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March 02 2013

Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.

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March 10 2013

May 19 2013

Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a mat-lined path with blue tape guides. In the foreground, a man in a red turban with a long red and orange flower garland and gold ornaments walks at left; a man with a silver vessel and a bare-chested man with a tall ceremonial staff stand beside him. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white forehead bands and rudraksha malas carry a golden ceremonial staff, a trident-topped rod and a metal gong. A multicoloured fringed canopy and banana leaves frame the scene, and men in white shirts stand at right, one photographing. Procession, ritual walk.

January 02 2016

February 12 2015

Night-time temple scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a matching headwrap with a jewelled band, wearing long rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace and gold armbands, walking toward a shrine. Behind him, two women in orange saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth waits at right. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and a trident-shaped staff line the stone floor, and a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands is visible at left. Banana leaves and palm trees frame the open courtyard. a person is the man in rust-brown robes with the jewelled headwrap and rudraksha malas, shown walking as a ritual participant, with an appearance-based identification only.

Photograph inside a dim stone temple passage where several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a line facing a shrine. A central figure in a rust-orange sari with long dark hair stands closest to the camera, with a bald-headed man in orange beside her and another bald man in orange on the right, all facing a red-clad deity murti lit by a small oil lamp at the far end. Brass bells hang on the carved wooden doorframes, and a red cloth hangs from the ceiling at the top left.

2012-05-22 +1 copies

Evening photo at a red-walled building with concrete steps. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange and maroon robes descend the steps, one with a shaved head and wrapped waist cloth, another with rudraksha beads. A child in maroon clothing with a red head wrap and beaded necklaces walks down the steps. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with beaded necklaces stands near the edge. Behind them, devotees in white saris and white shirts stand at the doorway with hands folded in a respectful greeting. No identifiable a person is clearly visible; the figures are shown in roles as sannyasi, child and devotees.

Photo of a procession descending red stone steps at dusk beneath strings of fairy lights. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes holds a tall staff with a curved top at centre. To his left, a man in saffron-and-gold dhoti and shawl with gold armlets and a white tilak walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in orange-gold garments and a long rudraksha-style mala carries a white garland. Behind them, several men in orange robes with white forehead markings play long brass horns and a drum, and one carries a brass pot with flowers. A metal railing and lamp poles frame the scene.