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Evening outdoor procession at a building with warm lights and trees. A central man in a rust-red robe wears a large white flower garland, a heavy golden necklace with a central pendant, a brown rudraksha mala, and a red bindi; his long hair is swept back. Around him, young men and women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders walk with rudraksha malas, and one young man in orange robes with a tilak and mala stands at right. A young man at left carries a long white staff. Some attendants hold colourful cloth or flower garlands.

January 02 2016

2016-01-02 +2 copies

Evening outdoor procession on grass at dusk, with people walking in a line past a lit building. In the centre a man in a maroon-red cloth with a white jasmine garland and a large gold pendant walks barefoot; he wears a dark rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Beside him to the left, a young man in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver staff and a rudraksha mala. To the right, a woman in white saree with gold border wears a bindi and mala, and a young man in white dhoti and mala walks alongside. On the far left a young woman in deep red saree sings into a microphone. Behind them, devotees in orange and red robes walk with hands folded. a person: the centre figure with garland, gold pendant and maroon cloth fits the presentation cues.

August 07 2017

A nighttime outdoor procession on a paved courtyard lit by bright floodlights, with a corrugated-roof shelter and trees behind. A bearded man in a long rust-red robe with a gold beaded necklace and a sacred mark on his forehead walks forward while holding a silver-topped staff. Around him, several people in white dhotis and orange-red cloths stand with hands pressed in anjali, and a small child in white and a child in orange-red stand nearby; one child holds a small hand drum. Several onlookers in white and red attire stand at the left edge, with a bright lamp on a pole in the background.

Night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard at the Thiruvannamalai ashram, with bare trees and a dark red boundary wall behind. In the centre, a bearded man in a deep maroon robe wears a red and gold turban, a large pink-and-white flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace; he walks with a straight posture. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white head band, while men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls stand at the edges, one holding a white cloth bag. A woman in a blue sari and others in red and maroon garments are visible behind. Some participants gesture with raised arms. Eight to ten people are visible.

Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard lit by floodlights under dark trees, with a corrugated-roof shed at left. A central man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl wears a white tilak, a multi-strand gold necklace with pendant, gold armbands and bangles, and carries a silver-tipped staff. Behind him, a line of men in white dhotis and red-orange garments play drums and cymbals, some with palms joined in devotion. A small child in orange carries a gold-tipped staff among them.

July 13 2013

February 09 2017

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July 03 2016

A night procession on a paved path at an ashram, with a row of men in ceremonial dress walking in step. The central figure wears a maroon-brown robe, a red turban, a pink-and-white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant. Flanking him are two men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces, and two men in red-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white forehead bands. Behind them, drummers and other participants are partly visible under dark trees and a red wall, lit by a street lamp. The figure in the centre wears distinctive ornate adornments, a red turban, long swept-back hair and a red-and-gold gold necklace, consistent with the a person appearance cues, shown walking in the procession.

Night photograph of a devotional gathering in dark surroundings. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wearing a white headband stands in a maroon robe with wide gold bands at the waist, a heavy gold necklace and a textured brown-maroon shawl, his arms partly extended as he sings or chants. To his left, a woman in an orange-red sari with glasses and a rudraksha mala presses her palms together in anjali, beside another woman in maroon-and-gold robes doing the same. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and kurtas with rudraksha malas, some with hands folded, stand in a crowd lit faintly by the surrounding darkness. This appears to be a satsang or devotional moment with people in folded-hand greeting.