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Outdoor ritual procession on a dirt road in front of a large dark stone deity murti of a seated figure with a cobra-hooded crown, draped in garlands. Two men in orange cloth, one with orange turban and rudraksha mala, hand a silver tray and a small silver vessel between them, while a crowd watches from the foreground. Behind them, rows of women in white and yellow saris hold brass pots, and a ceremonial seat with an orange-clad figure sits before the murti. A yellow-roofed building and hills appear in the background.

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A woman in an orange-red sari with a dark braided bun, arm bangles and a red-beaded necklace stands with her back to the camera, raising a metal lamp in one hand and holding a small bell in the other. Before her, a procession of robed attendants in white, gold and green garments stands in rows along a dirt road. Behind them rises a large dark deity murti with a crown-like headdress, garlanded with multicoloured flower strings, and a golden-canopied seated figure stands in front of it. A pink multi-storey building with a golden roof and hazy hills complete the scene. Musicians with drums are visible at the sides.2017-12-16Outdoor photo of a ceremonial welcome before a large dark stone statue of a seated deity with a hooded serpent canopy above its head, decorated with colourful garlands. In front, a seated figure in red and white clothing sits on an ornate golden throne-like chair, with a crowd of children and young people in gold crowns, bright saffron, green, purple and pink costumes and garlands lined up on a dirt ground. On the left, musicians in white dhotis play long brass horns and drums; on the right, drummers in white and cream attire play large drums. Behind them stand a yellow-roofed building and a hazy hilltop landscape.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA procession on a wide dirt road. In the foreground a bare-shouldered woman with an updo, wearing a red-orange cloth, holds a small handbell in one hand and a silver ceremonial staff in the other, facing away from the camera. Ahead, a large dark deity murti seated on a golden throne with a hooded cobra canopy is decorated with garlands. Lines of people in white dhotis and saffron, orange and purple saris stand on both sides, with drummers and a long brass horn player at left. A golden-roofed building and rocky hills appear in the background, and a small drone hovers above the path.2017-12-16Outdoor procession with saffron-clad participants. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long tied-back hair and white body markings holds a red-painted pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray of flowers and offerings, with white markings on his chest and forehead. Behind them a child in orange and a rudraksha mala walks with others in orange. On the right, a large printed portrait on card shows a smiling man in a red turban and red robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing; the portrait is not a physical person. A red-and-gold canopy and colourful striped pillars stand behind. Green trees fill the background.2016-09-09 +1 copiesEvening procession on a dirt road at dusk under a blue-grey sky. A central figure in an orange-brown cloth and a large gold-toned garland walks forward holding a tall silver trident-like staff, with a silver ceremonial parasol behind. Around them, young devotees in orange and saffron robes with red borders walk in step, many with white-painted faces and forehead markings. Drummers on the left play a large drum, and a long brass horn is raised at the centre. Red, yellow and blue draped cloth canopies line the right side, with flagpoles and a tent behind the crowd. The figure at centre has distinctive long hair and ornate adornments, a person cue, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2013-07-22Outdoor Pongal celebration at an ashram courtyard. A central figure in a rust-red turban, a maroon-brown cloth and a long gold-and-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together, eyes lowered, beside a cooking hearth. Behind him, a bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth holds his hands over a clay pot on a brick stove decorated with a yellow marigold ring and sugarcane stalks. Around them, devotees in orange, white and blue saris, and young children in white dhotis and gold chains, stand watching with hands folded. A small flame burns in a pan. A decorated canopy with bright fabric hangs at the top left, and red-orange clothed women play drums in the background.2018-01-14Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10September 05 20162016-09-05January 14 20182018-01-14