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Night-time photograph of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long white and red flower garland and gold necklaces with a tilak on his forehead, smiling and walking past a black SUV, with a sadhu in orange robes behind holding a long wooden staff and a woman in a pink sari with red border pressing her palms together in greeting at right. A video camera operator is visible at the left edge, and a bright light glows at upper right.

January 01 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

Night outdoor arrival scene lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a dark red-brown robe, a thick multi-strand garland of pink and white flowers, and layered gold necklaces stands beside an open dark SUV, smiling. Behind him a bald man in a rust-brown robe with gold beads holds a red packet. On the right, two women in orange saris with white forehead markings join palms, and a man in white holds a tall yellow-and-orange ceremonial banner on a pole. Robed devotees in orange and pale pink walk along the lit path, and a camera with flash sits in the foreground beside a bouquet of orange and pink flowers.

A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks forward beside a dark SUV, wearing a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha mala with gold beads, and saffron-orange robes with yellow borders. Behind him a woman in an orange sari and a saffron-robed man follow, and at right a bald man in saffron cloth carries a silver tray with a pot, yellow flowers and green leaves. A large umbrella-like canopy and palm trees stand in the background, with a white signboard on a brick wall. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, a bindi, a garland and rudraksha-and-gold adornments, consistent with the page's reference to his arrival.

Night photograph outside a dark car at an outdoor entrance. A smiling man in an orange-brown robe with yellow border stands with a large red and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, appearing to be greeted. In front, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with golden border bends forward toward him. To the right, a woman in a white sari holds a decorated brass vessel with green leaves and flowers, and a young person with folded hands in an orange garment stands nearby. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands behind. Bright lights and a vehicle with a bamboo-slat trailer are visible in the background.

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July 22 2013

Night photo of a welcome ritual outside a black vehicle. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and a red tilak on his forehead; he is the a person by his garland and saffron clothing, with the page noting his presence. Around him, saffron-robed men and women stand with white and orange tilak marks; one woman in pink with palms joined smiles. A man in white at right holds a glowing pale vessel with a lit flame on top, a ritual offering or aarti. A bright light and decorated orange-and-red umbrella-like standards appear behind. A person in white holds a wooden staff, and a film camera is visible at lower left. Roughly six people are visible.

August 17 2014

A photograph of a procession moving along a paved walkway under a covered carport beside a red building. In the foreground, a man with swept-back dark hair and a white vertical forehead mark wears a red-orange cloth wrap, a sleeveless bare upper body and a long rudraksha mala with large beads, and walks with eyes lowered. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange-red robes and a gold-bordered cloth carries a silver tray with a kalasha-like vessel and green leaves. Further back, saffron-robed sannyasis walk with palms pressed together, one carrying a ceremonial staff, and a blue-and-gold ceremonial umbrella rises above the group. A dark car is parked at right.

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