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Night-time outdoor gathering on a striped mat. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and cloth wrap stands at centre with hands raised above his head in a namaskar gesture; he wears a patterned headwrap, gold armlets and a gold chain. Behind him, a line of people in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in white sari is at right. A silver-coloured carved stone structure stands near him. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead, a pedestal fan sits at left, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge. Several saffron-clad figures and devotees look on.

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Night outdoor procession at an ashram-style courtyard lit by string lights. A bearded man in a brown-maroon dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a leopard-print headcloth, walks forward with palms pressed in greeting. Beside him a young man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a tall gold-tipped staff with a red and multicoloured canopy above. Around them, many devotees in orange and saffron robes press their palms together, and women in maroon sarees with beaded necklaces stand at the edges. A camera on a tripod films the scene at left, and a standing fan sits at right beside a striped mat. A person prostrates on the ground in front. The centre man has distinctive ornaments, so this is a person candidate in a procession, but the identification is uncertain from appearance.2017-10-08Night photograph of an outdoor procession on a paved courtyard with colourful striped mats. A central bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a gold pendant on a thick gold necklace and a leopard-print headband, smiles with his palms pressed together. Beside him a young man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads holds a tall golden staff with a red-and-gold canopy overhead. Around them saffron-clad disciples stand with hands folded in anjali, and one man lies prostrate in front of the group. A video camera on a tripod films from the left, and a white standing fan stands at the right edge.2017-10-08A central man stands with both hands raised together above his head in a namaskar gesture, wearing a leopard-print turban, a long garland of white, yellow, green and red flowers, layered gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, and a rust-brown robe with a gold waist chain. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron garments and orange turbans stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with bare shoulders, rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Additional people in white and glasses stand behind, under palm trees, with a temple tower visible in the background. A tripod-mounted camera appears at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the leopard-print turban, ornate gold necklaces, flower garland and rust-brown robe with gold waist chain, performing a prayer gesture during the procession-style gathering.2017-08-25Night 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.2015-11-21September 14 20172017-09-14November 21 20152015-11-21October 08 20172017-10-08A night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe stands centre-frame with his arms outstretched, wearing a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers and a mala around his neck. Around him are young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, one holding a trident-tipped staff. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shawls stand under decorated umbrellas in yellow, pink, purple and silver. A tall copper post rises in the background. A purple cloth is draped on a low stone ledge at lower left.2016-11-12 +1 copiesNight procession photographed under bright lights. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a dark-red shawl wears a leopard-print turban with a silver crescent ornament, a red-and-gold tilak on his forehead, a large gold pendant necklace on a beaded mala, a gold belt and red armbands. Above him a yellow pole supports a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. Behind him a shirtless man raises the gold pole, and a line of women in orange saris with gold necklaces stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Many more devotees and onlookers fill the background, with trees and light at the top right.2017-10-08August 08 20172017-08-08September 14 20172017-09-14April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copies