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Night outdoor ceremony at an ashram courtyard. A man with a full dark beard and swept-back hair, wearing a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and layered gold necklaces, stands under a tall golden parasol while a pink-and-white flower garland is being placed around him. Behind him, a line of men in white and orange dhotis with white forehead markings holds umbrellas in blue, green and red. A young attendant in orange and gold stands at left holding a flower decoration, and a cameraman with a light is at lower right. Several onlookers stand in the background.

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Outdoor evening ceremony photographed at night under green lighting. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and gold armlet, and another attendant in white dhoti and cream shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Behind them, a man in a blue shirt with a necklace and a row of onlookers watch; a multicoloured canopy with fringe and a gold-covered pillar stand in the background, and a woman in a pink headscarf is partly visible at lower left.2016-12-02Night procession outdoors on sandy ground under a decorated canopy with colourful tassels. A central figure in a rust-red robe and a long brown rudraksha-style mala is garlanded with a multicolour flower garland and wears a gold pendant necklace and a tilak, appearing to be the honoured figure. Behind him a bearer in an orange cloth holds up a gold-topped umbrella pole, and another man in orange holds a bouquet of white flowers wrapped in green ribbon. A person in a white dhoti and a shawl stands at left holding a phone, and women in red-orange saris and a man in orange walk in the background. a person cues include the garlanded central figure with rudraksha and gold ornaments, but the face and posture are not clearly distinct enough to confirm.2016-09-05February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesNight outdoor ceremony under strings of multicolored fairy lights and a colourful fringed canopy held on a gold pole. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a gold border, wearing a pink lotus garland, a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, stands with hands pressed together at the chest and eyes closed. Two attendants flank him: a young man on the left in orange dhoti with gold necklaces and white sandalwood tripundra markings, and a bare-chested attendant on the right in orange cloth with white arm markings, holding the canopy pole. Brass pots and small offerings are arranged on the paved ground, with a blurred crowd of devotees in white behind. Overlaid copyright text on the image.2017-02-23March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMay 24 20172017-05-24 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23February 09 20172017-02-09February 23 20172017-02-23Night procession on a paved path with a lit temple chariot and illuminated deity figure in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant and a dark maroon robe walks forward. A tall silver staff with a decorative head is in his hand, and a large decorated umbrella with red and multicoloured fringe is held above him. Around him walk men in orange robes and rudraksha malas, one carrying a glowing handheld light, and a man on the right in a white dhoti with gold border and a silver staff. Women in orange and red saris and devotees in the background watch and clap. This is a procession.2017-02-09May 02 20172017-05-02February 09 20172017-02-09