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Photograph from behind of a large outdoor gathering, with a dense crowd of hundreds of people in white and orange clothing filling the background stands. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears a bright orange-red turban and orange top, seated on a striped and leopard-print chair. Beside them, a shaved-headed person in an orange garment wears a gold-coloured ornamental necklace, and to the right another seated person in orange clothing has a garland of yellow and white flowers draped on the chair. On the left a green-covered stage area holds a platter of white and yellow flower garlands. Red and yellow banners hang along the back of the crowd.

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A large outdoor gathering seen from behind the stage area. In the foreground, a person in an orange turban and orange shawl sits on a cushioned chair with a leopard-print cloth draped over its back, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair. Beside them, a man in an orange shawl with gold border sits on a silver metal chair facing a green-covered dais strewn with flowers. Behind them, a dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white fills the grounds, with a red barrier and a cameraman and photographers filming from a raised platform on the right. Orange flags and banners are visible at the top left. The seated figures are not clearly identifiable from appearance, so their identity remains uncertain.2011-05-24A large outdoor gathering of mostly men in white clothes fills the background, sitting in rows behind a red barrier. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair and a swept orange turban sits on a metal chair, looking to the side. 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Behind the float, a large crowd of devotees gathers, with white-clad people, red and saffron flags, a red banner, and a tall festival setup with trees and lamp posts in the background. A second saffron-robed sadhu stands to the left, and a bald man in white stands near the crowd. Sunset light warms the scene.2016-04-22December 23 20152015-12-23December 07 20162016-12-07A large outdoor crowd fills the frame, with hundreds of men mostly dressed in white shirts and white caps, some in saffron scarves, packed behind a red barrier. In the foreground, a person seen from behind wears a bright orange-saffron turban with long dark hair, sitting at the edge of a white cloth-covered stage near a green mat. Nearby, a woman in an orange-saffron sari sits among seated men in front of a row of cameras on tripods and video equipment, with photographers and camera operators working around the press area. A loudspeaker stack is visible at left. 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Red flags and banners fill the background along with framed portraits of a saffron-clad figure. Several people are visible in the crowd, a few in white.2016-04-22