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May 16 2012

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Outdoor photo of a temple visit in bright daylight, with green trees behind. At centre, a figure with long dark hair swept back under a beaded headband wears an orange saffron robe, a gold cloth draped over one shoulder, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads. Behind him, a bald man in an orange robe and a gold-bordered cloth stands near a crowd. A white-clad elderly man with grey hair raises his hand toward the centre figure's forehead, a gesture of blessing. At right, a person with ash markings wears a large pink flower garland. Several photographers with cameras stand in the background, and a crowd of men in white shirts surrounds the group.2012-05-16A 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.2009-07-23A crowd scene outdoors near a tree-lined road during a temple visit. A long-haired man in orange and gold robes, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha headband with gold beads, is being embraced and draped with a golden shawl by an elderly man in a white shirt with grey hair. Another bald man on the right wears a pink rose garland, gold-bordered yellow cloth, and a rudraksha headband with gold accents. Photographers with cameras and flash units stand behind them, and more onlookers fill the background.2012-05-16Outdoor 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.2014-07-01July 13 20112011-07-13A 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.2014-07-01A crowd of men and women surrounds a white car with a purple and red logo on its windshield, pressing forward with hands outstretched. In the centre, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a younger man wearing a heavy red and white flower garland and an orange robe, with a steel plate of flowers and leaves in front of them. A man in a white shirt wears an orange-brown beaded mala. A photographer holds a video camera at right. Several women wear saris, gold necklaces and bangles; one holds a leafy bundle of flowers. Devotees throw petals and offer leaves, and a bald priest in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks.2014-07-01August 09 20072007-08-09August 17 20122012-08-17May 31 20122012-05-31June 24 20142014-06-24Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around two shaved-headed men in orange-saffron robes, each wearing rudraksha malas, sandalwood/vibhuti marks on forehead, and heavy pink and white flower garlands. The man at left has a white ash-marked forehead with a red bindi and holds a rudraksha-beaded necklace; the man at right in saffron wears a ceremonial gold chain and a red forehead mark. A shaved-headed monk in saffron stands between them holding a gold-tipped object. Devotees behind wear white shirts, dhotis and sarees, and uniformed police stand at the edge. Umbrella-like canopies with green tassels frame the top, with a temple gopuram and a white bus in the background.2012-05-18 +1 copies