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January 05 2014

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A young man in a rust-red turban with a gold-bordered edge sits outdoors with his eyes closed and mouth slightly open as if chanting. He wears a rust-red garment draped over one shoulder with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of ribbed gold beads with a round gold pendant bearing a small portrait. A small flame burns at the lower left beside a brick-edged fire pit. Blurred potted plants and a pale building stand behind him.2014-01-11A man in a red-maroon turban with a small gold ornament at the front and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands at an outdoor event, smiling and raising one hand with a finger near his chin. He wears a red-maroon and gold-yellow garment over his shoulders, long gold-toned beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, a gold armlet on one upper arm, and colourful bangles on his wrist. Blurred pink, orange and turquoise draped decorations and gold-tinged hangings fill the background. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower left edge. Kumbh Mela setting, Trimbakeshwar, Nasik, 11 September 2015, with the Shivoham process and Mahanirvani Akhada events described on the page.2015-09-11November 18 20152015-11-18A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange draped robe sits at a low altar beside an open flame. He wears clear-framed glasses, a long mala of dark and gold beads with a gold pendant, and a bracelet of dark beads. Ash markings are on his forehead and upper arm. He holds a small ladle over the fire, with a brass vessel to the left and a printed booklet at right. A dark background with a red pillar and a hanging yellow-and-teal textile. Appearance suggests a person (saffron turban, ornate gold-and-bead mala, ceremonial fire), but the identification is uncertain, so this is a priest or sannyasi performing a fire ritual.2015-11-18A man stands beside a river bank in a saffron-red turban and red-brown robe, with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ornate pendant hanging on his chest. His bare arms have white sacred ash horizontal marks, and he holds a silver handbell in his right hand and a black ritual rod in his left. Blurred green vegetation and a white ceremonial post form the background. The posture suggests ritual activity by a river such as a homa or Ganga ghat puja. a person cues: he wears a turban with a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant, matching the page's Ganga Ghat event, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-03-24September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesDecember 30 20112011-12-30A procession in a red-walled hall. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange turban with a red bindi wears an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, appearing to walk forward; the appearance is a person. Beside him, a bald smiling man in red-orange robes with a red bindi wears a dark rudraksha mala. Behind, a man holds a tall silver pole and another wears white and gold-bordered cloth.2015-11-16December 30 20112011-12-30Photograph of a seated man in a red turban with gold embroidered trim and a red bindi, wearing a red and gold garment, layered rudraksha and gold beaded necklaces, and gold armbands. He sits behind a tray of yellow and orange marigold flowers, with a blurred ornate backdrop in pink and gold behind him. a person: a red-turbaned figure with rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces seated at a flower-laden table in a ceremonial setting.2015-09-11 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red vermilion bindi on his forehead, standing in profile and gazing to the side. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap with decorative dark-and-gold border trim, layered with a long necklace of gold ornaments and a multi-strand chain of gold beads across his chest, plus a gold armlet on his upper arm and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him are blurred green trees, a grey wall and a red pillar, with an orange structure at the right edge.2010-12-28