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June 19 2014

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Photograph of a crowd of devotees in a tented outdoor pavilion. In the left foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing rudraksha malas and a rust-orange wrap with gold border, stands with his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala gestures with folded hands. On the right, a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with a shawl press their palms together. A curly-haired child in white clothes walks forward in the centre, while a woman in white with red-and-gold shawl and others in white and red stand behind. Several people visible in the background. Lower left, a person crouches in white, partly cut off.2013-07-14June 17 20172017-06-17Night-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.2013-07-13A photograph of a group of devotees clapping and smiling on a paved stone courtyard. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a small pendant dances forward with hands at her waist, her hair in a long braid. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with a black shoulder bag claps, and behind her a bald man in white dhoti and a shawl with golden borders claps, alongside a man with a rudraksha garland. To the right, a smiling woman in a white and gold sari with a red bindi and a long rudraksha necklace claps with raised hands, and another woman in white stands beside her. Several more people in white and cream ritual clothing clap in the background.2017-06-17A photo of a street-side gathering in Varanasi. In the foreground a bald man with orange tilak and rudraksha mala on bare shoulders talks with a man wearing a red-maroon turban, garland of orange and white flowers, and a maroon-and-gold-striped garment, who has his palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a white-kurta man, an elderly man with white beard in orange cloth, and sannyasis in saffron stand near parked vehicles. On the right an elderly man in a white shawl presses his hands together, while women in yellow-green and pink saris look on.2015-10-03August 20 20142014-08-20Outdoor procession at dusk along a sandy path under palm trees. In the centre, a man in rust-red sannyasi robes with a white and red flower garland and a dark prayer-bead mala stands with his palms possibly raised near the chest, looking to his left. Behind him, devotees in orange and saffron robes carry gold-tipped staffs and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella with a bird emblem. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a folded gold-bordered cloth, and a man at left in orange clothes presses his hands together in namaskar. Several people walk in procession wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a ritual walking procession.2014-10-29October 31 20142014-10-31Outdoor gathering of devotees in a shaded forest setting with an orange-red floor and green mats. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown cloth with a long beaded mala stands with hands folded, while a bald man in white dhoti with a red waist sash and orange garland stands with palms pressed together. Around them, many devotees in white kurtas, white shirts and red shawls, some with orange lanyards, stand with hands in anjali. A man in a red patterned shawl sits in the foreground beside a brass plate with a small lamp. The crowd is at a ritual or satsang setting.2013-09-13October 27 20142014-10-27A 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.2014-11-26A photograph of a courtyard procession at an ashram. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala walks with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, followed by a child in white. On the right, several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row with hands folded in greeting, one bald and one with long dreadlocks. Other people in white and orange move along the paved path, and a small green domed structure and trees appear in the background.2017-07-25