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December 02 20172017-12-02May 26 20172017-05-26May 24 20172017-05-24Night-time photograph of a ceremony with a crowd in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and a long gold rudraksha-style necklace of gold beads, with a gold armlet on his upper arm. A younger priest beside him wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold edging, a gold chain, and a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them, women in red and orange saris stand with folded hands, and a silver vessel is visible at the left edge.2011-10-12December 02 20172017-12-02February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesNight procession of saffron- and maroon-robed devotees with sacred white and red forehead marks and rudraksha malas. At centre, a man in a maroon-red turban-style headpiece and a red-brown robe with a leopard-print waist cloth wears a large white and red flower garland and gold necklaces, carrying a brass tray with offerings. Beside him a man in white dhoti holds a long staff, and bearers hold a golden staff, a trident and a ceremonial parasol topped with a painted canopy. A woman on the right holds a brass vessel.2013-11-17December 02 20172017-12-02Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor ashram ground. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red turban and brown-red robe with a pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces walks toward a striped multicoloured mat. Flanking him, men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and bare upper bodies with orange-saffron lower cloths and gold beaded necklaces; one man on the right holds the hand of the central figure. Behind them, devotees in saris and white clothes stand along the path under dark trees, and a saffron flag is visible at the right. On the left, a decorated palanquin or ratha edge with gold trim is partly visible.2017-03-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual procession under an open-sided pavilion. In the foreground, a man in a rust-red saffron dhoti and wrap wears layered gold necklaces, gold armlets and gold bangles, with white sacred ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead, walking with eyes lowered. Beside him, a younger man in a plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears rudraksha malas and red-and-gold wristbands and holds a red umbrella with a curved golden handle. Behind them, a man in white with a red shawl stands near a hanging brass bell and a tall golden staff. Two people are visible in the foreground with a third partly visible at right, and background figures are indistinct.2016-08-02Night procession at a temple-like setting lit by warm lamps. A central figure in a deep maroon-brown robe wears a multicolour and white flower garland with a purple tassel, a gold pendant, and a brown rudraksha-style bead necklace, carrying a tall staff. Behind him, a man in a dark brown robe raises a long pole, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit torch. Women in orange and gold saris and gold jewellery follow, with an illuminated golden temple tower and lights behind. a person appears to be the central figure in the maroon robe and garland, based on a visible rudraksha necklace and gold pendant alongside the garland and staff; he is in procession rather than on a throne.2016-09-05August 07 20172017-08-07