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August 05 2014

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Night procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.2013-03-10July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard with bright lights and drifting haze. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a white-pink flower garland stands at the centre holding a silver staff, flanked by a man in orange cloth with a long gold staff. Behind them a large crowd of people in orange and saffron garments, many carrying ornate orange and red umbrellas and a yellow banner on a pole. Some men have white body markings and bare torsos wrapped in orange cloth; a few women wear rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces. A man in white stands at the right edge.2017-02-09July 22 20132013-07-22Night procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees. A central man in a brown dhoti with gold waist bands, a gold necklace and a long multicolour flower garland walks smiling, with a hand raised. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes with tilak on their foreheads play long golden horns, and others carry silver ceremonial staffs topped with finials, with a red carpet underfoot. Several participants wear rudraksha malas. The setting appears to be a festival procession, consistent with the Guru Purnima context.2013-07-22February 21 20162016-02-21Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram ground lit by string lights, with palms behind. A central figure in an orange-red turban, gold-beaded necklace and gold waist cloth walks barefoot, carrying a silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) on a long pole. Around him, a large group of young children and adults in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands walk in procession, several carrying ceremonial staffs with silver finials, and two or more others hold tall silver staffs.2013-07-22A dim indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof, photographed from behind a crowd of seated devotees. In the foreground, shaved-headed men and women in saffron and orange robes with gold borders sit close together, some wearing rudraksha malas. At the centre, on a raised silver-decorated seat beneath an ornate silver parasol, a figure in orange clothing with a garland sits facing the assembly with hands folded. A few people in white stand near the platform, and decorative hangings line the walls. The setting suggests a Guru Purnima satsang at the Dhyanapeetam.2013-07-22December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesA procession at dusk on a sandy open ground in front of a decorated tent with yellow, blue and red drapes and strings of lights. Dozens of people in saffron-orange robes walk in a long column, many with white headbands and beaded necklaces, some children among them. At the centre, a figure in a brown-orange robe and gold necklace is carried or led under a tall ceremonial parasol, with ritual staffs, a trident-topped pole and a long brass horn held aloft. Men in white dhotis stand to the left with hands pressed together. Dark clouds fill the sky above.2013-07-22Night outdoor ritual procession in front of a red-brick building with a lit roof. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti raises a burning flame aloft in both hands, facing a line of people. A tall multicoloured umbrella-style canopy and several orange-and-red ceremonial umbrellas stand behind. To the left, drummers in white dhotis and orange shawls play drums while others hold ceremonial items. A large crowd of devotees in orange, red, white and saffron saris and dhotis stands on the right, several with hands folded in prayer. Sandy ground is lit by a torch. Other participants in orange robes and garlands line the procession route.2016-09-05