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December 23 2006

A night procession on a dirt path between trees. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white tilak on his forehead carries a drum wrapped in yellow cloth. Behind him a man in a light blue shirt with a yellow-and-green sash plays a small hand instrument. To the right a man in white holds a red vessel with a lit lamp on his head. A decorated umbrella with red and white fringe is carried above the group, and several other people in white walk behind. No clearly identifiable candidate for a person is visible; the figures are devotees and participants in white clothing.

A night procession on a dirt path. Two drummers in the foreground play large barrel drums, one in a red-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti, the other in a light blue shirt holding a small hand cymbal. Behind them, a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks under a fringed umbrella-style canopy with red trim, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. A man in white on the right carries a red kalasha pot on his head, and others carry brass lamps on poles. Dark trees and scattered lights frame the scene.

Night procession at an ashram path lit by lamps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum tied with maroon and gold cloth, while beside him a man in white shirt and shawl plays a long wooden horn-like instrument (nagaswaram-style). Behind them a woman in a red sari with red blouse and beads walks, and several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas, follow beneath a red and multicoloured fringed canopy on a pole. A signboard with a map stands at left. Several people are visible, and the scene is a ritual procession with musicians.

Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lights, with a illuminated chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy in the background. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange saffron cloth with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala, playing a large leopard-print-covered drum, stands centre frame. To his right, another man in orange robes plays a smaller drum. On the left, two drummers in white dhotis with gold borders play drums, one with a white headcloth. A few men in white clothing stand in the background among the procession, and a flaming torch or lamp glows near the chariot.

A night procession moves along a dirt path under a dark sky. Two drummers in the foreground play large barrel drums; the left drummer wears a white shirt and the right one a red-and-white checked shirt, both with name badges. Behind them a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks at the centre of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts, several holding flaming torches and one lifting a red kalasha on his head. A white fringed umbrella with a red border is carried above the procession. A small wrap in orange is visible over another walker. Figures in orange and white surround the central walker, with lights glowing in the distance.

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November 21 2010

Night-time photo of a street procession with three drummers playing large drums. On the left, a man in a light blue shirt and orange-yellow dhoti holds a drum. In the centre, a drummer in dark shirt and white dhoti plays a drum held in front of him. On the right, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum with red and white trim. Behind them, a lit temple tower glows gold on the left, and a string of green lights stretches across the background. A faint vehicle with a red tail light stands behind the drummers.

October 23 2006

A night procession on a dirt path. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a crossbody strap and a blue lanyard badge beats a large barrel drum with a stick. Behind him, a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and walks under a large orange umbrella carried on a pole. Around them, devotees in orange and white saris and white dhotis walk in line; some carry trishul staffs. A woman at left photographs with a camera, and a golden pennant flag stands at right. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair, rudraksha mala, umbrella-escorted walk) is leading the procession.

A night procession on a dirt road moves toward the viewer. At the centre, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers carries a gold-framed palanquin-style box draped with a red cloth, holding it with two poles. Behind him, a covered ratha or palanquin decorated with garlands and a gold trident-shaped staff leads the group. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry tall gold tridents, and a man in a white shirt holds a brass plate. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl walks beside others in white. A man on the right wears a pink-and-white striped shirt and jeans. Trees, a small building and a dark sky surround the scene.