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January 11 2017

Outdoor procession with saffron-clad participants. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long tied-back hair and white body markings holds a red-painted pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray of flowers and offerings, with white markings on his chest and forehead. Behind them a child in orange and a rudraksha mala walks with others in orange. On the right, a large printed portrait on card shows a smiling man in a red turban and red robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing; the portrait is not a physical person. A red-and-gold canopy and colourful striped pillars stand behind. Green trees fill the background.

2016-09-09 +1 copies

January 13 2017

A procession on a sandy path near orange-painted pillars. A young man in the centre, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, carries a gold-toned tray with two ornate gold kalasha-style vessels and red flowers. Behind him a woman in orange with a tilak and bangles holds a long orange pole, and a man in orange cloth walks barefoot. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow border holds up a large printed portrait of a smiling man wearing a red turban and flower garlands. Four people are visible, with two on the left partly cut off.

January 16 2016

January 11 2017

January 15 2016

A street procession in daylight. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray with two gold kalasha-style vessels, marigold and red flower petals, and an orange cloth draped over his arm. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a white forehead mark holds a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a maroon turban with a heavy garland of white and red flowers. Behind them, a woman in orange with a red bindi holds an orange pole, and bare-chested men in orange and white cloths walk in the background. A man on the right in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala films with a camera. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.

A group of men and boys stands in a bright indoor room with a white wall and a reddish wooden door at left. On the right, a young man in an orange turban and orange cloth wears layered beaded necklaces with gold-toned pendants and holds a bunch of green leaves and a wrapped bundle. In front, a boy in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl and has white and red markings on his forehead. Behind them, a man with grey hair and white markings on his forehead and arms stands with a hand on his hip. At far left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red thread on his wrist and a small pendant stands beside a small child. Some people show white ash lines on their faces and arms.

A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a forehead of white and red tilak, and a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears heavy gold necklaces with bells, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several young sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with gold borders hold a silver puja tray with an oil lamp burning and a metal kalasha-like vessel, while another carries a tray of green leaves. A large banyan tree and hanging colourful tassels frame the outdoor ritual setting.

Night procession outdoors at a temple-like site. Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and matching orange turbans stand in front, with white ash stripes on their arms and chests and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left grips a tall gold pole, the second holds a brass tray of mixed white, yellow and red flower garlands, and the third carries a white cloth bundle decorated with gold trim, green leaves and a gold garland. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari holds a microphone, and drummers in orange stand at the right playing drums. A small shrine with lamps is visible at the upper left under a white canopy.

2017-09-07 +1 copies

Outdoor procession on a dusty path under trees. A shirtless man with long tied-back hair, white tilak stripes on his forehead and arms, dark rudraksha mala beads and a cream and gold dhoti carries a brass tray with kalasha pots, fruit and flowers. Behind him a woman in orange sari holds a blue ceremonial umbrella, another woman in orange holds an orange umbrella, and a bare-chested boy in blue trousers plays a small hand drum with pink sticks. On the left a large cutout portrait on a stand shows a smiling figure in pink and red robes with a red-and-white garland and a red turban, hands raised in blessing. Procession, puja tray, ritual umbrellas, drumming.