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June 19 2014

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A crowded covered walkway with a corrugated metal roof, orange-painted wall and mango-leaf torans with yellow and orange flags. Many men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the passage, while a man in the foreground wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. A drummer with a dhol-style drum and a woman in a red sari with a veil stand nearby. Strings of green leaves hang from the rafters, and a white-clad figure walks through the middle. Some people are partially visible at the edges. The scene suggests a procession or ceremonial gathering at an ashram-style hall.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29A photograph inside a marble-floored temple corridor during a procession. A drummer in white dhoti and an orange-banded drum leads, followed by saffron-robed men and a man in a red shawl. A parasol with a white canopy is held above the group. A photographer in a striped shirt with a camera bag films them at right, and a man in a striped shirt stands by the wall. Carved temple walls and painted panels line the corridor.2010-08-09A photo of a procession moving along a covered walkway lined with metal railings and colourful painted pillars. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large barrel drum, and a younger man in white beside him carries a small ceremonial item. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes walks with garlands, including a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari carrying a metal pot. Seated devotees in white and orange line the foreground, and a striped umbrella is visible at upper right.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a crowd of devotees on a covered temple veranda with orange and cream painted walls and an orange wooden door on the right. Many women in white and red saris and orange blouses carry brass and steel kalasha pots decorated with orange flowers and green leaves, moving in a long line. A man in a striped shirt holds a microphone toward the front of the line. In the foreground a figure in white dhoti and shawl with an orange garland stands with his back to the camera. Banana leaves and green mango leaf torans hang overhead, and flower garlands line the doorway.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29August 02 20082008-08-02A crowded procession moves through a pillared temple corridor, with an orange-robed figure in the centre holding hands folded in front of the chest in greeting. The figure wears a saffron robe, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace with ornate gold-toned pendant, and has a tilak mark on the forehead; long swept-back hair is visible. Around the figure, devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis press close, a woman in a white sari with red floral border wears jasmine flowers in her hair, and a man in a yellow shirt has sacred ash marks on his forehead. In the foreground, a man in white holds a long metal ceremonial horn-like instrument. Above the crowd, a decorated umbrella with a red and gold canopy is carried in the procession, and temple pillars line the background.2008-08-02December 23 20082008-12-23A crowd of devotees in a stone colonnaded temple corridor follows a procession, many in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. Several men and women play long wind instruments, including nadaswaram-style pipes and a horn, with brass ornaments hanging from them. A man in front in a white shirt with a red and white forehead mark and a bead necklace looks toward the camera. Above the crowd a small ornate saffron-and-green canopy or ratha banner rises, and a domed structure appears in the background. Several people wear orange garlands and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2008-08-02July 20 20102010-07-20