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July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor reception on a red carpet under palm trees, with a crowd of devotees pressing in on both sides. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with rudraksha malas raises his hand in blessing toward the center. A figure in a red-orange turban and long garland of white flowers walks barefoot down the carpet, wearing an orange-brown cloth with a long rudraksha mala. Women in sarees hold brass kalasha pots and flower offerings as others press palms together in greeting; a yellow building stands behind. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand around the procession.2014-07-02July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a procession on a dirt path under a thatched canopy decorated with yellow and green banana leaves. A central sannyasi in maroon robes, a maroon turban and a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers raises one hand in greeting and smiles. Around him, shaven-headed sannyasis in maroon and saffron-bordered robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and men in white dhotis and shirts and onlookers in the background follow. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not established, so the central figure is described by role only.2014-06-26June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a covered verandah entrance where saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees are gathered. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-red dhoti wears a gold necklace and a red garland, raising one hand in greeting, with a group in orange robes and shaved heads around him. A man in a white shirt wearing a red garland stands at left, and a man at right holds a folded orange cloth with palms pressed together in greeting. Green iron grilles with white flower garlands hang beside them, and people stand behind the grille. Leafy plants with white flowers frame the left side.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 30 20152015-06-30 +3 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a temple entrance with a central figure in a dark maroon robe receiving a long garland of yellow marigolds and white and red flowers. Around him, several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and stand with bare upper bodies, one with a white-tipped shaved head and another with long dreadlocks in a white dhoti. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends low at the foot of the garland, and young boys in orange, red and yellow shirts watch from the side. A striped cloth canopy hangs above the doorway and a green-shirted man stands on a raised ledge behind the group.2018-01-18 +1 copies