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May 29 2015

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May 29 20152015-05-29A nighttime photograph inside a open tent with scaffolding and string lights overhead. A procession moves across a sandy ground: in the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe with gold borders and a long red flower garland walks holding a brass kalasha-style vessel with green leaves, while beside him two shaved-headed men in red-brown robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry items. On the far right a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white-marked forehead and rudraksha mala walks. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including women in saris and children, watches.2015-05-29May 29 20152015-05-29Evening procession under a tented pavilion with scaffolding and red-edged canopy overhead. Several saffron-clad sannyasis in rudraksha malas walk forward, with a central man in a dark red robe and a thick red flower garland carrying a brass kalasha-style pot with greenery. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala walks beside him. Devotees in white and mixed clothing follow behind, including a small child in a teal outfit.2015-05-29Night outdoor photo under a white and red striped canopy at an ashram-style courtyard. A central figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style robe wears a large red flower garland and carries a white flower offering. Around him, several men in similar rust and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand with him, while a girl in orange and a girl in teal and pink stand nearby. Men in white dhotis and red shawls and a man in a pink shirt stand among the crowd, and some people hold their hands together in greeting. Lights glow on the building behind.2015-05-29Evening photograph under a white tented pavilion with red trim and hanging fans and lights. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads walk in a line across a gravel floor, one with hands in anjali near the left edge. A man in the centre wears a dark-red and gold-bordered robe with a long red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks alongside. Devotees in orange and white clothing follow, including a child in orange, and onlookers stand in the background. The setting suggests a procession or walk among devotees.2015-05-29A procession inside a large tent-like hall with a red carpet runner on the left and stacked white plastic chairs at the right. A central man in a red-orange robe with gold borders, a red-orange turban and a thick gold-coloured necklace walks forward, smiling, with a crowd of similarly robed men and women behind and beside him. Several men wear rudraksha malas and red-orange or white robes with gold borders; some hold water bottles or papers. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red scarf stands at the far right. a person is the central figure in the red-orange turban and gold necklace, leading the procession, with several rudraksha malas visible among attendants.2015-07-25Outdoor procession under a large red and gold canopy on a red carpet inside a tent. A man with a long dark beard and forehead tilak wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, and walks at the front while a sun-ornamented umbrella is held above. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry offering trays and wear marigold garlands and rudraksha malas. In the background an ornate golden throne and a decorated deity murti stand under hanging fabric, with a seated group of devotees in orange and yellow saris to the left.2017-01-01July 22 20132013-07-22February 07 20162016-02-07October 19 20172017-10-19Photograph of a procession walking through a stone-walled passage lined with orange and red cloth at a temporary pavilion. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and an orange-saffron garment raises one hand in blessing as he walks. Around him, several shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas walk alongside. Two men in white dhoti with gold borders and a man in a red jacket stand to the right. In the background, an ornate golden deity murti under a decorated canopy and hanging lights mark a shrine area, with a few other people in white and orange clothes nearby. Stone carvings frame the entrance.2013-02-05