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June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23A dense crowd surrounds a central figure with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown garment and a thick gold ceremonial necklace, draped with a large garland of red, yellow and green flowers with leaves. Around him, men in orange and saffron turbans and orange-brown dhotis with rudraksha malas press close, and some hold a plate of fruit and bananas overhead. Women in white and cream saris stand in front, and a man in a white shawl and gold-rimmed glasses appears at right. Several men in yellow dhotis and shawls stand in the background beside tall pillars. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering with a crowded, festive atmosphere.2015-01-13December 25 20082008-12-25January 08 20122012-01-08January 12 20092009-01-12June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk of a smiling man with short dark hair and a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold-beaded mala, garlanded with white jasmine and marigold garlands. Beside him a woman in white sari with a red-and-pink border and glasses holds a brass tray with flowers and a fruit-filled basket, performing a welcome. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a young man in saffron robes raise an orange-and-gold ceremonial umbrella on a pole, with saffron flags, cars and palm trees along the road. Devotees in white and orange crowd the foreground.2009-11-25Outdoors near a dusty road, a smiling man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands at centre holding a glass vessel with flowers and green leaves that an older woman in a beige sari with a shawl extends toward him. A man in white on the right drapes a long red and white flower garland, and a man in white on the left faces away from the camera. Behind them an orange and blue draped canopy and a few people in white clothes are visible.2010-02-17Outdoors on a sunny road with trees and hills behind, a smiling man wearing a white floral garland with blue, yellow and red ribbon accents and a long rudraksha bead mala stands centrally in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border. He has long swept-back hair and a red-and-white tilak. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with shaved heads and sacred threads, crowd closely, and a dark vehicle is parked behind. A white and purple logo appears at the top left corner.2014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession under a bright blue sky, with several large ornate umbrellas in red, orange and multicolored fabric with tassels carried above the crowd. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a garland of pink flowers holds a small pot-like vessel wrapped in a green leaf. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk, including one with a tall orange turban and pink garland, and another with long hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl. White-clad devotees and a woman in white with rudraksha beads walk alongside, and a man in white holds a camera. Small decorated parasols and houses line the road.2009-01-12June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copies