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July 12 2006

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path edged with white stone, lined with green shrubs and orange marigolds, under trees and palms. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot in front; the leading man carries a tall golden staff topped with a trident and wears a white flower garland and a golden headband. The man beside him in orange wears a gold necklace. Behind them, a drummer with a large hand drum and others in white and yellow clothing follow. A white building with a painted signboard stands in the background, and a small kolam design is drawn on the path.2008-12-24A procession at a temple courtyard with red-and-white striped walls and banana leaves in the foreground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti, walks barefoot toward the camera, smiling, with his left hand gathering the cloth. Behind him another figure in orange clothing follows, and a bald man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stands with folded hands further back. On the right, a man in white and drummers holding green-covered drums and a hand cymbal accompany the procession.2009-12-21Outdoor procession along a dirt road lined with tall trees and strings of small lanterns. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and multiple beaded necklaces walks among a crowd of people in white clothes. Two drummers at right wear orange-and-red and orange cloth, one carrying a pair of drums and the other beating a drum; the nearby man in red-and-yellow shawl appears to be playing as well. Several boys and men in white kurta and dhoti walk behind, some wearing white sashes, and a child in white is at left.2005-12-31April 03 20162016-04-03Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered along a dirt path beneath leafy trees, with a red-and-yellow banner visible on the left. In the foreground on the right, young men in yellow garments and yellow shoulder cloths play large drums with curved sticks. A kneeling drummer in orange robes sits among the drums. Behind them, people in white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange shawls, watch and stand, several with hands folded. A woman in orange robes stands center. A red mat lies on the ground in front of the drummers.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12August 08 20092009-08-08December 30 20072007-12-30A street procession on a rural road lined with green fields and hay stacks. Around him, people in white dress carry trident-tipped staffs (tridents) and an orange flag, and a large fringed purple canopy and a peacock-feather fan are carried. A drummer in a red skirt and orange cloth beats a drum, a man in white dhoti points, and a woman in a white sari with gold border walks among the marchers. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.2005-12-31June 03 20122012-06-03Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms and green undergrowth. Two drummers in the foreground carry barrel drums with decorated heads; the man on the left wears an orange dhoti and a white tank top with a striped shawl, and the man on the right wears a red dhoti and pink top with a striped shawl. Behind them a crowd walks in white ritual clothes, including a woman in a flowered dress and several children. Near the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a layered gold-coloured necklace walks beside a man in white with folded hands. Vehicles are parked at the left edge.2005-12-31A photograph of three men descending white stone steps beside a red-and-white painted wall at a temple-like building, with green trees behind. The front figure wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap, bare-shouldered, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on the forehead; he smiles and gestures with one hand on the railing. Behind him a man in an orange kurta and dhoti with a red tilak and long hair follows, and at the top a shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, hands folded. On the right a man in white holds a small brass cymbal and a drum with green cloth. A green banana-leaf plant stands beside the railing. Swamiji (probable): the front figure has long hair, saffron wrap and a red tilak.2009-12-21