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Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground lit by dark sky, with a long red carpet running across sand. A central man in orange-and-brown robes with a long flower garland and gold necklace walks forward smiling, holding a small decorative object, while a golden ceremonial umbrella is held above him. Around him, many shaved-headed devotees in saffron and orange robes with white forehead bands and rudraksha malas carry long curved brass horns and tall staffs. Garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers hang on a large dark stone pillar at the left edge. The scene is a ceremonial procession with ritual horn players.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22August 05 20142014-08-05Night procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees. A central man in a brown dhoti with gold waist bands, a gold necklace and a long multicolour flower garland walks smiling, with a hand raised. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes with tilak on their foreheads play long golden horns, and others carry silver ceremonial staffs topped with finials, with a red carpet underfoot. Several participants wear rudraksha malas. The setting appears to be a festival procession, consistent with the Guru Purnima context.2013-07-22A nighttime procession under a corrugated metal roof, with a red carpet runner on a bare concrete floor. At the centre, a man in a brown-gold dhoti with a large marigold and pink garland and a gold necklace walks barefoot, smiling, with white tilak on his forehead. Around him, men and women in orange robes carry long brass horns and a silver-fringed umbrella on a pole, while a drummer and a person holding a decorated kalasha-like container with a green leaf walk alongside. Hanging bunting and foliage decorate the background.2013-07-22August 05 20142014-08-05August 05 20142014-08-05Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walking along a red carpet under a covered shed at an ashram. In front, a man in a dark-red dhoti with a bare chest, a red-and-white flower garland and gold ornaments walks beside a silver-and-gold parasol. Behind him, a line of young people in orange robes with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas blow long curved brass horns, while others raise ornate silver staffs and tridents. A woman in orange carries a decorated kalasha pot with a brass lid and flowers. Behind the central group, more orange-robed participants fill the frame.2013-07-22Night-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.2013-07-22Night procession on a red carpet across a pale sandy ground under a open-sided canopy. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, walks smiling between attendants. Overhead, a tall ornate umbrella with orange fringe is held aloft by a man in white. Youths and boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry embroidered ceremonial standards and long brass horns, and one boy holds a brass kalasha with a green leaf. Men and women in white and orange follow, many with white headbands. Electric lights glow in the background.2014-08-05