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October 15 20172017-10-15Night 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 on a paved courtyard in front of orange-brown ashram buildings. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead band wears a maroon-brown robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a heavy gold pendant necklace and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and holds a tall gold-and-silver staff. Flanking him, two attendants carry silver staffs topped with ornate finials; the attendant on the right wears an orange cloth and gold chain. A bare-chested attendant on the left wears white with a brown mala, and people in white and orange robes follow behind. A green shrub and a window appear at upper right.2017-02-09Night procession in a courtyard with orange-walled buildings and a tree at right. A central man in a maroon-brown robe, a long brown rudraksha-style mala, a gold ornate pendant and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial; his long dark hair is swept back and he wears a white forehead mark and a full beard. Flanking him, a man in white dhoti with brown beaded necklace and a second man in saffron-orange cloth hold tall silver-tipped staffs, and a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti raises a gold pole. Spectators stand in the background and at lower left. Details suggest a ritual procession, possibly for a Thaipusam-related event.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09October 29 20162016-10-29February 09 20172017-02-09A nighttime procession in a courtyard lit by warm light, with a salmon-coloured building and green foliage behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a maroon robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant. He raises a long golden staff topped with a silver ornamental finial. To his right, a man in white dhoti and brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks smiles, holding a silver staff. Behind him, a younger man in saffron-orange cloth holds a silver staff, and another figure in orange, bare-chested and marked with white ash, walks beside him. Several more people stand in the background, including a shirtless man with white ash marks on his arms. The Swamiji candidate has long hair, a maroon robe and ceremonial gold pendant, consistent with a probable identification of Swamiji (probable) leading the procession as a sannyasi.2017-02-09Night-time photograph of a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, mostly smiling and gesturing. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a long orange garment with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala with a shoulder drape, smiling toward a man on the left who wears white robes with gold trim, a wrap, and a rudraksha mala. Women in orange saris and other devotees stand around them, some with hands raised in greeting. The setting is a dim open-air space with metal poles and corrugated walls. a person is a central candidate given the distinctive long hair, saffron-and-gold robes and mala cues.2013-07-13September 28 20172017-09-28November 15 20172017-11-15Night-time photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor pavilion lit by strings of coloured lights. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark braided hair, a white flower garland with pink, yellow and red blossoms, a red-orange cloth over his shoulder, a gold armlet and gold earrings, stands with eyes lowered. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and a brown shawl with an orange pendant stands facing forward, with a third man in white behind. Offerings and brass or gold ceremonial items sit on a tray at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the long-haired man with garland and red-orange cloth, as the page indicates his presence; identity uncertain from the photograph alone.2017-05-26