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Night procession at an ashram entrance with a large multicolour fringed parasol held aloft over a central figure. A man in an orange-brown saffron robe and matching turban walks barefoot, hands extended toward a woman in a deep red sari holding a garland. Behind them a drummer in white beats a drum, and women in pink and salmon saris and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala carry a silver umbrella. Tour buses and lit posts stand in the background, and a cameraman in the left foreground films the scene.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard lit by a illuminated shrine chariot behind. A central man with long dark hair and a beard wears a maroon-brown robe, a white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and carries a tall silver staff. Around him walk people in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings, a bare-chested boy in a magenta cloth, and women in white and grey saris. A multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella and smaller decorated umbrellas are held overhead, and a red container stands at the left edge.2017-02-09July 31 20152015-07-31February 09 20172017-02-09A night procession on a paved courtyard at a religious event. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long pale-pink flower garland and a gold pendant walks centrally, holding a large colourful umbrella with striped red, yellow, green and blue panels above him. Around him, a group in saffron-orange robes carry silver staffs and ceremonial rods, and some wear rudraksha beads. A young woman at left in orange clothing and a boy in white shirt walk nearby. A brightly lit green-and-gold chariot or shrine with decorative lights glows in the background against the dark sky.2017-02-09Night procession at an ashram with a multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella held over the scene. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a marigold garland and a tilak, stands at the centre receiving a brass plate or offering from a young man in orange dhoti. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand with palms joined or hold a torch, and a woman in red sari stands at right. Illuminated decorated chariot structures and lights glow in the background, and a striped mat lies on the ground.2016-12-06December 02 20172017-12-02November 06 20112011-11-06Night photograph of a ceremony on a brick-red stepped platform lit by bright floodlights, with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. Two large decorated ceremonial umbrellas with bright fringed borders, red, yellow and blue, are raised above the scene. A man in a dark rust-brown robe wears a long marigold garland and stands at the centre, with a silver ceremonial staff nearby. To his left, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands beside a figure in maroon and gold kneeling to attend to offerings. Behind, a seated woman in orange robes sits on a gilded chair, and a woman in a maroon sari with rudraksha mala watches at right. Several attendants in white and gold clothing stand on the steps.2016-12-23A nighttime procession on a paved courtyard lit by floodlights. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a deep maroon-brown robe, a large gold pendant necklace, a white flower garland and sandals, and raises a hand near a striped multicoloured canopy umbrella carried by a man in white dhoti with gold border. To the left, a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange robe carry staffs with white tops; behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand along the route. A brightly illuminated temple chariot with ornate spires and a carved deity murti stands in the background beside green foliage and a red wall.2017-02-09A nighttime procession on a stone-paved courtyard. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-red robe, a gold pendant and garlands of white flowers, and holds a tall silver staff. Around him, barefoot young men in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas walk in step, some with white and yellow forehead markings. A woman in a grey sari and a man in white dhoti with gold border walk nearby. Behind them stands a lit golden ratha/chariot beneath a multicoloured fringed umbrella, with more umbrellas at the edges. The scene looks like a temple procession at night.2017-02-09