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Outdoor temple-courtyard photograph of a ritual procession. A shaven-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold-toned necklace, raises a small ritual vessel high with one arm while holding a bell-like object in the other hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in white sari stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a pink sari with folded hands bows. Some onlookers, including children, watch from the crowd. On the right, a man holds a tall gold-tipped staff or standard, and marigold garlands hang at the frame edge. Behind them are a blue van, strings of orange and yellow lamps, a pale stone wall with a red sign, and a large white board with text. The scene reads as a devotional ceremony.

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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram entrance under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange and multicoloured bunting. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace and mala raises a lit oil lamp aloft with one arm. Around him, devotees in white with folded hands stand and watch; a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in a pale patterned sari also join in with folded hands. A man in white with a vertical white tilak on his forehead holds his hands together in prayer in the foreground. Behind the crowd a blue van and a videographer with a camera are visible, and a tall yellow ceremonial staff with a banner rises at the right edge. Marigold garlands hang at the right. a person candidate: the saffron-robed figure with the raised lamp shows a shaved head and orange robe but no hair or crown cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-12-22Outdoor procession at an ashram gate with a crowd in white clothes. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a bead necklace raises one arm high, while people around him press palms together. Two men at right hold long yellow ceremonial standards topped with metal finials, and a canopy with a red and gold border is visible. Several women wear white, pink and green saris, and a woman in pink holds a small bell. A decorated palanquin draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands sits at lower right. Behind them is a building with a printed banner and a blue van at left.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long multi-coloured garland of white and red flowers, with a gold necklace, and stands at the centre while hands gesture around him. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tall silver staff. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and a woman in a red sari and a woman with a white flower garland stand among the crowd. Behind them, a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with pink and red garlands sits beside stone temple pillars and a pink gopuram wall.2009-08-06An outdoor procession at an ashram gate, with a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala raising a brass lamp-like vessel with flame toward the sky. Beside him an older woman in a pink sari with a vibhuti mark on her forehead holds a small brass bell with folded hands, and a woman in a white top with red shawl stands nearby with hands pressed in namaskar. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a tall gold-topped staff with a red tassel and a gold ceremonial umbrella pole, while others walk with folded hands. Marigold garlands hang at lower right, a blue van is parked to the left, and a sign reads Temple on a red wall. The scene looks like a festival or ritual procession with a crowd of roughly twenty to thirty people.2010-12-22December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18An outdoor ritual gathering under a pink and white draped canopy with a crowd of devotees standing behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a long white and red flower garland, holds a lit flame or aarti lamp aloft while facing a sunken fire pit (homa or yagna kund) with flower petals and offerings. Beside and behind him, men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing orange shawls, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small child in white stands at right. Concrete brick blocks, a mat and a coconut-palm trunk frame the scene.2006-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 31 20092009-12-31