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January 13 2015

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A temple procession car decorated with heavy garlands of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers carries deity murti figures under a golden canopy. Several men sit around the car. A bare-chested priest with white sacred ash on his body and a white cloth wrapped at his waist kneels and reaches toward the car. Beside him a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate of offerings. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands on the car, and others in white shirts with white ash marks on their foreheads stand nearby in the street crowd. Red and orange pillars and a temple wall are visible behind.

December 02 2016

A dense crowd of men and women presses around a central figure in a saffron-orange and red shawl, with a white jasmine and pink flower garland, who extends both arms forward toward the faces of the people before them. Several monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind and beside, including a bald monk at right. Devotees with folded hands and white shirts surround them in a crowded hall; a woman in a cream sari with orange border stands at upper right. The figure's shaved-and-rounded features and ornate clothing are not enough to confirm an identity, so the candidate is marked unsure.

June 23 2014

2014-06-23 +2 copies

December 23 2016

A dense crowd of devotees sits in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level, many with eyes closed. Most wear white or cream clothes, with some in orange or saffron cloth, and many wear rudraksha malas. A bare-chested young man in the centre wears a wooden-bead mala and gold chain, and a bald man at right wears a red bindi and a mala. Several men have forehead markings of white or red. The seated congregation fills the frame, with a few heads turned toward the front of the hall. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone.

A dense crowd of shirtless men fills the frame, many wearing white thread necklaces and sacred ash or markings on their bodies. Several in the foreground press their palms together in anjali mudra, while others sit with calm, focused expressions. Behind them a sea of heads extends into the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

June 24 2014

2014-06-24 +3 copies

May 27 2017

November 07 2016

A crowded photograph of devotees in a hall performing a lively collective dance or chanting movement, arms raised and hands gesturing. Many men are bare-chested wearing rudraksha malas and white or saffron dhotis; several wear orange or saffron wraps and one wears a maroon shirt. Some have vertical sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A robed figure in white and orange stands in the background.

A dense crowd of devotees in a procession, many men and women wearing yellow and orange garments with red threads and beaded necklaces. A large yellow-and-white cloth-wrapped object is raised on a bare-shouldered man's shoulders at centre, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Devotees around press forward with hands raised and folded, some holding red-and-yellow offering trays.