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October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual on bare ground under a bright sky. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala, stands barefoot before a tall red-and-white pole draped with a striped cloth, touching it while holding a small brass vessel. To the right, a shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with orange border holds a long staff, and another bare-chested young man in an orange cloth with a mala stands beside him. A brass kalasha-like vessel is held up at the top right. Behind them, a crowd in white and orange clothing gathers, with a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red and yellow fringe at left and a brown cow nearby. Pale yellow and red patterned rangoli lines the ground.2016-10-06Outdoors under a bright blue sky with cumulus clouds, a long-haired bearded man in a rust-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha mala stands beside a tall red-and-white pole, holding a small bell and a ritual cup while lifting a cloth-wrapped cord near its top. A man in white dhoti and ochre shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a staff, and another in orange-gold garments stands beside him. A brass vessel is poured from the upper right. A crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing with folded hands watches, a brown cow stands nearby, and an orange-and-red canopy is visible behind. The figure in rust robes is labelled as Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and orange ritual dress.2016-10-06October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual photo of a bare-chested man in a saffron-red cloth, long hair, white vibhuti on forehead and a pink lotus-petal garland with ornate gold pendant, holding pink flowers near a white-draped pillar. Behind him, orange-robed devotees stand in a crowd, and a man at right holds a silver tray with bowls. Orange and red festoons hang overhead.2017-10-01October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06A ceremonial outdoor scene at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dark hair and white forehead markings wears a rust-red robe, a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant, and tulsi-style beaded necklaces; he is reaching up with a pink flower in one hand while holding a long rod. Behind him, a man in dark clothes and glasses stands near a yellow and red fringed canopy. To the right, a man in a rust-red robe holds a silver tray with small brass vessels, and a white cloth is wrapped around a white pole. Behind them, many young men in orange robes and orange head cloths stand in crowds, some playing white drums, with women in white saris in the background.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01August 02 20162016-08-02Outdoor procession under a multicoloured umbrella with red, purple and yellow tassels. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a white-and-red-and-green flower garland, smiling and holding a brass bell and a small ritual vessel, while nearby a bearded man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with a brass pot. A bearded devotee in orange wears a gold-bead mala, and a man in white with a red-stained forehead stands behind them. Behind is a crowd of people in white and orange clothing, with ceremonial gold and orange flags with blue emblems and a trident-shaped brass ornament at left. In the foreground a tray holds flowers and a gold vessel, and a man in yellow and orange with a gold mala stands at right. Puja and procession setting outdoors.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large spreading tree, with a red and multicoloured tasselled canopy on a wooden pole in the foreground. A man in a white turban, yellow-and-white shawl and a long multicoloured flower garland stands at the centre, raising a ritual object in his right hand while holding a small bell. Before him on a white-draped table and a patterned mat are a brass oil lamp, a brass tray, flowers and a decorated pot-like offering with yellow flowers. Around him sit a large crowd of devotees in white clothes, with several women and a few men in orange or saffron robes. A bearded man in orange robes stands at the right with hands folded.2005-01-01