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A photograph of a welcome procession at an ashram entrance with red pillars and a red iron gate. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt plays a large double-headed drum, and a trumpet-like horn player stands beside him in white. A woman in an orange-peach sari with a red blouse holds a long marigold garland, and another woman in orange garments with orange garlands stands nearby with hands in anjali. A young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange garland walks barefoot on the left. Several people in white and light clothing stand in the background beyond the gate, and an orange cloth is laid on the floor.

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A photograph of a temple procession scene. In the foreground a musician in a white shirt and trousers plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument) with a bell-shaped end, while carrying a black drum-bag strap across his shoulder and standing beside a large hand drum (chenda-style) with gold trim. To the left a man in white with a garland of orange flowers stands near a woman in a green blouse and orange-yellow sari. Other white-clad devotees and people in colourful saris are blurred in the background near orange-red pillars and a red-striped wall, with a sign on the wall. Warm, hazy light.2012-04-14April 14 20122012-04-14September 29 20062006-09-29December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a procession at an outdoor pavilion decorated with orange flags and banana leaves. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a white and red flower garland walks barefoot across the ground, with a probable Swamiji candidate identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and the garland. Behind, musicians in white dhotis and gold-bordered attire play a nadaswaram-style wind instrument and double-headed drums, while a cameraman films on the right. Brass plates of offerings sit on the lower left.2007-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a garden with trees and pink flowering shrubs. Two musicians in white dhotis and shawls play long brass horns, and a drummer in white with a red and gold barrel drum walks at right. Behind them, a man with long dark hair, a saffron robe and a large gold-toned necklace walks in the centre, with a second saffron-robed man carrying a small brass kalasha or ritual vessel. Other men in white and onlookers, including women and children, stand along the path. Ritual procession with ceremonial horns and drums.2006-09-29June 01 20092009-06-01A temple procession scene with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing traditional instruments in a stone-paved courtyard. A boy in a yellow kurta plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), an older man in white plays a small drum-like instrument, and a younger man in white holds a frame drum. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the stone temple doorway, and a woman in a white sari is seen at the left edge beside a large orange and red decorated umbrella. White kolam rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground.2012-05-18 +1 copiesJune 19 20132013-06-19A photo of a procession moving along a covered walkway lined with metal railings and colourful painted pillars. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large barrel drum, and a younger man in white beside him carries a small ceremonial item. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes walks with garlands, including a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari carrying a metal pot. Seated devotees in white and orange line the foreground, and a striped umbrella is visible at upper right.2009-06-01December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of a traditional Indian musical procession in a covered corridor of a white building. Men in white dhotis and shirts play instruments: the central player blows a long brass nadaswaram-style horn with an orange-yellow sash and rudraksha-style neck tassels, another man beside him plays a similar horn, and two men on the left and right carry double-headed drums (thavil) slung over their shoulders, one with a woven orange strap and one with a green-and-gold rim. Several other men in white stand in the background. A small orange and white garland decoration hangs over a red-framed doorway, and potted palms and a blue plastic chair sit near the entrance.2009-06-22