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Night-time outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard beside an orange-painted wall. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head holds a brass vessel, and a burning torch on a stand throws flame light. Next to him, a young man in white with a sacred thread stands with joined hands. Behind them a line of devotees in saffron, white and cream clothes, including a woman in a red-orange sari, stands in prayer. In the foreground a young woman in saffron-trimmed white holds a tray of bananas and notebooks. A small signboard and a red vehicle are visible at right, with a dim multi-storey building behind.

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Night procession at an ashram path lit by a street lamp, with a red-brick building behind. In the foreground, a table holds brass trays of offerings such as fruit and sweets, and a man in an orange robe with a shaved head holds a bowl with hands pressed together. A man in a yellow shirt holds a flaming torch at left. Devotees walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white with folded hands, women in white saris with red borders and red shawls, a woman in orange sari, and a woman in pale orange. A video camera operator is at lower left.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night street scene of a procession outside a red-orange building with a lit streetlamp. At left, a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands beside a gold-trimmed palanquin-like cart holding a brass tray with flowers, fruit and a lit oil lamp, while a man in a red-and-white checked shirt raises a lamp. Devotees crowd the street with hands folded in prayer; several women wear orange and red saris and a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha mala stands at right. A woman wears a brown head covering. Greenery and a pink flowering shrub stand by the building.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night procession at an ashram with an orange-brick building behind. A central figure in a red and orange silk dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, walks with hands folded. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas carry saffron flags on poles, and a red-and-gold umbrella is visible at the top. Women in white, pink, green and orange saris and salwars walk alongside, and a bald man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Several people are visible, the crowd is dense on both sides, and the scene reads as a devotional walk.2011-12-05Night procession on an open dirt path lit by a street lamp, with trees and an orange-brick wall behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, wearing beaded necklaces, stands among the crowd; his appearance is a person candidate with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads. To his left, a man in an orange robe with a saffron towel. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a tall wooden staff upright. Around them, devotees in white, orange, green, purple and yellow clothing watch and clap, and a woman in a yellow top smiles near the right edge.2011-12-05Night procession at a temple, lit by a flaming torch and warm lamps on an ornate, brightly decorated chariot-style shrine at right. Around him, devotees in white and pink clothes raise their hands in joyful chant; a woman in a gold-patterned sari and a woman in an orange shawl walk beside. A smiling man in an orange robe stands at right foreground. A saffron triangular flag on a pole rises behind the group.2011-12-05September 09 20162016-09-09Night photograph of a crowd gathered in an open courtyard for a procession at an orange-walled ashram compound. Devotees in white and orange garments hold saffron flags on poles. A small orange domed shrine structure with a decorated canopy stands at the centre, and a woman in a red sari with a pink-and-white shawl stands in the middle of the group. Many people press their palms together in anjali. Several women on the right wear orange and red saris. The crowd is dense, filling the frame, and there is a tall orange gateway at the back left.2011-12-05December 15 20112011-12-15February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNight photo of a long line of devotees standing in a paved courtyard beside a tall red-and-gold ritual pole with a fringed top. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with hands clasped; a woman in a peach sari with maroon border and a woman in teal sari stand nearby. Further along, women in white and orange-red saris and men in white dhotis and orange shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding small offerings. The scene is lit by night lighting with palm fronds visible above.2011-12-24