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Night-time photograph of a garlanded man in a rust-orange robe standing under an arch of banana plants with hanging banana flowers, at a devotee's house during a pada puja visit. He wears a heavy red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace of coin-like pendants, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in orange robe. At left a woman in white holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel. An older woman in a green-and-white sari stands at right, and onlookers crowd the courtyard.

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July 03 20142014-07-03July 31 20152015-07-31July 03 20142014-07-03Night-time photograph of a person with a head bowed beneath a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds, placed over the head by several hands. The figure wears a maroon-brown robe with a row of bead or rudraksha-like buttons and has a white horizontal forehead mark. Two men in white shirts on the left and right lean in to help with the garland, and an older woman in a green-patterned white sari smiles beside them. Behind is a green banana plant hung with a bunch of bananas and a lit building.2014-07-01Night street scene during a procession-style darshan in a South Indian town. A man in an orange-red turban, bare-chested in orange-red cloth with a gold waist sash, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold armlets, smiles and reaches out toward a crowd of children. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala walks alongside. A woman in white with a brass pot offers a garland of orange and white flowers. Garlands of marigold and jasmine are held aloft by devotees in white, bright lights and hanging decorations overhead.2014-07-01Night street scene of a procession at a doorway. Several monastics in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand among a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. A central figure in a white and gold garment with flower garlands is being escorted, and a woman in a white sari with a bouquet is nearby. A large banana leaf and a camera are visible in the foreground, with a small metal gate and a painted wall at left.2014-07-04 +1 copiesMay 29 20152015-05-29Night-time street photograph of a devotional visit in a village lane. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange turban with a rudraksha mala and carved wooden beads, wearing an orange-and-red wrap and a gold bangle on his upper arm, walks forward with open hands. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and another in orange cloth lift and offer long garlands of orange and white flowers with green leaves. Other devotees and children crowd the lane, with a tree, string lights and a building wall behind. A white-clothed man on the right holds a camera or flash-lit device. Several people are visible, counted in the range below.2014-07-01January 13 20152015-01-13April 03 20132013-04-03Night-time photograph of a procession with a smiling man in a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala walking among saffron-clad attendants. A hand on the right lifts a large garland of pink lotus, white jasmine and red flowers toward a brass kalasha, which is decorated with flowers. Several bald or shaved-headed men in orange and red cloth stand around, and a cameraman is visible in the background. The setting is a street with lit buildings and a dark sky.2014-07-04A photograph of a procession entering a decorated doorway at a devotee's house. A central man wearing a maroon-red robe, a red turban, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow marigolds with white and red flowers smiles and holds a small orange object in his hands. Flanking him, a man in orange-saffron robes with a bare shoulder and rudraksha beads holds a small plate with offerings, and another monastic in orange robes with white sacred ash marks on the forehead stands to the right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some clapping. Banana leaves and a striped cloth canopy hang overhead, and the doorway is wrapped in marigold garlands and orange ribbon. Several people are visible in the background.2014-06-26