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Outdoor procession on a stone-paved courtyard in bright sunlight, with white tents behind. At the centre, a young man in orange robes with bare chest and a painted face carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Ahead, a man in an orange turban and orange dhoti holds a large framed portrait garlanded with red and white flower malas; the portrait shows a figure in saffron-coloured clothing. A multicoloured fringed canopy shades a group of devotees in white, orange, yellow and pink saris and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several people walk barefoot behind, including a young boy in orange and a woman in a navy sari. The scene reads as a ritual procession with a portrait honoured at the front.

A procession walks across a paved courtyard under a open-sided shelter with corrugated roof. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and bare chest carries a golden tray with two small golden vessels, flanked by a woman in orange sari wearing a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti. Several decorated umbrellas in purple, blue and yellow with fringed edges are held over the group. A man in a red turban, orange shawl and rudraksha malas walks beside them. Other participants in orange and white garments follow, and a man in a red patterned shirt stands at right.

Outdoor procession along a riverbank with a flat, pale stone-and-sand edge. Foreground devotees wear saffron orange dhotis and sarees, many with white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads. A young man in the centre, bare-chested with an orange cloth and rudraksha mala, carries a brass tray of fruit, sweets and offerings. Behind him a man in white kurta and rudraksha mala walks, and a woman in a black top stands at right. A large purple umbrella with gold fringe is held above, and a large printed portrait of a bearded-free, red-turbaned figure with garlands appears held aloft among the crowd. Several young women in orange saris and rudraksha necklaces walk in the front rows, and a woman in a pink and white striped sari stands in the lower right.

A temple procession moves across a paved courtyard in front of a shrine with ornate gold deity figures. In the centre, a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks with his palms raised in greeting, wearing a white and pink floral garland and a rudraksha mala, with a large ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured tassels held above him. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis carry decorated parasols and walk in procession, some with rudraksha malas and shaved heads. A dark stone statue of a deity stands at left, and a green-and-gold shrine and trees fill the background.

A festive procession moves along a dirt path, with two large purple and gold embroidered umbrellas with beaded fringe held above the central group. At the centre, a woman in a magenta sari and red turban sits seated and smiling, wearing layered gold necklaces and a garland of pink flowers, carried or seated on a raised platform. Around her, men and boys in saffron/orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk barefoot, several with white ash marks on their foreheads and chests. A young man in the foreground holds a brass tray with lit oil lamps and flower petals, and others wear orange robes. Crowds of women in orange, pink and yellow saris and blue shirts line the procession behind, with some visible on the left and right edges. Red brick buildings appear in the background.

March 13 2016

2016-03-13 +3 copies

A procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram, with palm trees and an open-sided pavilion behind. A central figure in an orange-and-gold robe and a red turban wears a long red-and-white flower garland and walks beneath a tall multicoloured parasol whose canopy reads Nithyanandam. A man in a dark brown dhoti holds the parasol pole. Other participants in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis walk alongside, some with hands folded in namaste; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl carries a gilded ritual object on a tray. Orange pennants hang on the pavilion. A cameraman in white stands at the left edge.

Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard in warm low sunlight. Several decorated umbrellas in blue, red and yellow with beaded fringes are held aloft. At centre, a figure in a red head wrap and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform carried by the group, wearing a long garland of red and white flowers and rudraksha beads, hands raised in a blessing gesture. Around him, saffron-robed men and women walk; a woman in an orange sari carries a gold staff, a young man in orange carries a brass tray of offerings, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas leads at left. Behind them, women in green and pink saris follow. Trees and a small shrine structure appear in the background.

April 23 2016

2016-04-23 +2 copies

A procession of devotees in saffron-orange robes walks along a paved path under ornate purple and gold umbrellas with fringed silver borders. Two bare-chested young men in front carry a brass tray of offerings, lamps and flowers, and a woman in orange holds a large printed portrait of a seated, bearded figure with a red turban, pressed hands and a garland of rudraksha beads and flowers. Behind them, women and girls in orange and red saris wear forehead markings and beaded necklaces, and a man in white robes walks at the back. Several people are partly visible at the edges, and a small child stands among the marchers.

A procession of devotees in saffron-orange robes moves through a courtyard in front of a red wall. Two ornate umbrellas with purple and gold floral patterns and fringed edges are held aloft over the group. At the centre, a woman in a red turban, red-and-gold blouse and a long pink-white garland smiles and raises her hand. Beside her, a bare-chested young man in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray holding gold vessels, flower petals and red offerings. Other men with white forehead markings and bare chests walk in front, and women in orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas follow behind. The scene reads as a ritual procession with the tray of offerings carried forward.

Outdoor procession with decorated umbrellas. A man in a red-maroon turban and red-maroon robe, with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands, sits cross-legged on a raised palanquin-style platform, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloths carry tall umbrellas in pink, red and blue with fringed edges; one pink umbrella shows circular portrait medallions. A man at right carries a brass tray of fruit and offerings with lamps, wearing an orange cloth and forehead tilaka. Several participants have ash or white markings on their bodies and foreheads. Stone paving and a few green branches appear in the foreground. a person seated on the platform in red-maroon robes and turban, cued by the turban, ornate red robes and rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not fully certain.

2016-12-29 +1 copies