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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.

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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.2011-05-24A 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 crowd scene at a public event. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a long strand of dark rudraksha beads and is bending forward, reaching toward a bundle of green leaves with pink flowers held by a man on the left. That man has a shaved head, a white cloth, and layered gold ceremonial necklaces and armlets. Behind them stand people in white dhotis and white garments with maroon borders, some wearing gold necklaces. A man in a white shirt with grey hair stands at the right edge, and a child in white crouches in the foreground. A small metal vessel is visible at the top right.2011-05-24July 21 20102010-07-21A crowded indoor scene seen from behind. In the foreground, a man with short black hair wears an orange-brown kurta and a light orange shawl draped around his neck, with a gold-beaded bracelet on his wrist. Beside him, another man holds a black camera to his eye and wears white clothing. Several people in orange and saffron garments and orange turbans stand around a lit oil lamp in a red-and-orange area. Behind them, a banner with red and maroon lettering in a non-Latin script is visible on the right.2011-05-24Photograph 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.2011-05-24January 03 20122012-01-03Crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees during a festival procession. In the centre, a man with bowed head receives a large white jasmine garland edged with red flowers, held up by a man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch. Surrounding figures wear orange robes and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces; a woman in orange and another in pink stand behind. A golden staff is visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a garlanding during an outdoor procession or ceremony.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual abhishekam under a large tree with a bell hanging from a branch. A seated man in orange robes with a yellow-white flower garland and bare head receives water poured over him from a large vessel held by a man in white dhoti and shawl. A woman in a green sari stands at the right, a young man in a white dhoti and garland stands beside the vessel, and a man in a white shirt with a wristwatch stands at right with hands folded. Bystanders in orange, yellow and green clothing watch, a cameraman films at top left, and colourful umbrellas and a tall pink temple tower appear in the background.2007-01-30Photo of a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and some women in saris, pressing forward outdoors under green trees. In the centre-right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban holds up long white and red flower garlands on a stick. He wears a gold pendant necklace and a dark bead mala. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a tray of offerings with flowers and fruit. A man in white clothes with a red tilak holds the tray. A woman with a pink flower in her hair and an older man in glasses look on. a person appearance-based label applies to the saffron-turbaned figure with garlands, shown in a ceremonial role, with the crowd in darshan.2008-07-27Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around an older man in orange robes receiving a large garland of white jasmine and red flowers. He stands centre, holding the garland, with a bald head and white beard. Around him, saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees press close; a bearded man with long hair tied back in a bun in orange robes reaches in from the right, and a bald monk in orange stands at left. Several boys and men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the background, and a tall wooden staff or pole is visible at upper left. Patches of green foliage and parked vehicles appear behind the crowd. a person is not asserted because the appearance cues are insufficient; the central figure is a senior sannyasi in orange receiving a garland.2007-08-09December 29 20102010-12-29