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Outdoor crowd scene in bright sunlight. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long dark rudraksha-style mala hanging across the chest stands at the centre, one hand placed on the chest. Their face is cropped out of frame. Around them, people in white clothes crowd close, one man in a white shirt bends forward in the foreground, and a yellow-orange flower garland hangs at the upper right. In the lower left, a hand holds up a black mobile phone to photograph the scene, and another person wears an orange thread bracelet. Visible people number about six to twenty.

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Outdoor crowd scene with devotees pressing forward around a central figure wearing saffron-orange robes and a yellow-and-orange marigold garland with dark beaded malas. A man in a white shirt in the right foreground looks on from behind, and a person in orange with a red-thread wrist band holds up a mobile phone to photograph. Other hands in orange and white reach toward the figure, and a small child in white stands nearby. A camera screen is visible at lower left, and a shaved-head boy in orange sits at the left edge.2011-05-24December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoors on a dusty ground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a thick orange and yellow marigold garland stands at the centre-left. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him; two men in the foreground bend low, one with hands pressed together in namaskaram and others crouching at the feet, apparently offering reverence. Behind, a man in a white shirt films with a camera and onlookers stand at the edge under a tree. The scene reads as a devotional greeting or felicitation.2007-01-12A 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.2011-05-24May 13 20122012-05-13January 06 20122012-01-06December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor ritual gathering with a seated figure in long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth with gold borders, sitting cross-legged on an orange mat with palms pressed together in prayer. Around them stand and sit men in orange and white robes with gold-bordered cloths, several with shaved heads and white marks on their foreheads. Crowd members in the background, including a man in a blue jacket and a man with a camera. A silver plate with flowers and offerings sits at lower left, and a shaved-headed man in white kneels in the foreground.2010-12-29May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence, with orange flags visible behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth and a long white garland with red flowers and a gold-bead mala stands at left, smiling, with his right hand raised near his side; the presentation cues include long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold-bead mala, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards and rudraksha-style malas stand with hands folded in namaskar, one man bowing deeply. Another orange-robed figure stands at right edge and a person kneels at lower left. Yellow petals lie on the ground.2009-12-29April 27 20162016-04-27Outdoor photo under a canopy with palm trees and tall orange and white festival streamers. A man with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, extending his right hand forward as he speaks. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace are the qualifying cues. Around him, men in white dhotis with sacred thread and tilak marks stand close, one holding a small white cup. A shaved-headed man in front of them bends forward holding offerings, and a stone statue appears at the left edge.2010-11-06