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April 23 20132013-04-23Night photograph of a religious procession near a silver car. A bare-chested figure with long dark hair, a red tilak and a white bandage-like cloth on the forehead stands with both hands raised to the head, wearing an orange-gold cloth and a gold bead necklace. Beside them a man in saffron robes with a shaved head, a red tilak and a dense rudraksha mala with a gold pendant holds his hands together. Another saffron-robed devotee stands behind with hands at the face, and a man at the right edge holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame. Other saffron-clad devotees stand in the background.2013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 24 20132013-12-24Night-time photograph of a procession on a sandy path beside a dark vehicle and a reddish building. In the foreground a man in a maroon silk dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala walks with a red tilak on his forehead, looking to the side; a camera is visible at right. Beside him an older man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot with head bowed, and another shaven-headed man in maroon walks behind. Behind them a column of people in maroon and orange, with a drummer in white carrying a drum and ceremonial staffs held up in the background.2013-11-21December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor evening ritual on a dirt courtyard. A figure with long dark hair tied up, wearing a rust-orange draped robe with gold borders and a yellow-and-purple flower garland, raises both hands in a gesture of blessing before a lit oil lamp held by a bald man in orange robe with gold borders, rudraksha mala and spectacles. Beside him, another man in orange with a mala stands near a large silver kalasha-style lamp with flame, and white-clad attendants and bystanders watch. Orange umbrella and green fringed canopy overhead, a gated wall behind. a person candidate: long-haired figure in saffron-orange garb with garland, presented as a ceremonial focus of the offering.2013-12-24January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21Evening outdoor arrival scene. A smiling woman in a maroon-and-gold turban with a white feather and gold ornaments stands in the centre, wearing a red and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and a rust-coloured sari. On her left a man in saffron robes and white forehead markings reaches toward her hand. On the right a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall wooden staff, while beside him another monk holds a silver kalasha pot with green leaves. A silver car door is open behind them and a ceremonial spear-like staff stands upright. Several monks in saffron and white tilaks surround the group.2013-12-27February 07 20172017-02-07April 24 20122012-04-24