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August 22 2017

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Night procession under a canopy hung with colourful tassels, with a man in rust-brown robes and a gold multi-strand necklace walking across striped mats. He wears a black-and-white patterned turban with a crescent ornament and a gold belt, and a crescent-moon turban ornament is visible. Around him, saffron-robed devotees with white tilak marks and rudraksha malas follow, some with palms pressed together. A man on the left carries a silver pot draped in pink cloth and decorated with leaves. A brass vessel and a tray of turmeric sit at the lower left.2017-10-08December 12 20162016-12-12December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesA nighttime street procession. At centre, a man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl wears a red turban with a gold ornament, gold necklaces and a long garland of white flowers with green and red-yellow ribbons. Behind him a red banner pole and a silver-canopied umbrella are carried. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas walk alongside women in purple, orange and white saris; some carry brass or silver pots and some hold their hands together in reverence. A man at right wears white clothes with gold borders and a long mala. A torch flame is visible at upper left. The scene is crowded, with roughly twenty to thirty people visible.2017-10-18Night procession photographed outdoors with string lights and red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas. At centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wears a gold crown, a red garment, heavy gold necklaces, white flower garlands and a leopard-print lower cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver staff with a trident-like finial. Around them, people in saffron and white robes, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks walk in the procession. On the left a priest in saffron holds a bundle of red and gold cloth decorated with flowers, and a woman in a rust-coloured sari stands nearby. A silver ceremonial umbrella canopy is overhead.2016-12-09Night procession in a decorated outdoor pavilion lit with colourful strings of lights, with an illuminated chariot or ratha in the background. A bearded man at centre wears a gold crown, a thick white flower garland with a pink tassel, heavy gold necklaces and a red and leopard-print garment, and raises his right hand in blessing. Two attendants on either side carry silver and gold umbrellas, a silver trident stands at the right, and attendants in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis with gold borders, and a woman in a gold and maroon sari walk behind. Several people carry ceremonial staffs and a cameraman films the procession. Visible physical people number roughly 15-20. a person: the bearded central figure in crown, garland and gold necklaces fits the page's a person-led procession, but this is an appearance-based label only.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved path at the Nithyananda Peetham ashram in Bengaluru. In the centre, a bearded man in a red-brown robe, saffron-red turban and heavy gold garlands walks forward. Behind him a young man in orange robes carries a purple cloth-draped tray with garlands. A man in orange with white forehead and arm markings holds a tall golden staff with a red, yellow and blue fringed parasol. Other devotees in white dhotis with sacred thread, orange and rust clothing, and a woman in a navy and white dress follow. Trees and car lights frame the night scene.2017-02-21October 18 20172017-10-18Night procession photographed in warm lamplight. A woman in a red-and-maroon sari with a red turban and a garland of red and white flowers walks centrally, smiling, holding a gold ceremonial pendant. Above her a large ornate parasol with red, orange and yellow panels and tasselled fringe is carried on a pole. Beside her a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala carries a green vessel, and a youth in a red wrap and ornate headdress holds a lit oil lamp. Men in saffron robes walk behind, and a figure in white on the left has a hand on his chest.2014-12-05October 18 20172017-10-18December 12 20162016-12-12February 21 20172017-02-21