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March 02 2018

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Night procession on a dirt ground lit by a bright floodlight and a string of multicoloured fairy lights forming letters behind. Four barefoot men in rust-red and orange robes walk forward. The man on the left in orange carries a silver kalasha-like vessel with green leaves on top; the central man, bare-chested with a sacred thread, wears a large red and yellow marigold garland and a tilak. The man in red-brown holds a silver tray or vessel, and the man on the far right carries a tall silver spear-like staff, with white tilak and a dark cap.2018-03-02Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy open ground lit by street lamps and coloured lights. Two men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps stand with their backs to the camera. The man on the right, with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha beads on his arms and waist, holds up a garland of red, yellow and green flowers over a metal tray or plate. The man on the left, with his hair wound up in a topknot and a shawl over his shoulder, holds a tall silver staff and faces him. A third person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Ritual offering.2018-03-02Night procession outdoors with a line of devotees in saffron-orange robes and white body markings. In the foreground a man in a black turban, gold necklaces and a gold waist chain, bare-chested, holds out pink flowers toward a green kalasha pot decorated with red flowers and a silver band, held by a devotee in orange. Other men in orange carry a tall yellow staff and a flag, and drummers with drums stand behind them. Bright lights and red and orange umbrellas appear in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the turban, bare-chested with gold necklaces and waist chain, making a flower offering during the procession.2018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard. On the left, a man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with long swept-back grey hair stands with his back partly turned, holding a steel plate with offerings. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold chain pours or places items on a tray. On the right, a bare-chested man in maroon and gold-bordered cloth holds a strand of rudraksha beads. Behind them stand white-and-red striped steps, a white altar with a small shrine, potted plants and a golden structure on the left. The left figure's cues of long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads are distinctive, so he may be a person, though the appearance is uncertain.2014-11-20Night procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-pillared open shed with a lantern on a red post at left. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, carries an ornate gold kalasha decorated with green leaves and a flower. A central man in a rust-red saffron wrap with layered coral and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red tilak smiles and gestures with one hand, holding a long white-tipped staff. At right a man in orange cloth and beaded necklaces raises a tall bamboo pole. Three people are visible.2017-10-15Night procession outdoors at a temple-like site. Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and matching orange turbans stand in front, with white ash stripes on their arms and chests and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left grips a tall gold pole, the second holds a brass tray of mixed white, yellow and red flower garlands, and the third carries a white cloth bundle decorated with gold trim, green leaves and a gold garland. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari holds a microphone, and drummers in orange stand at the right playing drums. A small shrine with lamps is visible at the upper left under a white canopy.2017-09-07 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20172017-02-08 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20172017-02-08November 05 20132013-11-05Night outdoor ritual on a stage lit by a bright floodlight and a string of multicolored fairy lights overhead. A shirtless man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti stands centre, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a ceremonial object, with rudraksha and gold necklaces around his neck. To the left, a second shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha malas, holds a small silver handbell. Behind them a gold-decorated throne with a red seat holds a seated figure draped in a white garland. Ornate gold carved lion-like pillar and a silver cobra-form staff stand at right.2017-10-15February 09 20172017-02-09