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September 05 2017

Night-time photo at an ashram gathering. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and green flower garland and a white forehead mark, his hands extended over a tray of folded white cloths with green-bordered edges. Behind him, several saffron-robed monastics and devotees stand with white forehead marks, rudraksha malas, and gold-bordered orange cloths. An elderly man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl, seen from behind on the right, receives the cloths. Some people are raising phones. A bundle of dry grass and a decorated figure stand near the offering table.

Night procession at an outdoor temple event beneath large red, yellow and green ornate parasols edged with sequins, with a yellow and red banner behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a white cloth around his neck and an orange shawl holds a flower garland. An older man with white hair, white shawl and orange garland carries a brass tray of offerings. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a woman in a red sari with folded hands stand nearby. At right, a figure with dark skin and white forehead markings wears a gold necklace and red garland, and a deity murti is adorned with gold jewellery and flowers. Strings of lights glow in the trees.

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December 02 2017

Night-time ritual scene in an open courtyard with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes. A central man with long dark hair, a red-orange cloth draped over his body and a garland of red flowers stands facing a bare-chested man in saffron who holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a garland joins palms in reverence, while women in orange saris and rudraksha malas gather around. Behind them stand decorated processional structures with gold trim, a deity murti dressed in green and gold, and a red-wrapped gift box with fruit and flowers on a white cloth in the foreground. Several devotees hold mobile phones.

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January 03 2015

Night photograph of a temple-yard ritual under dark foliage and a dim red-brick wall. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white and yellow sandalwood markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed brown-and-saffron dhoti stands at the centre, holding a ritual vessel while a devotee in a white dhoti offers it. Beside him a second priest wears a white turban, gold hoop earrings, bead necklaces and a gold-bordered rust cloth; a woman in a red blouse watches, and a woman in an orange shawl with a white forehead mark stands at right. A man in a white shirt and spectacles and a figure in a red top with folded hands stand to the left, with a blurred foreground figure. Several people are visible, the focus is on the central priest and offering, and the scene suggests a puja or aarti. A swami-like presence is possible but not clearly established.

Night procession at an ashram with a multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella held over the scene. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a marigold garland and a tilak, stands at the centre receiving a brass plate or offering from a young man in orange dhoti. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand with palms joined or hold a torch, and a woman in red sari stands at right. Illuminated decorated chariot structures and lights glow in the background, and a striped mat lies on the ground.

Night procession outdoors under dark trees. In the foreground a smiling man on the left, wearing a rust-brown garment with an orange-gold waist cloth, a red and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, carries a long wooden pole. Beside him, a man in an ornate silver-and-red beaded conical crown and rust-brown garment with orange border carries a silver kalasha-style vessel heaped with flowers and mango leaves. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer or holding a metal plate. Garlands and ornaments are visible, and the scene suggests a ritual procession.

January 03 2015

A night procession of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walks along a paved path. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, marked with white vibhuti, carries a tray of white flowers and garlands. Next to him a young man in orange cloth holds a green-and-gold kalasha-like offering decorated with a pink garland, while another bare-chested man in orange holds a tall gold-topped staff with a red canopy above. Drummers and other devotees follow behind in orange, some with white markings. The scene reads as a temple procession.