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January 06 20122012-01-06November 05 20132013-11-05January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony. A seated man in orange robes and a matching orange head cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sits at centre-left while a woman in orange and pink, wearing beaded necklaces, bends forward with hands raised toward him. Behind them, a man in a dark orange-and-white robe stands facing right and holds a white book with a red tasselled cloth. A man in a cream-coloured embroidered kurta stands at the far left. A white fringed canopy is held overhead by a man in a light blue shirt, and several men in orange robes and turbans stand in the background near a fence.2006-12-22February 15 20132013-02-15 +2 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11A dim temple hall with a dark stone floor. In the left foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange turban with rudraksha mala stands barefoot. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red shawls, stand in a line behind him. On the right, a man in a flowing orange robe gestures with his hand, and another person in orange stands at the right edge. A brightly painted deity panel with goddess imagery hangs on the back wall, and oil lamps hang above it.2009-08-11November 05 20132013-11-05February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession on a dirt road beside a red-ochre wall, lit by a few lamps. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair, a ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, dressed in saffron orange robes with gold borders, walks ahead with eyes lowered. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with gold trim and a bead necklace walks at right. At left, a man in white dhoti with maroon border holds a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron with gold-trimmed cloth leads ahead, wearing a beaded necklace. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in red and maroon saris follow. A decorative ceremonial headdress and a floral-patterned banner are visible at top left. Several people walk barefoot or in sandals. The procession moves toward the temple.2010-11-21October 15 20172017-10-15