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A dim indoor hall with reddish-orange walls and a corrugated metal ceiling, a red carpet runner on the left and metal railings. A smiling woman with long dark hair in a maroon garment with a gold-bordered cloth and a multi-strand beaded necklace walks forward, with a mala-like cord hanging at her side. Behind her, a person in saffron-orange robes carries an offering or ritual item, and a drummer in orange clothing plays a large drum. A corkboard with photographs and notices hangs on the wall at right. Three people are visible.

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May 09 20132013-05-09A procession walks along a corridor with red carpet and metal railings. In the centre, a smiling person in orange-brown robes wears a marigold garland and has a painted forehead. Behind and beside them, figures in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red borders walk; a drummer with a large drum appears at the back left, and a boy in orange carries a brass plate holding a kalasha with green leaves. Another boy in orange walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, all wearing orange ritual clothing and white forehead markings, and the setting is an open-sided hall with windows.2013-05-12May 11 20132013-05-11A photograph of a hall with a red carpet runner between metal railings, leading toward a bright doorway. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold border stripes, a red-orange beaded necklace and gold bead necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a red forehead mark stands with palms pressed together and a smile. Behind him, a young attendant in orange cloth with a white forehead band carries a brass tray holding a small basket of flowers. Other young attendants in orange and saffron robes stand further back. The shawl and ornate adornments of the central figure match the presentation cues of a person, with the figure in a devotional, walking role; the identity is uncertain from appearance.2013-05-20A figure in a rust-red and saffron cloth walks barefoot down a red carpet between silver metal railings inside a hall with a corrugated roof. He wears a multi-strand beaded garland with a large pendant, and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him, several attendants in orange and maroon robes and white forehead bands follow, and one person in white stands at the right edge beside the railing. A dark-robed figure walks in the background. Through an open doorway ahead, a red-brick pillar is visible.2013-05-13A procession moves along a covered walkway with a red carpet and silver railings toward an open gate framed by palm fronds. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange garment, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and walks forward smiling. Beside him, a younger man in orange carries a brass vessel or kalasha with both hands. On the left, women in peach and orange saris with white forehead bands carry a small hand drum and cymbals, and a girl with a rudraksha mala plays a drum. A woman in orange stands at the right edge beside the railing. The setting appears to be an ashram walkway with orange walls and a palm-lined courtyard beyond.2013-05-11 +1 copiesA procession moves down a covered hall with a red carpet runner between metal railings. Several musicians in red and saffron garments raise long curved brass horns toward the ceiling, and a drummer in dark red at right beats a drum. A figure in the centre wears a dark red wrap, a long gold-toned necklace and bangles, and walks at the front of the group. Other attendants in orange and red dress follow, some in golden-banded garments. Bright daylight shines through the open doorway at the far end, and orange walls and a ceiling fan frame the scene.2013-07-12July 12 20132013-07-12A procession moves down a hall with a red carpet runner. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a gold necklace and a gold-striped cloth wrapped around his waist walks forward, hands together at his sides. Beside him, a young person in a red garment carries a small brass vessel with green leaves. Behind them, drummers beat barrel drums, and a row of young people in red and maroon robes stand with hands joined in namaste, with two long brass horns raised on the left. The hall has pink walls and an open doorway with bright light beyond.2013-07-02March 15 20132013-03-15A procession moves along a red-carpeted walkway inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and terracotta walls. In the centre, a man in a dark sleeveless top and long gold-striped cloth wears a multi-strand garland of flowers and beads and walks forward with his hands held together. Around him, young men and boys in orange-red dhotis and shawls carry long brass horns raised overhead, and one holds a small gold kalasha. Some palms are pressed together in greeting along the left railing. Bright daylight from an open doorway at the back lights the scene.2013-07-12A procession inside a covered hall with a red-carpeted walkway and metal railings. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange dhoti with a golden border and a long garland of marigolds and rudraksha beads with a gold pendant; his bare arms carry gold bangles. Behind him, a young attendant in orange holds a brass kalasha-style tray with yellow flowers and a green leaf arrangement. Around them, several young participants in red and orange saris and dhotis, many with white tilak marks and rudraksha malas, walk along; a woman at left holds a dhol-style drum and two others raise long curved brass horns. The procession suggests a ritual walk, possibly ratha or aarti-related, but the scene shows only the walking participants.2013-07-12