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A 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 copies

Night photograph of a crowd gathered around a silver minivan on a dark street. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis press toward the open side door. A man in an orange shawl with a flower garland sits inside the van beside a window. A man in grey shirt holds a brass plate of flowers and leaves at lower right. Street lights and vehicles are blurred in the background.

August 03 2009

Outdoor photo under a white pillared portico beside a silver minivan. A person with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a multicolour flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms, smiling while crowds press in. A man in a cream shirt reaches toward the garlanded figure, and a young girl in an orange top stands close. Men in white and cream shirts surround them, some with bent heads, and a man in a white shirt bends forward at the lower left. Trees and a lawn are visible behind.

May 16 2011

A 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.

A crowd surrounds a figure in a building entrance with a green-and-white painted wall and a floral garland decoration at the right. A tall person in a long orange-red garment and a garland of yellow and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling. In front of them a bald man with a bare upper body and an orange shawl, wearing a golden-yellow waist cloth, holds their arm. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing an orange shawl, press in from both sides, and a dark car with its door open stands at left. Several people in the background raise their hands. This appears to be a padapuja-style welcome at a home visit, though the central figure's identity is not established from appearance.

December 15 2006

Night-time photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a dark car with a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windshield. A man in saffron-orange robes with bare chest and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a video camera up toward the car. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and uniformed police officers in peaked caps, surround the vehicle under street lights and tree foliage. Hands reach toward the car window and people press forward in a tight throng.

A candid photograph of a devotional gathering indoors at night. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair tied back in a bun and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe, leans forward and places his right hand on the head of a seated person in white. Behind him, a man in orange robes stands with a folded garland or ritual items. To the left, a man in a white shirt bows his head, and a person in white with a yellow shawl leans forward with hands joined. Brass and yellow flower offerings sit on a low table in the lower foreground. Several onlookers stand in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style moment.

July 29 2008

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A 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.