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July 01 2014

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A photograph of an arrival scene at dusk beside a tour bus. A man with a white forehead tilak, wearing a reddish-brown sannyasi-style cloth and gold chain, stands smiling while a man in a white shirt places a long multicoloured garland of red, yellow and green flowers around his neck. A woman in a red-and-green checked sari with jasmine in her hair holds a plate of rice nearby, and a man in white with a tilak stands at right holding a silver tray with a small offering. A pair of men in white dhotis and mala beads stand at left. Bus windows and a parked vehicle are visible behind them. a person (saffron-brown robe and ornate gold necklace are visible on the central figure, with a white forehead mark) is among the people being welcomed.2014-06-21A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors near an orange-painted wall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a white forehead mark, raises a decorated object over the head of a kneeling devotee who wears a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. Around them, several men in white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaste or watching, and a figure in orange and saffron robes with a red-and-gold garland stands at right. A woman in white with jasmine flowers and gold earrings is at the lower right.2014-07-01June 21 20142014-06-21Outdoors 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 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesNight-time photo beside a maroon-and-orange bus at a doorway. A smiling man with a white tilak across his forehead, wearing orange-saffron cloth and layered rudraksha/bead necklaces and garlands, stands in the centre; the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair and ornate cues, shown in person. Left, a shaved-headed man in white clothes and a bead necklace and a man in a white shirt with red-orange garland stand near. Right, a woman in maroon sari with a bead mala and a shaved-headed man in maroon garments hold a large flower garland on a tray. In the foreground a devotee in white bows or touches the feet, and a woman with flowers in her hair faces away.2014-06-21July 30 20062006-07-30Outdoor photograph in bright daylight under trees beside a white wall. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and is greeted by a man in white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. Other saffron-robed sannyasis stand nearby, one bald with glasses, and a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti and gold-toned necklace stands behind. A man in white shirt bends forward to touch the feet of the garlanded figure, and onlookers in white shirts and mundus stand in the background. Orange flags and a white boat-like structure appear at the left edge.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange robe with a thick red and green flower garland, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and a bangle reaches out and places his palm on the head of a devotee with short dark hair in a light blue shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold their hands in anjali behind them, one wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala. The man in orange has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and smiles. Pink walls and a red-and-white painted pillar with a yellow motif frame the room, and another person with a white-marked forehead is at the right edge. The orange-robed figure is presented as a person by the page cues, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the description, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-12July 03 20142014-07-03May 18 20122012-05-18July 12 20092009-07-12