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February 06 2014

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Night procession with a woman on the left in a maroon sari with gold border, red bindi and a rudraksha mala, playing a nadaswaram-style wind instrument. Behind her a man in a yellow-gold dhoti plays a drum. At centre, a figure in a full orange-saffron robe wears a large gold necklace and walks in front of an ornate multicoloured parasol with tasselled fringe. Men in white and saffron shawls carry gold-topped staffs, and a lit decorated float or palanquin glows in the background. A man on the right in white shirt and yellow dhoti, with white forehead markings, red bindi and rudraksha beads, plays a wooden wind instrument. The crowd is dim and the lights are warm.2007-12-23March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesNight procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style horn at the centre, flanked by a woman in a red sari playing a similar horn and a drummer in white with a yellow sash beating a barrel drum. Behind them, two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies printed with Dhyanapeetam emblems are carried above the group. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti walks at the front right, with sacred ash markings, holding a small hand instrument. Orange flags and saffron-clad devotees follow along a sandy path beside a wire-mesh fence.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession at a temple, with a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts carrying a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland and a red canopy overhead. Several wear red or orange shawls and one wears a yellow sash, while some hold cymbals or musical instruments. Strings of lights and a decorated umbrella-shaped canopy appear in the background, and a bald man in white and orange sash stands at right, with an orange-robed figure at far left. Lamps and dark surroundings suggest an evening ritual procession.2010-11-21December 24 20132013-12-24Night procession on a stone-paved path at an ashram, lit by a bright floodlight and strings of blue and multicoloured fairy lights. A multicoloured canopy umbrella on a tall pole is carried by bare-chested men in orange dhotis and garlanded necks. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in front playing a large drum with red and gold trim, while other drummers in white and orange dhotis follow. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a long brass horn. Two men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man in orange walk alongside, with flags and lights in the background.2016-12-06A night procession on a dirt path lit by strings of small green and yellow lights. In the centre, a figure in an ornate cream and gold outfit with a white head covering walks between two attendants in saffron/orange robes, one holding a long staff-like rod. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long horn-like wind instrument at left, and a young drummer in a pink shirt and white dhoti carries a green-and-gold drum at right. Behind them, a dark canopy or umbrella with yellow emblem and more lights, and a crowd of people in white and orange clothing follows, several with hands folded in greeting.2009-06-10December 24 20132013-12-24December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight procession outdoors where a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a bare upper body and red-and-white forehead marks holds a tall silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) with pendant ornaments. He wears a rudraksha mala and walks among other orange-robed participants in saffron cloths with maroon borders. Nearby, young boys and a woman beat large drums, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in white ritual clothes stand around. Brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) curve upward at right, held by a woman with hair tied back. Red brick wall and dark trees form the background.2013-11-14February 10 20132013-02-10