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December 21 2010

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in the centre-front wears a white dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and has long dark swept-back hair; he walks barefoot, with a garland of orange and purple flowers on a pillar nearby. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white and orange saris follow in a line, some with hands folded. A heap of orange-red flowers sits on a raised platform at right beside a deity murti area. Appearance-based a person cues include the long swept-back hair and gold necklace, with the figure leading the procession in white ritual clothes.

January 01 2017

Outdoor temple procession beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a man in a rust-red silk dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland, a layered rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, walks forward carrying a brass plate of offerings. Behind him, a line of devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with rudraksha malas, follow. On the left, a young man in white kurta and a long-sleeved white garment holds a tall trident-topped staff, and women in white and maroon saris also carry staffs. Saffron and colourful ceremonial flags hang at the edges, and a red-draped shrine structure stands to the right of a red-painted stone platform. The scene suggests a temple ritual procession.

Outdoor photo of a procession walking barefoot along a sandy path shaded by trees, beside a wooden rail fence. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-bordered edge wears a long red and white garland and a gold necklace, with long dark hair, and walks with hands folded. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. To the left, a man in white holds a yellow shawl and a bag, and further left another figure wears orange. A bald man in orange robes appears behind on the right. Several more devotees in white and orange follow along the path.

2010-01-02 +1 copies

December 03 2016

July 19 2016

Outdoor temple procession under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a brick-red dhoti and shawl, garlanded with a white flower garland and red-and-green tassels, walks along a stone path, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, shirtless men in orange dhotis carry a tall golden staff with a canopy and a brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands on the rocks near a small shrine decorated with yellow cloth and a deity murti. A red fence and a few other devotees are visible. A bright ceremonial umbrella with colourful tassels hangs at the top left.

August 02 2016

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a red-brown saffron-toned shawl and a beaded necklace with a gold pendant, walks across rough rocks. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala and an umbrella-like canopy with colourful fringed decorations, while people in orange and white robes follow behind a railing. A small lamp hangs from a pole. The setting is a sacred grove with a stone-paved platform.

A procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a sandalwood forehead mark and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot in a rust-red shawl, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with gold border walks beside others in saffron-orange robes, carrying trays and offerings. Ornate umbrellas with coloured tassels are held overhead. Stone steps and a red-painted wall frame the scene, with a few people partly visible at the right edge.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, a red-and-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, wearing a red-orange garland and carrying a silver tray. Around him, saffron-clad men with white tilaka and beads stand with hands folded, and several women in red and pink saris press palms together in namaskar. A small golden deity murti and a red-painted shrine block sit at the right edge, with a patterned blue rug on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the walking man wears a long dark-haired presentation with ornate gold necklaces and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to the event.

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