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October 05 2014

October 05 2014

A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.

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Outdoor photo of a central man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a large white and red flower garland, gold and beaded necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, women and devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, some with tilak and red kumkum bindis. Brass oil lamps sit in the lower left foreground with flower offerings. Green trees and a tall carved temple tower appear in the background.

Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering with a central man in rust-red robes, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a thick rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white and red flower garland, and a vibhuti tilak on his forehead. Around him, many people in orange and saffron robes stand with palms joined in prayer, several with forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit in the lower left. Green trees and a temple structure appear in the background. The central man is a person candidate based on his robes, garlands, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with a tilak marking.

A photograph of a central man with closed eyes, hands pressed together in anjali, standing at a ceremony. He wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a gold ceremonial pendant on a rudraksha mala, a long garland of white flowers and red roses with green leaves, and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. Around him stand devotees in orange and saffron robes, also with palms joined, several wearing rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A younger woman in rust-red robes stands at left. Brass oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the floor at lower left. The setting appears outdoors beneath trees. The central man is an appearance-based candidate with garland, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but his face and frame are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the label is probable with uncertainty.

Outdoor temple-visit scene with devotees in a line near a red-and-gold temple pillar hung with yellow marigold garlands. At the centre-right, a shaved-headed man with white and ash tilak and white body markings stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala, a rust-red shawl and a yellow-and-rust dhoti. Beside him, a young person in an orange garment and rudraksha beads carries a silver plate of yellow flowers. Further left, a woman in an orange sari holds a tray of white and red flowers, and an older woman in white with a red-and-brown shawl stands with hands folded. Others in white and red-orange clothing stand behind, with green trees behind them.

A man stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, in an outdoor setting with trees and a pink-orange building behind. He wears a rust-red cloth wrap with a yellow-gold band, a thick rust-red beaded mala with gold bead ornaments, gold bangles and an armlet, and a small gold earring; his bare upper body is visible. Behind him, several young people in saffron-orange robes stand in line with hands folded, some with white forehead markings. One holds a gold kalasha-like vessel, and another holds a rope. The man's appearance matches the appearance-based cues of a person, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala, though this is uncertain.

Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a leafy tree with red pillars. In the centre a man in a maroon-red robe with a long red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him are men and youths in saffron-orange clothes with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several wear orange turbans. Others in white dhotis with gold borders and vibhuti marks on their foreheads stand nearby. A figure on the left holds a long curved horn, and a woman on the right in orange holds a floral offering. Devotees in white stand behind, with a mat on the ground.

Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.