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June 30 2015

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A photograph at an airport terminal showing a crowd of onlookers behind a metal railing, many holding up mobile phones to take pictures. In the centre, a person wearing a rust-orange turban and a heavy garland of pink, yellow and blue flowers is being garlanded and has a hand reaching to them. To the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a bead bracelet holds a tall silver staff. A man in a white shirt in the lower left leans in toward the garlanded figure. Sign-boards and glass doors are visible behind the crowd.2015-06-30June 30 20152015-06-30A central figure wearing a rust-red turban, a red-brown robe with gold-striped bands, and a thick multicoloured garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, smiling and raising one hand in greeting beneath an orange ceremonial parasol at an airport arrivals area. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-brown robes with rudraksha malas stand beside him. A woman in a turquoise sari holds a tray of flower petals at left, and several schoolgirls in red uniforms and white headbands crowd around him. a person is the central figure: a turban, a red-brown robe, and a flower garland; the page labels this a welcome at the airport. Two physical people are not part of the central group: a woman with a tray and a standing man in glasses. Visible count: about eleven people.2015-06-30January 13 20152015-01-13Indoor ritual photograph in a hall with pink walls and a red curtain, with smoke or incense haze in the air. A bare-chested priest at left in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl holds a silver plate of green leaves and pink and white flowers. Centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and rust-coloured robe wears a long red-and-pink garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha beads, and holds a hand toward the offerings; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron turban, garland and ornate necklace. To the right, a woman in a rust-red sari with folded hands and a man in an orange shawl stand near a silver plate of yellow offering. A cameraman stands at left. Several people in saffron and white stand behind, and a child in a garland is at far right.2013-09-16June 20 20142014-06-20October 02 20152015-10-02A photo of a central figure wearing an orange-red turban and a large garland of pink, red, yellow and white flowers, smiling as a crowd of devotees receives him at an airport terminal entrance. A woman in a light blue sari on the left holds a brass plate of flowers and a lamp for an aarti welcome. Shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and bare arms surround him, and a girl with a ponytail stands in front. Onlookers stand behind glass doors in the background. a person: the turbaned figure in the centre, identified by his orange-red turban, flower garland and the welcome setting, appears to be the honoured guest. Other people are devotees and sannyasis.2015-06-30June 30 20152015-06-30June 30 20152015-06-30June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a crowd greeting arrival at an airport terminal. In the centre, a man wrapped in a rust-red turban is draped with a long garland of white jasmine and orange and red marigolds and rose petals. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes, one with rudraksha beads and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings, hold and adjust the garland. Behind them, a crowd presses against a barrier, with some raising white paper sheets, and uniformed security staff stand nearby.2015-10-02