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February 13 2018

February 13 2018

February 13 2018

Night procession on a red carpet with a runner strip, lit by spotlights and strings of coloured lights overhead. In the centre, a bearded man with a dark turban-style headwear, brown-saffron garment with a leopard-print cloth, many rudraksha malas and a ceremonial staff walks barefoot; he appears to be leading the group. To his right, a man in saffron robes carries a bundle of green leaves and a flower garland. Robed attendants in orange and white follow, a woman in a blue and gold saree walks beside them, and more devotees line the background. Lead figure is an appearance-based candidate only.

Night procession on a red-carpeted path lined with a runner strip, lit by stage lights and strung with yellow marigold garlands and hanging decorations. A bearded man at centre wears a black head covering, a leopard-print cloth over an orange-brown dhoti, and multiple rudraksha malas; he holds a staff topped with a small ornament. Beside him a woman in a blue-green sari walks, and a man in orange holds a bundle of fruit and flowers. A man at left in orange carries a ceremonial staff, a woman in orange wears a dark crown-like head covering, and a row of white-clad devotees with folded hands stands at right. A canopy with tassels rises above.

December 15 2016

Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.

Night procession on a dirt path lined with a red carpet, with a long-haired man in a blue kurta and black trousers walking at left. Centre, a man with long hair and a dark brown-maroon shawl and a white flower garland walks behind a golden-handled parasol with multicoloured fringe, held by a man in orange-saffron garments. Behind him another man in orange and a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala walk along the carpet. At right, a bare-chested young man in orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Coloured lights and flowering bougainvillea decorate the background, with a man in a white dhoti and shirt at centre-right. The scene reads as a formal procession.

January 01 2017

Night procession under a large canopy with red, yellow and blue tassels held on a long gold pole. A man in a crown-like silver and black headdress with a crescent ornament, rust-red dhoti and shawl, gold necklace and bracelets walks centre-front on striped mats, hands folded. Beside him a man in an orange turban and bare chest carries a pink-and-white decorated kalasha with a green plant. Devotees in orange and red robes and white saris stand with palms pressed together along the right side. Drummers in orange cloth play on the left. The image shows a ritual procession; the central figure is a person in ceremonial dress, identity uncertain.

Night procession on a red carpet under a open-sided shed. A central figure in a deep reddish-brown robe and a long gold-chain necklace, wearing a red and multicolour flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles, holding a silver ceremonial staff with a silver canopy umbrella raised above. Around him, saffron-orange robed devotees with white head-bands, rudraksha malas and bare feet carry trident-topped staffs, a kalasha-style decorated pot, and bright lights. Other attendants hold silver ceremonial implements aloft, forming a festive ritual procession.

A photograph of a festive procession down a red carpet under a tent with greenery and colourful hanging decorations. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a white and pink flower garland and walks ahead of a yellow-and-green ceremonial canopy pole with a multicoloured fringed top. Beside him, a shirtless young man in orange and gold cloth holds the canopy pole, with rudraksha beads visible. On the left, a woman in a teal sari and a man in orange dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stand with palms pressed together, some carrying offerings. Several devotees in white, maroon and orange garments, including a woman in a yellow top, stand along the carpet with hands folded in namaskar.