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March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20Night procession at a riverside ghat, lit by street lamps and colourful pandal lights. A central man wears a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala, holding a brass vessel, with a hand-held orange umbrella overhead and a gold palanquin canopy at left. Around him, devotees in saffron, white and pink garments press close; several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and ochre cloth, and some people raise folded hands in namaste. Many umbrellas and red flags fill the crowd beside the water. The swami identification cannot be confirmed from appearance; the group reads as a sannyasi-led ritual procession.2016-04-24Dusk street scene at a riverside plaza with a tall clock tower and street lamps glowing. A group of men walks in procession across the paved ground. Foreground figures wear saffron-orange robes, including one in an orange dhoti-style wrap with a dark rudraksha mala and a tall man in a long orange robe carrying a dark umbrella. A man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl walks at the left, and a man in a white vest is nearby. Behind them, crowds of devotees and onlookers, some women in saris and salwar, fill the square beneath a darkening sky with shops and buildings in the background.Dense evening crowd at an outdoor festival ground with string lights and tents behind. At the centre, a smiling person in an orange and saffron turban and draped orange-brown shawl wears a long orange-and-white flower garland, a red tilak on the forehead and layered gold necklaces. Swamiji (probable): the swept-back long hair, saffron turban, ornate gold necklaces and garland are visible cues. Around them, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees press close, one bald man in the foreground wears a multi-strand bell-metal necklace, and a man in dark clothing folds his hands in greeting. Several people hold up silver ceremonial staffs and a camera operator is visible. Roughly twenty or more people are visible.2013-02-12Night photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a festival site, lit by strings of lights and an illuminated multi-tiered pavilion behind. A woman in a deep maroon turban and maroon top, with white flower garland and brown shawl, smiles at the centre. Beside her a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron robe, a wooden rudraksha-style mala, and white tilak on his forehead. Around them men wear yellow and white dhotis and kurtas, and a bare-chested man in the foreground wears gold-beaded garlands and white tilak. Many spectators press in, some holding cameras and phones. Visible flags and bunting decorate the scene.2016-05-16Night procession in a crowded street with many devotees pressing close. At the centre, a figure in an orange-and-saffron turban and reddish-brown robes wears a thick orange marigold garland, multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, smiling. A bald man in reddish robes walks beside him with a hand extended, and a young man in white reaches toward him. Around them, devotees hold orange flags and long silver-tipped staffs, and a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands to the right. Several people in white and orange clothing fill the background. a person (appearance-based label: long-style turban, saffron-orange and ornate clothing, garland and beaded malas, in a procession role).2013-02-12Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors around a central group. A woman in a maroon-red turban and maroon shawl, with white flower garland, smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her a young man with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead, orange-brown shawl and beaded necklaces stands among devotees. Right of centre an older bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak, presses his palms together in namaste. A bald man in white clothes faces away from the camera toward them. Many people in yellow, white and saffron clothing surround them, some holding up mobile phones and a camera. Behind, a lit pavilion with red and white lights, string lights and yellow flags.2016-05-16 +1 copiesEvening photograph of a group walking across a paved plaza at dusk in a busy Indian town, with a clock tower and street lamps behind them. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks at the front, followed by a man in an orange shawl. A man in orange robes and a red-striped shoulder bag walks beside them, and two women in cream and red-bordered saris walk at the right edge. Several men in white kurtas wear orange shawls. Crowds, shopkeepers and hoardings with printed posters fill the background.