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May 18 2012

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A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around two men in a stone-pillared doorway. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a flower garland with pink, white and blue blooms, and a thin headband, and stands smiling with his hand on his chest. Beside him a bald older priest in a garland of white and pink flowers with a rudraksha necklace and white tilak on his forehead is bowed. Behind them many devotees in white and red clothes raise wooden poles and stretch toward them. a person is the central figure, identified by his orange robes, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and flower garland.2012-05-18May 31 20122012-05-31June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A crowd photo at an outdoor procession or temple festival. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head and white vibhuti on his forehead wears a saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala with bone-like beads, and gold bangles, smiling with hands together. Beside him, a younger man with a red kumkum mark and white markings on his forehead, a rudraksha headband and a silver chain wears an orange-saffron robe and a long garland of pink lotus flowers. Behind them, several men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand in the crowd, and a ceremonial umbrella with tassels is visible at the top.2012-05-18June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23A dense crowd of devotees presses under a corrugated tin roof beside banana fronds and palm leaves. At the centre, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands among saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, reach forward, hands raised in greeting. Bald young monks in ochre cloth stand at the left edge.2014-07-01July 19 20162016-07-19July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoors near a dark maroon-and-gold bus with tinted windows, a man with long dark hair and a dark maroon-and-gold wrap is bowed forward while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti drapes a long garland of red, yellow, orange and white flowers around his neck. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and a crowd of men in white shirts, pale checked shirts and a red-bordered shawl watches. Green trees and a parked van form the background.2014-07-04 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copies