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December 25 2015

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Night procession scene on a sandy ground with warm lamplight and strong shadows. A woman in a red-orange turban, gold-beaded necklace, gold armband and red-and-gold saffron draped garment stands centre-left, facing right, with a faint smile. Beside her to the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together at his chest. Behind them, other devotees in red and orange robes and a woman in a green sari stand with palms joined. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind, and a man in white shirt with a lanyard stands at right. The page does not identify who the centre figure is from appearance; the cues are a turban, gold necklace and saffron clothing, but identity is not established.2015-11-16Night procession photograph of devotees walking through a dim outdoor setting. In the foreground, a man in white ritual dress with gold-bordered cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Beside him, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, holding a small object in one hand. Behind them, other devotees in orange and white clothing walk in the crowd, with a lit building and string lights in the background.2013-07-13January 21 20132013-01-21December 25 20152015-12-25Night photograph on a dark outdoor path lined with colourful string lights and a street lamp. In the foreground, an older man in an orange-saffron robe and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings, walks beside a younger man in a maroon robe with a gold-banded waist sash, a red-and-white cloth wrap on his head and a heavy gold-beaded necklace. Behind them, several men in maroon and saffron garments walk, one holding a white phone. A man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge and a man in a maroon robe walks at the right. The scene suggests a procession or walk at a Kumbh gathering.2015-09-14Night photograph of two men outdoors against dark blurred lights. In the foreground, a man in red-orange draped cloth with gold-edged bands on his arms and a beaded gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a red mark on his forehead and white paste on his brow. Behind him to the left, a man in white dhoti-style cloth wears a long dark rudraksha-style mala and holds a small orange bag and a white cloth. The setting appears to be a nighttime outdoor gathering.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night photograph on a dirt ground at an outdoor site, with a bright light in the background and a pile of stones or construction material behind. Left: a man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak mark, wearing a gold-bordered brown-orange wrap, a gold-beaded necklace, and a rudraksha-style mala. Center: an older bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, holding a long wooden staff, with a white-clad man standing behind him. Right: a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha mala, holding a handheld torch.2013-11-05December 25 20152015-12-25March 03 20182018-03-03April 03 20132013-04-03Night outdoor event on sand with a crowd seated in the background. A central seated man wears a red-orange robe, an orange-gold shawl, a multi-strand gold-and-beaded necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, with dark hair decorated by a green leaf and white flower. He sits on a wooden seat with a leopard-print cushion and a red mat, with a brass vessel nearby. On the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange border and a beaded garland walks past, and on the right a bare-backed man in a striped pink cloth stands with his back to the camera. A microphone stand is visible behind the seated figure.2015-12-25