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A street scene in a town with a shaved-headed young man in the foreground, bare-chested apart from a white cloth, holding a dark digital camera up toward the viewer. He wears a black rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a white sacred mark on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, with a rudraksha mala, presses palms together in greeting as men in white shirts and trousers crowd around and reach toward him. A yellow-and-red flag flies from a rooftop beside a painted building, with a concrete structure and utility poles in the background under a clear sky.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts gathered among green trees and bushes. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe holds a gold ornate ritual vessel, a kalasha-like object, and stands facing a figure in the foreground. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap, rudraksha beads in the hair and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, and has a sandalwood tilak on the forehead. Several onlookers hold cameras and microphones, and one videographer films. Other men wear rudraksha malas over white clothes. The setting is a rural clearing with palm trees and dry grass.2012-05-18 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20132013-02-08A dense outdoor crowd presses around a bald, white-bearded man in an orange-saffron robe, with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He is being guided through the throng by men in white shirts and dhotis, some with raised hands reaching toward him. A man in a white shirt and mask stands near, and a man in white holds a large garland of red flowers at right. Several men in white, some with gold wristwatches and bracelets, press in from all sides. a person cues: saffron robe and an ornate, distinctive presence, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm. The scene reads as a procession or public darshan, with people reaching out to touch or greet the central figure.2009-07-23Outdoor ritual photo at a Hindu festival crowd beneath an orange umbrella. In the foreground a woman with a rudraksha headband and gold bangles presses her palms to her forehead before a small flame. Beside her a bald man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala is seated, hand raised to his head. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a cloth bundle of coins over the fire. Another orange-robed man with a gold-coloured necklace and a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark and red thread stand nearby, leaning toward the flames as smoke rises. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white watches. Fire lamps burn on a metal stand. The a person candidate's appearance is uncertain, so no identity is asserted.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A crowded outdoor-style scene under a white canopy at an event. Centre-left, a smiling person wears a rust-orange turban, orange robes and a long gold-bead garland with a rudraksha mala, with gold bangles on the arm. Beside them a person in an orange-and-gold sash and multiple gold necklaces stands near a man in white with palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in glasses on the right wears a rudraksha mala and orange-gold shawl. A uniformed police officer stands in the background, and several onlookers in white and orange watch, one holding up a phone. A person in the foreground raises a hand holding a mobile phone, and a red-and-gold wristband is visible.2016-04-21August 22 20062006-08-22September 15 20152015-09-15June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12