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April 29 2018

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A dense crowd in a temple corridor with ornate pillars. At centre, a bare-chested sadhu with dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban, wearing orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a large garland of white, yellow and pink flowers, holds a ceremonial ladle-like object in both hands. Several saffron-clad sadhus with long matted hair and beards surround him, one carrying a tall red and gold ceremonial staff at right. Devotees press in around them, some with shaved heads and white or saffron garments. A red and white sign hangs on the pillar in the background.2018-04-29A photograph inside a crowded temple corridor with ornately carved stone pillars and hanging lamps. A dense procession of shaved-headed men in orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha malas moves forward, many carrying ceremonial staffs and tridents. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a black turban and a garland of mixed orange and pink flowers holds his hands together in front of his chest, with a tall staff topped with a metallic finial raised beside him. Devotees and onlookers, including a child in pink, stand along the walls and background, with colourful banners and a blue information board visible on the right.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Night procession inside a temple corridor lit by green and white lights. A central man wears a dark red-brown robe, a thick gold-beaded necklace with a red and white flower garland, a gold bangle and a dark bead headband, with white ash lines on his forehead. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas carry a red bundle, and a bare-chested man with ash markings and a white dhoti walks beside them. Behind, an ornate silver palanquin and flower-decorated canopy glow in the background.2012-06-05April 28 20182018-04-28Several people stand with their backs to the camera in a temple setting near a tall dark stone deity murti draped with a white and gold cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. In the foreground, a figure in an orange wrap and a figure in a rust-coloured garment with a silver trident, both wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, face the murti. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and red cloth holds a bunch of marigolds and leaves. Behind them, people in orange and saffron garments and turbans and a woman in a purple sari are gathered beneath hanging yellow garlands. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible figures.2018-04-14September 16 20152015-09-16April 28 20182018-04-28February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor evening procession at a temple-style event under a canopy of colourful tassels and a golden-topped pole. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a pink-and-white floral garland walks at the centre, hands raised in a gesture, a white tilak on his forehead; a figure with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate clothing walks close to him (Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala). Around them devotees in white dhotis with saffron borders, ash and sandal marks, and rudraksha malas carry a large silver trishul and hold palms together in namaskar; a drummer in white stands at left. Women in saris and salwar kameez, and older men with folded hands, watch from the sides, and a girl holds a yellow flower bundle.2016-12-15