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A photograph inside a crowded temple corridor with ornately carved stone pillars and hanging lamps. A dense procession of shaved-headed men in orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha malas moves forward, many carrying ceremonial staffs and tridents. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a black turban and a garland of mixed orange and pink flowers holds his hands together in front of his chest, with a tall staff topped with a metallic finial raised beside him. Devotees and onlookers, including a child in pink, stand along the walls and background, with colourful banners and a blue information board visible on the right.

2018-04-29 +1 copies

June 05 2012

March 17 2018

A central figure with voluminous black hair piled high and a white tilak on the forehead sits seated at the centre of a ritual, wearing a pink and orange-red garland of flowers, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Around them, attendants in saffron and orange robes with white ash markings on their faces and arms assist. Colourful garlands of marigolds and flowers hang on the pillars behind, and a brass vessel stands at left. Several devotees in the foreground are seen from behind and from the side, with one child in a maroon top at lower centre. The setting appears to be a temple puja with floral decoration.

A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around two men in a stone-pillared doorway. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a flower garland with pink, white and blue blooms, and a thin headband, and stands smiling with his hand on his chest. Beside him a bald older priest in a garland of white and pink flowers with a rudraksha necklace and white tilak on his forehead is bowed. Behind them many devotees in white and red clothes raise wooden poles and stretch toward them. a person is the central figure, identified by his orange robes, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and flower garland.

A photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd pressing close around a dark stone deity murti draped in white and red-pink flower garlands, with a golden-orange cloth on its shoulder. In the foreground a man in a dark red-maroon dhoti and shawl, a long red-orange head wrap, and a white flower garland stands with arms outstretched, smiling and gesturing. Beside him a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron dhoti, rudraksha beads and a white shirt, hands raised. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis fill the background behind a metal railing, several holding up phones or cameras. A brass plate of flower petals and offerings sits at lower left, and a white jasmine garland hangs over a second figure at left. The setting is a covered temple space with a pale blue wall at right.

2014-06-29 +1 copies

Photograph of a procession inside a temple corridor with orange-pillared arches and a tiled ceiling. The central man wears a black head cloth crowned with pink flower petals, a red and white jasmine-style garland, multiple gold chains and a gold pendant, and a bare upper body with a brown cloth. He smiles and walks forward. Beside him, a man on the left wears an orange shawl and white beaded necklaces, and a woman on the right wears a white sari with gold jewellery and a tulsi-style mala. Other devotees in white clothes walk behind, and a man in a pink shirt stands in the background. A purple-blue wall and a small lamp signboard appear in the scene.

July 19 2016

Crowded temple corridor with painted columns in green, red and gold, carved green yali figure on a pillar and bright backlight. A bearded man with long dreadlocks in a dark robe holds his hands together in namaste while smiling. Beside him a man with long hair and a red pendant wears a white cloth, and a woman in a teal sari walks past. A bare-chested man in a red dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Other devotees fill the background.

Night procession in a crowded street with many devotees pressing close. At the centre, a figure in an orange-and-saffron turban and reddish-brown robes wears a thick orange marigold garland, multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, smiling. A bald man in reddish robes walks beside him with a hand extended, and a young man in white reaches toward him. Around them, devotees hold orange flags and long silver-tipped staffs, and a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands to the right. Several people in white and orange clothing fill the background. a person (appearance-based label: long-style turban, saffron-orange and ornate clothing, garland and beaded malas, in a procession role).

Night procession outdoors under a white tent canopy with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. At centre, a smiling bearded man wears a maroon-brown turban with a gold ornament, a maroon shawl, a gold ceremonial necklace, a pink-and-white woven garland, a leopard-print lower cloth and beaded bracelets. Beside him a shirtless man in an orange-and-gold dhoti holds a tall gold staff, and behind them drummers and devotees in white and cream clothes stand close together. On the right an older man in cream clothes and glasses presses his palms together in greeting, and a woman in black with a rudraksha mala also has her hands folded. The event appears to be a festive outdoor procession with percussion.

Night procession on a red carpet under a canopy of hanging lanterns and greenery, with a crowd of devotees lining both sides. At the centre, a bearded man in a plain brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland walks with palms pressed together in namaskar, face lifted. Flanking him, shirtless young men wear orange cloths, gold and beaded necklaces, and white forehead markings. The man on the left carries a large yellow flower garland around an ornate black and silver deity murti. A man on the right holds a tall yellow staff. Devotees in saree and salwar, some with hands folded, watch from the sides.