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Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor ashram setting. A smiling man in the centre wears an ornate gold-embroidered sherwani, a gold-and-cream turban and a maroon shawl, and walks forward with one hand raised. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange kurtas and rudraksha malas. On the right, a man in saffron carries a silver kalasha decorated with red flowers and a green cloth. A man in white with yellow shawl and forehead tilak sits at the left edge.

Night procession on a dirt road with a dark background and distant lights. A man in white and yellow robes with a yellow shawl and white forehead markings walks at left. Several men in saffron/orange robes with dark red borders walk together. A central man wears a cream embroidered sherwani, a white turban and a maroon sash, smiling as he walks. At right, a saffron-robed man with a tilak carries a silver kalasha decorated with red flowers and green leaves on a tray. Another saffron-robed man wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession toward a temple.

June 09 2009

Night photograph of a procession on a paved area beside a parked silver SUV and a street lamp. A man in the centre wears a white turban and an ornate cream embroidered sherwani with a long maroon scarf, walking with eyes lowered and hands near his waist. To his left, a man in orange robes with a hand raised near his face walks beside him. On the right, a smiling man in orange robes holds a silver kalasha decorated with red flower garlands and green leaves. Another person in white stands at the far right edge, and a figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge. Several people, all male, are visible.

March 15 2006

A night procession in a temple corridor during the Madurai Aadheenam Gnanasambandar Gurupooja festival. Two men walk hand in hand at centre: the man second from left wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a white floral garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-gold headband and vibhuti marks. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears an orange-and-red robe, gold-bordered shawl, a white garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold headband. Surrounding men wear orange robes, white dhotis and white-shirted attendants, with a man at right in an olive-and-blue dhoti and a white shirt. Festival lights and garlands hang overhead.

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March 15 2006

A photograph of a procession entering a decorated doorway at a devotee's house. A central man wearing a maroon-red robe, a red turban, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow marigolds with white and red flowers smiles and holds a small orange object in his hands. Flanking him, a man in orange-saffron robes with a bare shoulder and rudraksha beads holds a small plate with offerings, and another monastic in orange robes with white sacred ash marks on the forehead stands to the right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some clapping. Banana leaves and a striped cloth canopy hang overhead, and the doorway is wrapped in marigold garlands and orange ribbon. Several people are visible in the background.

April 11 2012

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A photograph in a doorway corridor of a temple-like building. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and red shawl with a white vertical forehead mark carries a silver tray holding a coconut wrapped in a red and green cloth with leaves. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with a garland and a cream-coloured turban walks with palms pressed together. Along the right side, devotees in yellow, red and green saris and a grey jacket stand with hands folded in namaste, and a man in the background applauds. A carved wooden door with red rosettes is visible at the end of the hall. Four people are prominent, with a larger group in the background.