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June 27 2014

Outdoor photo of a welcoming procession under a white arched canopy with banana leaves. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band walks at centre, a face-cover-free figure with an ash-marked forehead. Behind him a woman in a garland of white and red flowers and a multicoloured sari stands beside men in saffron and dark red shawls, some with rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks. Women in red and orange saris and beaded necklaces stand at left. A man in a white shirt holds a gold-bordered shawl at right, and a figure in orange kneels at lower right. Parked cars and a tiled building are behind the crowd.

2014-07-02 +1 copies

January 01 2017

A photograph of a narrow passage between cream walls with iron grille gates, leading toward a street with a colourful beaded canopy and trees. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti and wrap, wearing a multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walks forward and smiles. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown cloth and beads is partly visible, and white-clad men and women follow in ritual dress. Orange and red flower petals are scattered on the floor. Five people are visible.

Photograph of a narrow alley between a purple wall and a white building, with saffron-robed men walking toward the light. Two saffron-robed figures lead in front: the left one is shaven-headed with a wrapped orange shawl, rudraksha mala and bangles; the central one wears a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala, and a thick garland of red and yellow flowers, walking with a slight smile. Behind them a man in white dhoti and a woman in dark sari stand with hands folded in greeting, and a man in a checked shirt is at the right edge. Context suggests a pada puja visit to a devotee's house, but no ritual action is visible.

A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.

A photograph of a covered entrance walkway at an ashram, with a central figure in an orange-saffron robe and a red-and-white flower garland walking along an orange carpet runner. Nearby devotees in white dhotis and a yellow shawl, one in an orange robe, and a woman in a light blue sari with red flowers stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and an elderly man in white ritual clothes also appear. Potted plants, pink walls and iron gates surround the scene. Visible text reads a copyright notice and source line. Eight people are visible.

June 03 2016

A photograph inside a temple corridor with dark stone pillars and a lit shrine doorway. A man in the centre foreground wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long garland of white and yellow flowers, gold necklaces and bangles, and white tilak on his forehead, walking forward with his hands at his sides. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothes walk, some with palms pressed together in prayer, one man in a striped polo shirt holding flowers in folded hands. A bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with a mala walks to the right. Floor is wet and scattered with petals. Appearance cues are consistent with a person figure walking in procession, though identity is uncertain.

A photograph of people walking together along a long, pillared temple corridor with carved stone walls and a sculpted lion-like relief at right. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an ornate gold-coloured necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks beside a man in a pink striped shirt and dark trousers. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and saffron clothing, and is being escorted by the group. Around them, saffron-robed attendants, a man in a white shirt holding a red and yellow flower garland, and other men in white shirts and light clothing walk along the corridor.