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February 16 2007

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A photograph at night of a young man in orange saffron robes standing with palms pressed together in namaste at a table stacked with printed booklets and papers. Behind him is a colourful canopy with orange, blue and gold patterns and fringed tassels in pink, teal and yellow, hung with green banana leaves and a painted decorated pillar. Several women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand in a line to the left, and other people in white clothing are visible in the background. The setting appears to be a temporary open-sided shelter with a light strip overhead.

Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony with a crowd of devotees in white clothing standing before colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tassels. In the centre-right, a man in an orange robe with a red-orange wrap and a long flower garland is smiling with palms pressed together. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl holds a brass plate near a microphone stand, while others in white clothing clap and fold their hands. In the foreground stands a tall brass oil lamp, and to the right are offerings of yellow flowers, leaves and small pots. Petals are scattered on the ground.

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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at a microphone stand holding a brass plate, singing or chanting. Beside him a smiling person in a saffron-orange robe and beaded necklace has hands folded in greeting, with long dark hair. Behind them a crowd in white clothes stands with palms pressed together, and several people wear orange shawls. Large colourful umbrellas with tassels stand overhead. In the foreground a brass oil lamp with a yellow flower garland sits on a draped table, beside baskets of flowers and yellow marigold garlands, and petals are scattered on the ground.

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Night procession on a sandy path. A smiling man with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears an orange-saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, walking with hands near his chest. Behind him, a large decorated arch of coloured bead-like ornaments and a decorated palanquin-style structure is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts. A red-and-gold umbrella with tassels stands at the left edge, and a man in white with a red cloth around his shoulders gestures beside the arch. Another white-clad man at right has a hand on his arm. Page label visible: Procession.

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A night procession in an outdoor courtyard. A woman in an orange sari with a red border and a gold pendant necklace walks at the centre, smiling, under a large multicoloured canopy with tassels and a printed emblem. Behind her, men in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths walk in line, and a man on the right carries a lit torch. A woman in a light green sari stands at the left, and a building with a notice board is in the background.

Night ritual at a small open-air temple courtyard with whitewashed block walls and a corrugated roof. A bald priest in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit camphor flame aloft on a metal tray, facing a seated figure in an orange robe with a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace and long dark hair, who sits on a white cushioned seat draped with a patterned cloth. Another person in orange sits on the floor beside a brass lamp and metal ritual vessels, and a row of standing devotees in white clothes watches. Colourful woven banners hang at left and a red cloth drapes a carved stone pillar at right. Oil lamps and brass bowls sit on the mat in front of the seat, and young girls in white kneel at the left edge.