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A courtyard ritual scene under a corrugated roof with red pillars and a red-walled compound behind. A man with white-painted forehead and a white-and-gold dhoti, wearing layered rudraksha-style beads, stands centrally with his hand raised toward a devotee. Nearby, a woman in a white top and a man in a white dhoti with beads stand among others, while several people in orange and maroon saffron-toned garments, some with long braided hair, gather around. A large orange and gold ceremonial umbrella fills the left foreground, and a red-and-gold ceremonial banner with a white bird motif hangs behind. Some attendants hold metal bowls. Several bare-backed young participants with white body markings stand in the foreground.

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May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick wall and open shelter roof behind. An ornate orange and gold ceremonial umbrella stands at left, and a yellow and red decorated banner-like canopy is held aloft. At centre, a tall man with long light hair braided back, a white forehead mark, layered rudraksha malas and white and gold ceremonial cloth stands facing right with palms together, greeted by devotees. Around him, people in orange and maroon robes with long dark hair, some bare-chested with white ash markings on their skin, lean in and hold offerings. A young boy in orange and a bare-chested young man carry brass plates. Two Western-looking people in white clothing, one with a shoulder bag and rudraksha, join the greeting. The scene reads as a formal welcome or procession.2015-05-13A procession in an open courtyard with a red-brick boundary wall and a corrugated roof. Several women with long dark plaited hair wear orange and rust-red saris, and children with white body markings wear orange cloths. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-striped border receives a fair-haired man in white and saffron-striped cloth, who bows with a garland of beads. On the right, a woman in a white sari with palms pressed together and a man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala stand near a metal plate of offerings. An orange umbrella and a red-and-orange ceremonial banner with a bird emblem are carried in the background.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard ceremony under a corrugated roof with a red boundary wall and palm trees behind. Several devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with long black hair, stand around a central group. A man in a white dhoti with a bare torso and dark rudraksha-style cord stands center, with white body markings. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a man in white with a garland and necklace of beads face the group. An orange ornate umbrella and a small orange-and-red decorated canopy stand behind, and children with white body markings and brass bowls are present.2015-05-13Outdoor procession on a brick-paved courtyard under ornate umbrellas (chatras) with fringed green, red and gold canopies. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back black hair wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, a white and orange flower garland, and gold armbands; he stands with palms joined before a line of devotees. Behind him, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk beside white-clad people, a woman in a gold-green dress, and a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, all with hands folded in greeting. Trees and a sandy kolam or rangoli design appear on the ground. Page tags reference Navaratri and darshan, but no such event is legible in the image.2016-10-08May 13 20152015-05-13A festive procession scene under a pavilion. A long-haired man in a rust-brown garment with a long dreadlock-style braid and a large white-and-red flower garland faces away from the camera, receiving honour. A young attendant in orange dhoti with a gold-toned ceremonial rod holds a large ornate yellow-and-green umbrella above him, with red and blue umbrellas beside. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand with palms pressed in namaskar, while women in white saris and a woman in olive-green dress with flowers observe. A crowd stands behind. The swami-like central figure is not clearly identified in the image; no a person identification is made from appearance.2016-10-08Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with palm trees and a small temple-style structure behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and white head cloth applies a mark to the forehead of a young devotee in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who has white tilak stripes on the face. Other devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with white body markings, hold brass and green bowls. Red and pink decorative umbrellas hang at left.2015-05-13 +1 copiesNovember 05 20132013-11-05A 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.2014-11-26May 13 20152015-05-13 +1 copies