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December 17 2011

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Night outdoor scene on a paved courtyard during a procession. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand together. The man on the right, with long dark hair swept back, a crown-like ornate headpiece, ceremonial gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print shawl over orange and red garments, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and a smile. The man on the left carries a silver vessel, and the man in the middle holds a tall pole with a silver ornament at its top. Tilak marks are visible on their foreheads. Dim lights and a building with a sign appear in the background.2011-12-17Night photo of a procession under a open-sided shed with a metal roof and a bare bulb. A man in the foreground stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a bright orange silk dhoti and a leopard-print shawl, with a gold waist sash, gold armlets, ornate necklaces and long dark hair; a white tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, three attendants in orange robes and white dhotis hold a large colourful striped parasol on a long pole, and one holds a silver vessel. The floor is paved with brick tiles and a small red flower lies on the ground. Several men are visible, plus the attendants with the parasol.2011-12-17December 15 20112011-12-15December 15 20112011-12-15December 17 20112011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17Evening procession at night with several men in saffron and orange robes walking along a brick-paved path under dim lights. The central figure in a saffron robe with a leopard-print shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha malas carries a long wooden staff and smiles. Behind him, a man in orange holds a silver kalasha with a green leaf and another carries a small silver tray. A man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right with a mala. A saffron flag with an emblem hangs at left.2011-12-17Night outdoor photo on bare dry ground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a long ornate orange garland with gold bead-like ornaments, smiles and gestures with his right hand while walking. Behind him two shaved-headed sannyasi-attired men in orange, one with palms joined in namaskar, the other holding a small gold ceremonial pot and wearing an orange cloth with red border under an orange-red umbrella on a pole. Several more people in orange and one woman in a white sari stand in the dark background. a person is the man with long hair and orange garlands, shown as a walking figure in the procession beside sannyasis.2013-04-03January 03 20152015-01-03December 17 20112011-12-17Night procession on a paved path lined with dark trees and a red-edged curb. In front, a man with long dark curling hair, a white tilak on his forehead, layered flower garlands and gold chains, and gold bangles walks in a saffron-orange silk dhoti and shawl with a red border; he is. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a beaded necklace carries a gold tray or plate, and a bare-chested man in orange follows further back, with other robed attendants in the background.2011-11-29Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21