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December 12 20162016-12-12November 11 20172017-11-11Night-time outdoor ritual photo. A man in a white dhoti and gold-striped shawl holds a camera at left, with a small flame glowing near his hand. Centre, a bare-chested man with a red-and-gold turban, a thick gold necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland walks barefoot along a striped cloth runner. Behind him, several people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A yellow-and-white umbrella and red flags are at upper left. At right, a row of deity murtis is decked with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands. Floodlights and smoke haze the background.2017-11-11December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor ceremony at a temple-like courtyard with a large crowd of devotees standing and watching a raised stage. On the platform, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and red turban stands beside a kalasha-like copper vessel decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands, and a figure in a dark robe holds a long red cloth. A person in a saffron-yellow dhoti sits at the stage edge beside a yellow railing. Palm trees, hanging orange-and-patterned banners, and a white canopy frame the scene, with a camera crane overhead. Many people in white, red, pink and green clothing fill the foreground, some with folded hands. Partial credit line visible at lower right.2016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor ceremony on a red carpet under a large canopy with colourful tasselled fabric. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a ceremonial item near a tray. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red robe wears a heavy gold necklace and gold waist belt, walking forward while another attendant in orange holds the canopy pole. Seated devotees in white and orange line the carpet; women in deep red and orange saris stand at right. A cameraman in white films at left, and a golden bull figure is in the foreground. A shrine with deity murti is lit behind. a person: the central figure wears a rudraksha-style gold necklace, saffron-toned robe and long dark hair, but appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2017-10-05January 09 20182018-01-09December 02 20172017-12-02Outdoor ashram procession under a corrugated roof beside palm trees. A man in dark maroon dhoti and a long white flower garland walks forward at centre. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti carries a decorated umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy, and a second umbrella with red and gold mirror-work stands at right. A crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, several in white with rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded. A cameraman with a shoulder-mounted camera films at far left, and a young boy in white with an orange lanyard stands at right. A devotee in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together, and an orange tray of offerings sits on a table at left.2016-09-26December 20 20102010-12-20