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Night procession at an ashram with a group of devotees in red-brown and white ritual clothing, many with white and sandalwood tripundra forehead marks and rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti with gold border carries a tall silver staff, and a standing figure in a maroon-and-gold top with a leopard-print lower garment and a fresh white and red garland holds his palms together in greeting. Behind them a woman in white carries a brass vessel with flowers, and a golden banner and trident-topped staffs appear in the background.

2013-11-17 +1 copies

Night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard. A bearded man in rust-red robes wears a long red and yellow marigold garland and walks barefoot. Beside him a younger man in red robes and a rudraksha mala carries a silver plate. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti plays a barrel drum, and other figures in red and white follow under bright lamplight from a vehicle.

Night procession outdoors led by a woman in a rust-red sari and matching red headwrap, smiling and holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in both hands. She wears a red and white flower garland, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads. Around her, men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, and men in white dhotis walk with her; one man in a white kurta carries a small torch. Behind them a red and gold ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) and a ceremonial staff are visible. The a person candidate's appearance is not clearly established here, so the identity is unsure.

A night procession on a dirt ground, with a row of people in orange and white walking along a striped woven mat. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and walks barefoot, appearing to be a person by his garland and saffron-toned robe, though his face and cues are not fully clear. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a shawl walks, and several men in orange shirts and red-orange dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, follow. On the right, drummers in orange clothing play large drums. Dark trees and a shed form the background.

Night procession walking along a narrow woven mat path lined with fallen leaves, past a red wall and bougainvillea. In the centre a man in a rust-brown robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and walks ahead of the group. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-ochre ash mark holds a ceremonial staff. Behind them devotees in orange and red garments walk, and to the right men in orange shirts and pink-red lungis carry drums and play them. Several people in white robes follow in the dim background.

July 01 2014

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February 13 2018

A night procession on a dirt path. Two drummers in the foreground play large barrel drums, one in a red-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti, the other in a light blue shirt holding a small hand cymbal. Behind them, a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks under a fringed umbrella-style canopy with red trim, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. A man in white on the right carries a red kalasha pot on his head, and others carry brass lamps on poles. Dark trees and scattered lights frame the scene.

Night procession on a dirt road with a lit, ornate deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha in the background. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala plays a drum, while a man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash beats a drum and a bare-chested man in white with gold border carries a standard. An elderly man in white with a red-and-orange sash covers his face with a hand, and another elderly man in white holds a tall orange and gold banner. Floodlights and trees frame the nighttime scene.

May 29 2015