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October 31 2014

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Outdoor procession scene under a canopy with a fringed tassel top, a golden peacock-fan style standard and a golden ceremonial staff. A man in the centre wears a rust-red robe with a gold border and a long white and red flower garland with a red-flower lei, hands pressed together at his chest, smiling and looking up. He has a red tilak and long swept-back hair. Behind him stand several men in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas, one with a white headband, along with a woman in white and another woman in dark clothing. Paving stones and trees complete the setting. Candidate for a person by appearance, with cues including long hair, the garland and the ceremonial setting.2014-10-29October 31 20142014-10-31A smiling man stands outdoors under a canopy hung with red, green and orange tasselled fabric, his right hand placed on his chest. He wears a maroon-red robe with gold bands, a thick gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, a long red and white flower garland, gold bangles and a red tilak with white vertical marks on his forehead. Behind him, a bald priest in a maroon robe with gold borders, glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace stands under the umbrella pole, and two men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand at the left. The setting appears to be a ceremonial procession or temple outing, with trees in the background.2014-12-05June 07 20162016-06-07October 29 20142014-10-29October 29 20142014-10-29A smiling man in a rust-red sannyasi-style robe stands with his palms pressed together at the chest, wearing a long garland of white jasmine strands and red roses over a rudraksha mala that hangs to the waist. A red kumkum mark sits on his forehead. Behind him, several men in rust and orange robes and a bare-shouldered figure stand near a tall pole, with a golden-edged cloth visible on the left. The setting is an evening outdoor gathering. a person: the man wears a rudraksha mala and a garland with a mala-style presentation, consistent with a person event, though his face is not clearly matched to the name.2014-10-29October 31 20142014-10-31May 16 20122012-05-16August 17 20142014-08-17Photo of a procession of saffron-clad devotees, mostly shaved-headed men and several women, in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas and beaded orange garlands. The man at right, with long swept-back dark hair, wears a red and gold flower garland and orange robe, gesturing with his open right hand. A bald man at left wears white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in the center holds a long wooden pole. Behind them an ornate gold-framed palanquin or chariot panel and a figure in orange silk stand out. Several people in the background wear white. a person: the long-haired man at right, identified by appearance cues including long hair, a red-and-gold flower garland and an orange robe, as a candidate only.2013-03-11A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26