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Night 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.

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December 24 20112011-12-24Night 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 outdoor ritual photographed with flash-lit crowd. In the foreground a bearded man in saffron robe with orange shawl stands with palms joined, beside a man in white with a lit flame held near. Several monastics in saffron robes and devotees in white clothes, including women in white sarees, stand around a lit oil lamp or aarti flame; a brass kalasha vessel sits at lower right. A striped canopy umbrella and hanging decorations appear at upper left, and petals or flowers fall through the air. A young woman in yellow shawl at left has her hands joined. Lights illuminate the courtyard and a white building wall behind the crowd.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16December 30 20182018-12-30 +2 copiesNight procession outdoors in front of a red-walled building strung with pink and purple fairy lights and a glowing neon oil lamp (diya) sign framed by white bulb garlands. A crowd of devotees walks in a line across a dirt ground: women in white and cream saris with gold borders, a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari, and men and women in orange and maroon robes. One figure in the center wears an orange shawl over a maroon garment with a turban-like orange head covering, another in orange has a red-and-gold wrap and a tall orange head covering, and a figure at right wears white with a long plait. The procession appears to be a ritual walk with devotees in traditional and saffron clothing.2015-01-13Night-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.2011-12-24Night outdoor scene on a dirt ground lit by a bright floodlight, with a white and orange building behind. A crowd of devotees stands and watches. In the foreground a woman with long dark curly hair in an orange sari stands at left, while other women in orange and red saris and a man in a yellow shirt and glasses bend over a wooden box or offering table. At right a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands and reaches toward the table. Cameramen with tripod-mounted video cameras film the event at right. The scene suggests a night darshan with offerings.2011-11-09Night 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.2011-12-05Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies