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Night-time street photograph of a dense crowd of men gathered around a silver-grey SUV with its door open. In the centre, a tall figure in a saffron-orange shawl and orange head wrap stands beside the vehicle, with a garland of yellow flowers draped near the car. Many men in white shirts and dhotis surround him, while others in checked and green shirts press in from the right. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a video camera on a stand is visible in the foreground. A large white bus with a lit destination board and other vehicles are parked behind the crowd, against a red-and-white painted wall.

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A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills a night-time street outside a temple courtyard with white railings and string lights overhead. At the centre, a man in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with long hair and a beaded mala necklace, stands with palms pressed together in greeting while others reach toward him. Several men wear red lanyards or red garlands. A camera operator on the right holds a video camera and wears a wristwatch.2003-11-09Dense night crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many with red garlands or cloth, pressing around a central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali. Several men in white and khaki reach toward him. Behind, a lit canopy with red and green trim and a white balustrade. Photographer's camera and raised hand at right edge.2003-11-09December 19 20032003-12-19A dense crowd of men and women surrounds a figure on the right who wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe, and a white and red flower garland. Many hands reach toward this figure, some pressing palms together in greeting. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; others wear checked or pastel shirts. A woman in a pink sari and a child in light clothing appear nearby. Behind them stand parked white and silver cars, trees, and a low concrete wall under a bright sky. The scene appears to be an outdoor public gathering with devotees seeking blessings. a person: the orange-turbaned figure in saffron robes and garland, shown in person, fits the presentation cues.2004-10-03July 01 20142014-07-01Night-time photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a dark car with a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windshield. A man in saffron-orange robes with bare chest and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a video camera up toward the car. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and uniformed police officers in peaked caps, surround the vehicle under street lights and tree foliage. Hands reach toward the car window and people press forward in a tight throng.2014-07-01Night photo of a dark SUV with a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen, parked on a road with a bright headlight beam. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around it, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand near the car. Marigold petals and yellow flower offerings are scattered on the ground in front of the vehicle, and a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread in the lower right looks on. Trees and a blue logo are visible at the top edge.2014-07-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a dense crowd gathered outdoors under a canopy with string lights and red-white decorations. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis; some women wear white saris. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a reddish-orange turban stands with hands together, surrounded by devotees. Several men raise their arms and hold small video cameras, and a professional camcorder on a tripod stands at the right. The setting looks like a devotional gathering with a ritual or darshan atmosphere. The man in saffron is a candidate for a person by his saffron robe and turban, but the cues are only moderately distinctive, so the identification is uncertain.2003-11-09Night photograph of a dense crowd pressed around a dark car with a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDA across its windscreen. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange or checked shirts, surround the vehicle under streetlights and trees. A man in a light shirt stands near the car, and uniformed police officers in peaked caps move among the crowd, with one holding a flashlight. Several people hold up cameras and phones. Rudraksha-style red-brown beads are visible on some chests. Buildings and foliage frame the street behind the crowd.2014-07-01January 02 20082008-01-02A dense nighttime crowd presses around a vehicle at a procession, with many people raising hands and phones toward a central figure. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style neck garland stands near the car, and a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a flower garland. A video camera operator is visible at upper right. Mostly white-clad devotees surround the scene, with a green metal railing and small lamp lights behind. A distinctive appearance cue is present but the figure's identity remains uncertain from the image alone.2015-05-05 +1 copies