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Photo 11702489Photo 11702481Photo 11702491May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesPhoto 11702488Photo 11702307Photo 11702274 +1 copiesPhoto 11702486Photo 11702482 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual at a riverside festival setting with an illuminated temple structure and tall red-and-gold ritual pole behind. A central man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold-bead necklaces, holds a brass aarti lamp with burning flame and smoke. Around him, a man in white dhoti with gold-bead necklace stands at left, a bald man in maroon-brown robes with malas stands beside him, a man in bright orange kurta with red shawl and rudraksha mala stands to the right, and a man in white kurta with raised hand gestures on the right. Orange umbrellas and a trident-topped pole appear in the background, with a crowd of devotees behind. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in saffron turban and rudraksha malas performing the aarti.2016-04-24Evening outdoor procession at a temple area with lit buildings and tall green-lit trees behind. Centre, a figure in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and layered gold ceremonial necklace holds a brass vessel with a pouring implement, smiling, while a man in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a long-handled ceremonial vessel beside him. Behind them, a man with a long braid and a shaved-head priest in red and white garments, several devotees in white and saffron, and a man in orange kurta with red shawl and folded hands stand among the crowd. A golden canopy and ornate golden structure with ceremonial parasols rise above the procession. Probable Swamiji (probable) in rust-orange turban and robe with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, carrying a ritual vessel in the procession.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24