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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesA procession on a red carpet at an outdoor temple event. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown sari carries a brass tray with a pink-and-gold cloth, flowers and garlands. Beside her, young men with bare chests wear orange dhotis, rudraksha mala necklaces and white body markings, and one plays a hand drum. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in cream and rust saris stand along the line, with a crowd behind them.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual procession outdoors under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange garments with rudraksha mala and a vermilion forehead mark plays a drum. Beside him a man in orange dhoti and shawl carries a brass tray of lamps, with smoke rising from the ritual. Several people in white dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk through the procession, and a large decorated pink and red kalasha-like ornamental structure stands to the right. Metal barrier posts line the stone walkway.2016-04-03A photograph of a procession along a red carpet at an outdoor ashram event. Musicians in orange dhotis with rudraksha malas play a large drum and a wind instrument, and drummers at right strike cymbal-like drums. A tall decorated umbrella with red, blue, green and yellow fringe shades the line. A woman in a rust-brown sari carries a tray of flowers and offerings, and several women in white saris follow. A bare-chested man in orange at the far left wears a rudraksha mala. A white-shirted man beside the umbrella carries a drum. Spectators stand under a covered colonnade behind the procession.2017-03-11November 17 20172017-11-17A photograph of a night-time ritual gathering in an open outdoor courtyard with a dark sky and string lights overhead. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with a golden-yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands at the center, facing away, receiving a folded orange-and-red cloth offering from a man in a white dhoti with a red shawl. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and red shawls stand with hands folded in anjali, and women in saris press palms together. Several participants have white vibhuti and tripundra markings on their foreheads. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a garland stands on a red-tiled dais. The crowd of roughly twenty people stands in a loose line around the courtyard.2015-07-07March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02December 23 20162016-12-23September 24 20162016-09-24 +1 copies