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December 31 2011

Evening procession passing under a covered walkway decorated with banana leaves, hanging tassels and string lights. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a woven basket of flowers and fruit. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers carries a long pole topped by a yellow canopy with red, blue and green floral motifs and a bird emblem. Behind them, several men walk, one in a grey jacket with an orange cloth over his shoulder, others in white, and a man in orange robes with folded hands stands at the right edge. A second colourful canopy is visible further back under the shed.

A procession inside a pavilion with gold-painted pillars and red-and-white roofing, carrying a garlanded, tall figure of a deity murti, a decorated wooden or metal image wearing a turban-style crown and white floral garland, borne on a raised platform. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes walk alongside, some with hands joined in prayer and rudraksha malas. Men in white kurtas and dhotis lift red flags on poles and large colourful ornate umbrellas with fringed tassels and mirrored borders fill the background. A man in white on the left raises a red flag. The scene is a ratha-style procession with ceremonial umbrellas.

November 25 2006

Evening procession at night, lit by warm lamplight. A central man with long dark hair and a smile wears a saffron-orange robe and walks forward. Two attendants in white kurta-style clothes and red-orange shoulder cloths carry ornate ceremonial umbrellas or canopies with gold, teal and red embroidered panels. On the right, a bearded attendant in white and orange-brown cloth stands with hands pressed together. Other attendants and onlookers stand behind in the darkness.

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A procession on a dirt path in a village setting with trees and a low white building behind. At the front, a man in white with a yellow shawl carries a long pole supporting a decorated red-and-orange canopy. Next to him a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks beside saffron-robed sannyasis. A central sannyasi in orange with bare feet carries a brass kalasha topped with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a coconut, and a dark-haired sannyasi in orange holds a golden trident. On the right another saffron-robed attendant holds a gold staff. Several women in white saris and men in white follow, and ornate canopies and tridents rise above the crowd. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right.

A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe walking forward through a doorway during a night procession. He smiles and wears a draped saffron shawl over the robe. On either side, men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls carry tall poles that hold ornate orange-gold canopies with red, green and blue floral embroidery, which look like ceremonial umbrellas or standards. The dark background and warm lighting suggest an evening procession. A devotee's hand is visible at the right edge. The man's appearance, with long swept hair and saffron robes, matches the a person cues, and the procession is led by him.

Night procession on a dirt ground with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange robe and orange turban walks barefoot, with the a person candidate's appearance uncertain at this distance. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry decorated parasols with red, yellow and multicoloured fringes, a silver trident (trishul) on a pole, and a silver bowl held in front. Ornate red and gold fan-shaped standards with a blue emblem are also carried. The scene suggests a temple procession, possibly ratha-related, under dusk lighting.