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October 11 20132013-10-11March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight outdoor procession or ceremony under a open-sided pavilion. Several women in rust-red and deep orange saris with gold borders stand in a line, palms pressed together in namaste, several holding tall gold-and-silver staves and a large silver kalasha-style vessel. Beside them stand men in white shirts and dark trousers, women in white salwar and white tops, and a young boy in a grey shirt in the foreground. A lit blue-and-white structure.2013-10-12Night procession under open-sided pavilion roofs strung with lanterns. Women in maroon and deep red saris with orange borders walk in the foreground, several carrying ceremonial items: a silver-coloured ritual vessel held by a woman in the centre, and tall gold-toned staffs and standards carried by others on the right. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a white dhoti-clad man stand at right with hands folded. On the left a woman in white churidar holds a booklet and another woman in white carries a small child on her shoulder. Devotees in white and saffron crowd the background under hanging decorations and a lit display in the distance.2013-10-12March 10 20132013-03-10Night outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees in maroon and rust-coloured dhotis and saris with yellow borders, many with white and red tilak on their foreheads. Two men in the centre hold up small golden ceremonial vessels with green cloth covers, one with a gold-and-green plate, while others stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A tall wooden pole rises behind them. Several women on the left wear maroon saris with gold borders and pray with folded hands. Lights glow in the background.2013-04-03Night outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shawls standing with hands raised in prayer. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange turban and matching red-orange cloth with heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands on a small mat with arms raised above the head, smiling; to the left, a man in a red-orange dhoti holds a silver staff. A woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala stands to the right.2015-11-21October 27 20142014-10-27August 25 20142014-08-25July 22 20132013-07-22December 30 20182018-12-30 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor procession at an ashram, lit by ambient light under large trees. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a garland of pink and purple flowers, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a silver umbrella held over him. Behind him, a line of saffron-clad devotees and young children in orange robes hold tall wooden staffs and tridents, with rudraksha malas around their necks. At left, a deity murti sits within a decorated arch of flowers and greenery, with a lamp-lit altar and a brass horn lying on the ground. Other attendants in orange and rust stand around the procession path.2013-07-22