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Night procession at an ashram entrance with a large multicolour fringed parasol held aloft over a central figure. A man in an orange-brown saffron robe and matching turban walks barefoot, hands extended toward a woman in a deep red sari holding a garland. Behind them a drummer in white beats a drum, and women in pink and salmon saris and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala carry a silver umbrella. Tour buses and lit posts stand in the background, and a cameraman in the left foreground films the scene.

December 14 2016

Night procession at an ashram with a multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella held over the scene. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a marigold garland and a tilak, stands at the centre receiving a brass plate or offering from a young man in orange dhoti. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand with palms joined or hold a torch, and a woman in red sari stands at right. Illuminated decorated chariot structures and lights glow in the background, and a striped mat lies on the ground.

Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard lit by a illuminated shrine chariot behind. A central man with long dark hair and a beard wears a maroon-brown robe, a white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and carries a tall silver staff. Around him walk people in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings, a bare-chested boy in a magenta cloth, and women in white and grey saris. A multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella and smaller decorated umbrellas are held overhead, and a red container stands at the left edge.

Night procession on a paved path lit by floodlights and strings of coloured bulbs. A central figure in a rust-brown sannyasi robe with a gold-coloured necklace and a white-and-red headwear walks barefoot on a striped runner, wearing a long garland of white and orange flowers. Two attendants in saffron-orange dhotis hold large decorated umbrellas over him, one with a fringed multicoloured canopy and one with a white-and-silver canopy. Behind him, women in brown and purple saris with rudraksha malas carry brass vessels and flowers, and men in orange dhotis play drums. A man in white dhoti and shawl walks among them, and a cameraman films.

Night photograph of a procession on a pale paved courtyard. A central man in a rust-brown robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and gold necklaces presses his palms together in greeting, while an assistant in an orange-saffron dhoti holds a large golden-handled umbrella with a red, yellow and green fringed canopy above him. Around them, devotees in orange dhotis and white dhotis stand with folded hands, one holds a silver staff, and a man in orange holds a small tray. Women in orange and grey saris stand at the right. Dark trees form the background.

October 30 2016

Night procession at an ashram with a striped multicoloured canopy umbrella held aloft on a long pole. A man in white dhoti with bare chest and white markings holds his hands in namaste at left, beside women in orange sarees carrying offering plates and a kalasha-like pot. A central man in a rust-brown robe with an orange-and-white garland and a shorter man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala walk along a paved path, one carrying a lantern. Behind them drummers, white-clad attendants and a green-lit ornate ratha or temple structure with decorated arches add to the festival scene.

Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by golden illuminated temple structures and a golden statue in the background. A man in a maroon robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklace and white forehead tilak walks under a large ornate multicoloured umbrella, holding a silver staff. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a silver necklace walks, and a man in orange robe with rudraksha mala follows. To the right, a line of devotees in orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and body markings, and women in saris stand with hands together. A green vehicle is parked behind. The scene suggests a procession with ceremonial umbrella and staff.

February 24 2017

November 06 2011

Night procession on a paved path at the Nithyananda Peetham ashram in Bengaluru. In the centre, a bearded man in a red-brown robe, saffron-red turban and heavy gold garlands walks forward. Behind him a young man in orange robes carries a purple cloth-draped tray with garlands. A man in orange with white forehead and arm markings holds a tall golden staff with a red, yellow and blue fringed parasol. Other devotees in white dhotis with sacred thread, orange and rust clothing, and a woman in a navy and white dress follow. Trees and car lights frame the night scene.