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A procession of devotees in orange and maroon robes walks across a paved courtyard beside palm trees and a red wall. Several men and women carry ceremonial tridents, a silver staff topped with a decorative finial, and a gold fan-shaped ornament. In the foreground, a man in a maroon dhoti and shawl with a white and orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other participants wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. A decorated banner with a dove emblem hangs on a pole behind them. The scene suggests a ritual procession in an ashram setting.

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October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.2014-10-04April 10 20162016-04-10A 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.2014-11-26Outdoors on a paved courtyard among palm and frangipani trees, a procession of saffron-clad devotees moves past a terracotta-coloured structure with a small table of offerings. In front, a barefoot man in orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and a long rudraksha mala walks forward smiling. Two attendants carry ornate orange-and-gold fan-shaped standards with embroidered emblems. Behind them, men and women in orange robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Several women on the right wear orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Potted seedlings sit on the left by a black metal step stand with red cushions.2013-09-11August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession at dusk with devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a man with a white forehead band and long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, shaved-headed men in orange dhotis and orange shawls with rudraksha malas stand in prayer, some with hands folded. A girl in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange drapes and a deity murti is visible, along with a saffron flag and a stone statue among trees.2013-03-11A photograph of a central man with closed eyes, hands pressed together in anjali, standing at a ceremony. He wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a gold ceremonial pendant on a rudraksha mala, a long garland of white flowers and red roses with green leaves, and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. Around him stand devotees in orange and saffron robes, also with palms joined, several wearing rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A younger woman in rust-red robes stands at left. Brass oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the floor at lower left. The setting appears outdoors beneath trees. The central man is an appearance-based candidate with garland, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but his face and frame are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the label is probable with uncertainty.2016-08-12September 09 20142014-09-09March 11 20132013-03-11October 05 20142014-10-05