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Night outdoor photo of a devotional procession. In the foreground a woman with long curly dark hair, wearing a leopard-print shawl, presses her palms together in prayer. Behind her, rows of people in orange and white robes stand with hands folded, some wearing orange garments and white dhotis with saffron shawls. On the right, a man in an orange robe and a decorated cap holds up a lit oil lamp toward an ornate festooned chariot or palanquin hung with marigold garlands and colourful fabric. A person in a yellow and white garment stands in the right foreground.

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November 20 20102010-11-20Night outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees pressing around a central figure in an orange saffron robe draped with a leopard-print shawl, wearing a long gold ceremonial necklace and a white-and-red flower garland with a small red bindi, smiling with hair swept back. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, shown being escorted. Nearby, another man in an orange robe holds his hand, and devotees in white with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas press their palms together in greeting. Behind them stands a large golden ornate chariot decorated with colorful silk tassels, garlands and marigold strings, with a pink-draped platform. Crowd members visible number roughly two dozen.2010-02-12November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of small orange and red pennants. A decorated palanquin-style vehicle with a multicoloured striped canopy and a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers stands on a red-wheeled cart. A man in an orange cloth stands on the cart beside the deity, while a man in white dhoti and white shawl helps at the back. Several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a leopard-print shawl and orange garment stands in the foreground. On the left a woman in white and orange holds a silver ceremonial staff, and a silver deity statue stands at the far left. A raised stone platform with a small lingam-like shrine sits at the right edge. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style setting. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the right of a decorated deity murti dressed in orange and gold cloth and heaped with marigold and flower garlands, under an orange ceremonial umbrella. Before the murti a table draped in orange cloth holds brass plates, offerings, a lit oil lamp and a conch-like vessel. Around them a group of devotees in white with yellow shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, while others sit in the foreground, one wearing an orange saffron-coloured top at left. Dim lights and a dark sky frame the scene. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so the standing ritual officiant is described by role.2010-01-05Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with a golden palanquin-style ratha decorated with garlands, a colourful striped canopy and a deity murti on a golden platform. In the foreground, a woman in a leopard-print top and orange cloth stands barefoot facing the cart, while a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with a red-and-orange shawl stands beside a red pole. On the left, a line of people in white and orange shawls holds tall trident-topped staffs. Other people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and walk in the background, with drums visible.2010-11-20July 07 20152015-07-07November 20 20102010-11-20