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Photograph of a welcoming moment outdoors. On the left, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala smiles and holds a bouquet of pink flowers and green leaves. On the right, a smiling man in a saffron-orange kurta offers a similar floral bouquet with pink blossoms and fern fronds. In the centre, a bald man in white bends forward, with a blue and orange cloth across his back and yellow flowers nearby. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a silver tray with a green sprig and a small vessel. Several onlookers in light shirts, one in turquoise, hold up phones and watch.

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A photograph of an outdoor gathering. A central man wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and an orange head cloth, with a long strand of dark rudraksha beads hanging across his chest. He holds a leaf plate decorated with green fern leaves and pink flowers, extended toward a hand reaching in from the right. Around him, men in white dhotis with maroon borders and bare upper bodies wear rudraksha malas and gold armlets, and one man on the left wears an orange garment. A man with a shaved head and a white cloth in the lower right foreground is partly visible, and a person's head is in the lower left. Stone paving and sunlight are visible.2011-05-24Outdoor photo at a dusty roadside beside a silver car. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland with red and green accents, stands with head bowed and hands at his chest. Beside him a bearded man in orange holds a tall wooden staff. On the right, a sannyasi in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, holds a brass tray heaped with yellow and white marigold garlands, a banana leaf, and a red-cushioned offering. Other devotees in orange shawls and white kurtas stand nearby, with trees and a construction fence behind them.2006-12-31Outdoor photo of a crowd around a central saffron-clad sannyasi wearing an orange turban and a large yellow-and-green marigold garland over rudraksha beads. Behind him a taller man in an orange robe with a red-and-saffron shawl stands looking on, and a man in white ritual clothes bows forward at the right. Several people in white shirts and orange robes press close, with an ornate red-and-gold canopy and green foliage above. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a sannyasi.2010-09-04Outdoor photograph of a tall man in full orange saffron robes and an orange turban, draped with a white jasmine garland and red and yellow flower strands, standing with a hand extended over a man in white dhoti and shirt who is bowing deeply and touching the ground near the saffron-robed figure's feet. Behind them, several saffron-robed attendants stand, one holding a silver staff and another with hands folded in prayer, while a man in an orange shirt with a pendant stands at right. A green metal gate, banana bunches and a white cloth table appear in the background. Red flower petals lie on the sandy ground.2007-12-30August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a crowd at an outdoor religious gathering under a red umbrella and green trees. At the centre stands a young man in an orange-saffron orange top with a bright orange turban, wearing a fresh garland of yellow marigolds and a white flower garland with long rudraksha malas around his neck. He is smiling slightly with palms pressed together in greeting. In front of him a bald man with his head bowed presses his hands in namaste, while a man in a white shirt on the right bows his head. Behind them, several men in orange robes and white clothes stand close together; one man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala. A colourful embroidered cloth hangs from the umbrella. Several people in orange and white clothing are visible.2010-09-04Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, receiving a welcome. Surrounding him are men in white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a silver tray with a coconut, a small silver pot and green leaves, another holding a flower bundle. Uniformed police stand at the left edge, a man films with a camera at top right, and devotees press their palms together at the lower right. Trees and a building doorway form the backdrop.2011-05-24December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09May 24 20112011-05-24 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31