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September 26 2006

September 26 2006

A nighttime procession at dark outdoors moves along a dirt path. Several men and a few women in white clothes with orange shawls walk in a group. Ornate parasols with colourful fringed canopies, decorated with bird motifs, are carried above them. Men in the front hold tall silver staffs, and one figure at the left carries a lit torch. A man in the centre holds a woven basket of flowers and garlands, and another person carries a tray of offerings. A photographer with a camera films the procession from the right. The scene suggests a temple or ritual procession.

Night procession at an ashram, shot in dark surroundings. A gilded palanquin with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands is carried under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A large ornate yellow and red parasol with lotus-patterned embroidery is held aloft on a long pole by a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Men and young boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and carry poles of the palanquin. A woman in white stands near the front, and a man in a striped shirt is among the bearers. Several other participants in white follow behind the procession.

A dark nighttime procession on sandy ground, lit only by a few distant lamps. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala walks at the head of a group of people in white dhotis and white shirts. Two attendants on the sides hold tall silver staffs topped with a trident and with yellow-and-orange fringed banners. Several umbrella-like canopies with patterned, colourful borders are raised above the group. A woman in a pale yellow sari stands at the left edge, and a man in white stands at the right, holding a staff. Several people in white carry ceremonial items. The scene is a ceremonial procession with flags, staffs and canopies.

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.

Night procession on a dark path lit by flaming torches. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left walks with hands folded, and another man in white on the right carries a tall brass torch with a flame. At centre, a man in a saffron/orange robe with a long orange shawl around his neck and a rudraksha mala wears a long-haired, swept-back hairstyle, walking with hands joined in front. Behind him, a red and white fringed umbrella and a smaller colourful umbrella are carried above the group. Several men in white dhotis and shirts follow in the crowd.

A night procession on a dirt road led by several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls. Two tall poles carry ornate embroidered pennants with gold tips, and a multicoloured fringed umbrella is held aloft above the centre. Orange flags with a dark emblem fly behind. In the middle, a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland walks among the marchers, while others hold bunches of flowers. Yellow shawls appear on some participants. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.

Night procession on a dirt ground lit by green lights. A central figure in orange-red robes with a flower garland walks at the centre, flanked by devotees in saffron and orange cloths and white dhotis and kurtas. Two ornate umbrellas with gold fringe, one large multicoloured canopy in the centre and two smaller yellow-fringed ones on either side, are carried by men in white. Other people in white and light clothing walk behind, and a few spectators stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.

Night procession on a dirt ground in an ashram setting. Three ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges are carried by men in white dhotis and kurtas. Several men and a woman in orange and saffron robes walk barefoot; the central woman wears an orange garland and carries a brass vessel with a green leaf on a tray. Bamboo fencing and thatched huts stand in the background under electric lights.

August 01 2008

Night photo of a pada yatra procession walking barefoot along a dark road. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls carry ornate gold-and-embroidered parasol-style umbrellas on poles, plus a red and multicoloured umbrella and an orange flag. One man in a yellow shawl and white clothes walks at the front, while another kneels at the road to lift a small black speaker box. A lit sign glows at the left edge and a few onlookers stand at the roadside.