Photo of four men standing close together at an evening temple event, with a red carpet underfoot and a decorated backdrop of red, cream and gold cloth behind them. A bald man in the centre wears a loose saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bracelet, and a white tilak on his forehead; his hands are folded in front of him. To his right stands an older man in a white shirt, white dhoti with a red border and a red-and-white shawl over his shoulder. At the left, a man in a green short-sleeved shirt with a red tilak mark stands beside him, and at the right a man in glasses wears a white checked shirt and dark trousers. Behind them a crowd of onlookers is visible. A printed portrait of a bearded saint appears on a side banner. a person is the saffron-clad central figure, identified by his saffron robes, rudraksha mala and shaved head, and his presence at this event per the page. — Photo 230 of 240 from 13 December 2012

December 13 2012

Generated description: Photo of four men standing close together at an evening temple event, with a red carpet underfoot and a decorated backdrop of red, cream and gold cloth behind them. A bald man in the centre wears a loose saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bracelet, and a white tilak on his forehead; his hands are folded in front of him. To his right stands an older man in a white shirt, white dhoti with a red border and a red-and-white shawl over his shoulder. At the left, a man in a green short-sleeved shirt with a red tilak mark stands beside him, and at the right a man in glasses wears a white checked shirt and dark trousers. Behind them a crowd of onlookers is visible. A printed portrait of a bearded saint appears on a side banner. a person is the saffron-clad central figure, identified by his saffron robes, rudraksha mala and shaved head, and his presence at this event per the page.

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Date: 13 December 2012
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