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September 21 2017

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Night procession at an ashram courtyard. Centre, a man in rust-red robes and a thick yellow-and-red marigold garland, with gold chest ornaments and a gold pendant, carries a tall yellow staff and smiles; his forehead bears white and red markings. Around him, men in orange and red turbans and red robes walk; one at left wears white dhoti and gold necklaces, and another carries a red-and-silver kalasha decorated with flowers and a coconut-like pot. Red pillars frame the path and a banana plant rises at right under a small lamp.2017-09-21February 07 20162016-02-07December 02 20172017-12-02A nighttime procession in a temple-like hall with red and multicolored fabric hangings overhead. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown turban and matching brown dhoti wears a long double strand of pink and white flower garlands, gold necklaces, a large gold pendant and gold armbands. Behind him, a young attendant in a saffron-orange cloth holds a tall gold staff, and another in orange carries a brass vessel with yellow flowers. Young attendants have white tripundra markings on their foreheads and bodies, and a few other figures stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in the centre in ornate gold and floral adornments, with the attendants indicating a ceremonial procession.2017-11-11A nighttime procession at an outdoor temple setting with banana leaves and a golden structure at the right edge. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland, dark rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, walks at the front holding a silver staff beneath a fringed canopy. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk with clasped hands and folded palms; one man in a maroon garment holds a microphone. A bare-chested man in orange carries a golden cloth bundle wrapped with pink flower garlands, and a figure with white markings on the arms walks nearby. Several onlookers and devotees stand behind in the background, with a red carpet-like mat on the ground.2017-10-19December 31 20152015-12-31April 09 20172017-04-09October 18 20172017-10-18July 31 20152015-07-31February 24 20172017-02-24February 07 20162016-02-07A procession of people walks through a temple-like space with red walls and greenery. In the centre, a man in maroon-red robes with a wide gold-and-orange sash wears a thick red flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings carry tall golden staffs and a gold-fringed banner. On the right, a young man in a white kurta and white trousers wears a rudraksha-style mala. Five people are visible.2014-11-26