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May 29 20152015-05-29A nighttime photograph inside a open tent with scaffolding and string lights overhead. A procession moves across a sandy ground: in the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe with gold borders and a long red flower garland walks holding a brass kalasha-style vessel with green leaves, while beside him two shaved-headed men in red-brown robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry items. On the far right a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white-marked forehead and rudraksha mala walks. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including women in saris and children, watches.2015-05-29April 09 20172017-04-09December 31 20152015-12-31July 01 20142014-07-01February 07 20162016-02-07Evening procession under a tented pavilion with scaffolding and red-edged canopy overhead. Several saffron-clad sannyasis in rudraksha malas walk forward, with a central man in a dark red robe and a thick red flower garland carrying a brass kalasha-style pot with greenery. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala walks beside him. Devotees in white and mixed clothing follow behind, including a small child in a teal outfit.2015-05-29Night photograph of a procession on a green-carpeted path at an ashram, lit by bright lamps. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a long white and multicoloured flower garland walks barefoot at centre. Around him, young men wear orange and saffron cloths, rudraksha malas and yellow necklaces, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. One man on the left carries a brass kalasha decorated with pink flowers and a green-patterned pot. Another in orange holds a tall gold-coloured staff upright. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks along. Banners and lights are visible in the background.2017-04-09March 19 20172017-03-19Night procession inside a temple corridor with a crowd walking barefoot. In the centre, a smiling man wears a golden crown and a red-orange dhoti-style wrap with gold borders, with a large gold pendant and a rudraksha mala; he is a candidate for a person based on the crown, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, men in orange and saffron robes with beaded necklaces walk alongside, and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a torch. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red mala walks beside them. Background devotees in white and orange move through the dim, lamp-lit hall.2012-05-07February 07 20162016-02-07Night procession moving through a crowd, lit by a large bright fire or lamp glowing behind the group. At centre, a man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a long white, red and blue flower garland stands with bindi and sandalwood marks on his forehead. To his left, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-and-white headband holds an orange umbrella and wears a yellow dhoti; a woman in white with palms joined stands beside him. On the right, two men in rust-orange robes carry a tall silver staff and a lit torch. Many onlookers fill the background. a person identification is uncertain given the visible cues of the centre figure, as he wears a garland but no crown or long swept hair.2016-02-16 +1 copies