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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesA dense crowd surrounds a central figure with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown garment and a thick gold ceremonial necklace, draped with a large garland of red, yellow and green flowers with leaves. Around him, men in orange and saffron turbans and orange-brown dhotis with rudraksha malas press close, and some hold a plate of fruit and bananas overhead. Women in white and cream saris stand in front, and a man in a white shawl and gold-rimmed glasses appears at right. Several men in yellow dhotis and shawls stand in the background beside tall pillars. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering with a crowded, festive atmosphere.2015-01-13Outdoor street photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a rust-brown ochre wrap, a rudraksha mala, a large ornate gold necklace and a white and red flower garland, bending forward with his hands over a red-wrapped ceremonial object. Behind him, several saffron-orange robed sannyasis, some shaved-headed and bare-chested with beaded malas, stand and chant. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and red rudraksha mala on the right hands over a pot of leaves. Cars, a yellow bus and roadside buildings fill the background. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2014-06-21Outdoor photo at dusk of a smiling man with short dark hair and a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold-beaded mala, garlanded with white jasmine and marigold garlands. Beside him a woman in white sari with a red-and-pink border and glasses holds a brass tray with flowers and a fruit-filled basket, performing a welcome. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a young man in saffron robes raise an orange-and-gold ceremonial umbrella on a pole, with saffron flags, cars and palm trees along the road. Devotees in white and orange crowd the foreground.2009-11-25January 12 20092009-01-12June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesOutdoors near a dusty road, a smiling man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands at centre holding a glass vessel with flowers and green leaves that an older woman in a beige sari with a shawl extends toward him. A man in white on the right drapes a long red and white flower garland, and a man in white on the left faces away from the camera. Behind them an orange and blue draped canopy and a few people in white clothes are visible.2010-02-17December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor photo of a roadside welcome. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, a long garland of beads, and white tilak marks stands beside a grey car, smiling. A woman in white clothes holds up a large flower garland of red, yellow and multicoloured blossoms toward him. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a gold-colored shawl holds a silver puja vessel topped with a yellow-orange pumpkin-like offering. Behind them, a crowd of white-clad and yellow-clad devotees gathers under tall saffron and gold ceremonial banners on poles. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a gold beaded necklace stands in the foreground, and an orange-clothed bearded man is visible in the background. Blue sky and green trees frame the scene.2011-07-15