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January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoors on a dusty site with palm trees and blue sky, a crowd of devotees gathers around a central sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, who extends his hand over a patch of ground. Beside him a younger sadhu in orange wears a white flower garland and holds a rudraksha mala, while a bald priest in orange stands with a folded white cloth and a book. On the right an older bearded man in a dark vest and white dhoti stands near a clean-shaven man in white. A woman in a pink sari and a young girl in red stand at left, with a child in blue at bottom left. Several men in white dhotis and shirts press palms together in prayer.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoors on a dusty ground under a bright sky with palm trees, a crowd gathers around a small raised concrete platform. Center, a man in orange robes wearing a white flower garland with a tilak on his forehead stands barefoot, hands folded, facing a man in orange robes with a shaved head who holds a white cloth and a tray. A man with curly hair and an orange robe bends forward to the platform on the left. On the right, a bearded man in a dark green vest and white dhoti stands beside a bald man in white. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, a woman in a pink sari with folded hands, and children in blue and dark clothing watch. Several people appear to have folded hands in reverence.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered on a dirt ground. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red saffron robe and a long multicolour garland of white, pink, red and yellow flowers, standing with hands joined. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends at left, pouring or placing petals and flowers onto the ground in front of them. Around them devotees in white and orange-trimmed clothes clap and smile; a woman in a beige sari and another in white with gold bangles stand at right, and a photographer with a camera is visible at upper left.2009-07-10Outdoor photo on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange cloth with long, swept-back hair and a red mark on the forehead walks forward with hands at his sides; the cues are long hair, saffron clothing and a forehead mark, but the identity is uncertain. Behind him a bare-chested young boy in an orange dhoti stands with hands joined near a dark stone murti and a pile of red offerings. To the right a bearded sadhu in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas stands near a shrine. A woman in a red-brown sari with gold border walks at left, a man in white clothes stands beside the central figure, a woman in a patterned salwar with hands folded in namaskar stands at right, and a woman in a white shawl bends forward in front of a small child in red. A small child in red stands in the foreground on the path.2006-12-13August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo of a crowd with palms pressed together in anjali. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a white and red flower garland, smiling with hands folded. Around him, devotees in white shirts, a woman in a red sari with a flower in her hair and gold bangles, a young girl in a green dress, and a boy in a striped sweater stand beside freshly dug earth. A man in white holds a toddler in a blue patterned outfit at right. Trees and a pale sky form the background.2006-12-26A dirt path lined with trees during a procession. At the centre, a long-haired young man in saffron robes walks barefoot, wearing a large fresh flower garland and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a saffron-clad attendant carries a tray of flower petals and walks in front of the central figure. Behind them, another saffron-robed man carries a ceremonial staff with a golden finial and a small drum, and a bald man in orange with rudraksha and a gold necklace walks nearby. Devotees in white clothes and white shirts stand along the path with hands folded in namaste and watch. Several other people in white and orange are visible in the background.2009-07-08 +1 copies