and one plays a hand drum at the right. Behind them, more robed participants and women in white and pink saris follow beneath a colourful fringed canopy. Tall trident standards and bright white lights frame the scene.

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November 23 2017

A night-time procession under a large canopy with red, yellow, blue and teal tassels hanging from its rim. At centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl wears a gold ornamental necklace, a gold waist belt and a patterned black-and-white turban with a crescent emblem; he holds the canopy's gold-tipped pole. Beside him a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white body markings carries a silver kalasha topped with a pink cloth and flowers. Behind them, a row of saffron-robed men and women press palms together in anjali, many with orange turbans and white forehead markings. Silver vessels sit in the lower-left foreground, and a crowd of onlookers in white stands behind.

A nighttime procession on a dark road lit by a single bright light. At the centre a man in a deep red-orange turban and matching saffron-red robe wears a long multicolour flower garland with a gold ceremonial necklace and gold armband, walking beneath a silver ornate umbrella. Around him men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk alongside women in white and gold-bordered saris and purple sari, some holding brass and silver ritual vessels. A flaming torch glows at the left edge. The scene resembles a ceremonial ratha or temple-style procession. The central figure matches the presentation of a sannyasi with a crown-like headpiece, so the identity is uncertain.

December 31 2015

July 31 2015

Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.

February 24 2017