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July 23 2009

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A photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure in an orange-saffron turban with a small red jewel and a long-haired, orange-saffron garment draped over the shoulders, adorned with gold necklaces and bangles and smiling as he places a hand on a devotee's head. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala smiles, and on the right a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold armlet stands with a magenta-bordered cloth. In the foreground, men in white shirts and grey hair sit or stand with their backs to the camera, and a floral arrangement of orange and magenta flowers decorates the stage behind.2011-12-20A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors in a dense procession, with a weathered corrugated metal wall covered in posters behind them. At the centre, a smiling man wears a saffron-orange turban and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, with ornate gold necklaces and beaded malas, and he holds a small orange object in his hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls or rudraksha malas, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the upper left. A man in white with glasses and a mala stands on the right. Copyright text overlays the lower right corner of the photograph.2006-09-24July 23 20092009-07-23January 01 20072007-01-01A crowd walks outdoors among saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees. In the center, a man with long dark hair wears a bright orange-red turban, a red robe and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant; he appears to be a person by appearance and presentation. Beside him, a bald, white-bearded elder in orange robes walks with eyes lowered, and a saffron-clad monk with gold beads and glasses raises a finger. Uniformed police officers in khaki and peaked caps stand at the right edge, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala is at left. Behind them, many devotees in white, yellow, blue and orange press together.2009-07-23January 02 20082008-01-02February 11 20132013-02-11October 15 20072007-10-15September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesJuly 25 20072007-07-25A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls, a wooden door and a wooden-shuttered window, where a crowd stands close together. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange turban and a saffron robe with a long gold ceremonial necklace, his hands clasped in front of him. Beside him on the right, an older bearded man with grey hair and a vermilion dot on his forehead wears an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. On the left, a man in white robes with a white cap stands near a bearded man in an orange robe. A garland of white and yellow flowers hangs at the right edge. Several other people stand behind them, one with hands folded at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the centre man has long hair, saffron turban and robe, and a ceremonial gold necklace, and stands among devotees at the event.2007-01-30A crowded indoor room with white walls, a wooden door and a wooden-framed window. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in the centre. A man in an orange turban and gold beaded necklace gestures forward, and a bald sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. A bearded man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a bald man with white vibhuti marks on the forehead are also prominent. Many devotees in white and light shirts press around them, and an older bearded man with a white cloth over his shoulder stands at the lower left.2007-01-30