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December 31 2003

A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a bright sky. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, and reaches toward a silver bowl held by a man in white on the left. Behind him, another man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a mala stands near a red ceremonial umbrella, while people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with folded hands, surround them. A blue building with the sign "a person KIRTANALAYA" is visible in the background. a person is the smiling central figure in the orange robe with long hair, gold necklace and tilak, presented in a ceremonial role.

November 16 2009

December 23 2006

2006-12-23 +2 copies

Night procession at a temple courtyard. A smiling young man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, walks forward between umbrella-bearers. Behind him, men in orange robes and white-clad attendants carry multicoloured embroidered umbrellas, one with a blue dove emblem. A woman in white holds a brass tray with fruit and offerings. Oil lamps line the path and a lit stone structure with a deity murti stands in the background. Several spectators watch from the left.

Outdoor procession under red, lavender and gold ceremonial canopies with fringed tassels and long poles carried by men in white. A man in a saffron-orange robe, saffron turban with a red tilak, long hair and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant walks at centre, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Beside him a woman in an off-white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha-style mala stands among men in white kurtas. A red banner with ornate lettering runs along the canopy edge, and a white flag and auto-rickshaws are visible behind. Appearance-based candidate: a person, walking in the procession.

Night procession with a woman in a white sari with an orange border and an orange shawl at the front, holding a glass-enclosed tray of flowers and a fruit-topped offering wrapped in red, white and yellow garlands. Beside her on the right, a man in orange and gold robes with a long white and red flower garland and a gold necklace waves his hand. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk under a colourful fringed ceremonial umbrella, and a golden trident is carried in the background. Shoulder-level figures in white and orange form a procession.

Night procession with multicolored decorated parasols carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland, hands raised in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks barefoot. A woman in a white sari with red border carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Devotees in white and yellow shawls press palms together along the path. a person appears in orange robe with white-and-red garland, a candidate for the central figure. The scene resembles a welcoming procession.

Night-time procession outdoors. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white-and-red flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace, smiling as he walks. A woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a flower-decorated basket. A man on the left holds a long wooden pole supporting a large yellow umbrella with colourful fringe, and a figure on the right holds a golden staff-like pole. Others in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind, some with sacred marks on their foreheads. Banana plants and green decorations line the background, and a building stands behind them.

Night procession on a dirt road in front of an orange-walled building with a green gate. A bright spotlight shines from upper right onto a central figure in an orange-red shawl over a dhoti, with a rudraksha-style necklace, walking with his back partly turned toward the camera beneath a multicolored fringed umbrella. Beside him stands a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a woman in a yellow printed sari with a red bindi. Several women and white-clad devotees stand on the left, some with hands folded in namaste, and a man in white kurta stands by a vehicle on the right.