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May 05 20122012-05-05May 05 20122012-05-05 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees pushes forward at night, many raising arms and hands toward an unseen centre, reaching out to touch or receive something. Most wear white dhotis and shirts. On the left, a bald saffron-robed man stands beside a figure in red and orange wearing a white flower garland and gold-coloured ornaments. At upper right, a bald man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala raises a hand. Several people hold up mobile phones and a video camera, recording the scene. The image is a crowded photograph of satsang-style darshan. a person's presence is not clearly established by appearance.2015-05-05 +1 copiesMay 05 20152015-05-05Night procession on a street lit by strings of yellow and red lights, with palm fronds overhead and parked silver SUVs behind. A figure in a saffron robe and garlands, with a pink flower garland and gold necklaces, walks in the centre among devotees in white shirts and dhotis, several holding brass kalashas and decorated pots aloft. Another saffron-robed devotee with gold beads kneels beside a wooden bench at left. At lower right a man in an orange shirt with a shawl speaks into a microphone while a drummer plays a drum with a blue cloth. A large golden ornamental finial appears at the right edge, and the scene suggests a yatra procession.2009-01-12Night-time crowd scene under dark trees with a dense group of people reaching upward and waving. At centre a smiling figure in a red-orange turban and maroon-orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala; their right hand is raised in greeting. Around them saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads, some with white painted forehead markings, and men in white shirts and dhotis press close. A dark car with partly visible red lettering is at left.2014-06-27A 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 copiesNight photograph of a crowd gathered on a dark street, with a parked car and headlights in the background. At centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long white flower garland hangs their head and has hands pressed together. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing an orange shawl, and a man in a red garment stand close, some with vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A tall wooden staff rises at left-centre. Several women in saffron and white saris stand in the background, and a man at lower right wears a gold necklace and a white tilak mark.2009-01-11June 27 20142014-06-27December 17 20112011-12-17Night photograph of a crowd gathered around a seated figure on a gold-edged throne at an outdoor event lit by green string lights. Around him, devotees in white and red dhotis or saris with white sacred ash on their foreheads fold their hands in anjali, some raising hands overhead; a bald man in white with a red-bordered shawl holds a flower garland, and a man in the foreground holds a long brass horn. Several women in red and white saris stand among them.2016-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20092009-01-11