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July 13 2011

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July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A joyful outdoor procession in which a central man in a white turban and white-and-gold shawl, wearing a long white and white-flower garland with coloured ribbons and a rudraksha mala, raises his hands and holds up white feathery fans or chamaras. Around him devotees in white kurtas and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, hold up tall poles and a colourful fringed canopy above. Several people smile and cheer, and photographers with video cameras film the scene from the lower foreground. Scattered flower petals cover the ground.2005-01-01 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd presses around a bald, white-bearded man in an orange-saffron robe, with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He is being guided through the throng by men in white shirts and dhotis, some with raised hands reaching toward him. A man in a white shirt and mask stands near, and a man in white holds a large garland of red flowers at right. Several men in white, some with gold wristwatches and bracelets, press in from all sides. a person cues: saffron robe and an ornate, distinctive presence, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm. The scene reads as a procession or public darshan, with people reaching out to touch or greet the central figure.2009-07-23Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing forward along a dirt path beside a village house with terracotta roof and a banana plant. A man in the centre wears a maroon garment, a red-orange turban and a long white garland of flowers, smiling and raising his hand in greeting. Around him devotees reach out with raised palms, some folded in namaskar. A man in white kurta with rudraksha mala walks on the left, and a shaven-headed monk in orange robes stands in front with folded hands. Mango and palm trees fill the background. a person is the central figure, shown being greeted by devotees during a darshan visit.2014-07-01December 31 20092009-12-31June 24 20142014-06-24 +3 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02February 12 20132013-02-12A dense nighttime crowd presses around a vehicle at a procession, with many people raising hands and phones toward a central figure. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style neck garland stands near the car, and a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a flower garland. A video camera operator is visible at upper right. Mostly white-clad devotees surround the scene, with a green metal railing and small lamp lights behind. A distinctive appearance cue is present but the figure's identity remains uncertain from the image alone.2015-05-05 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copiesAugust 03 20092009-08-03