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Photograph inside a crowded bus interior with cream upholstered seats, yellow curtains, overhead luggage racks and a wall fan. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha malas and a yellow-and-green sash stands centre-left, smiling and holding a small object, while a child in a white kurta and a young girl in grey-and-pink with a red bindi lean in. On the left a man with swept-back hair, a white tilak and an orange robe with rudraksha malas sits in the foreground, and on the right an older shaved-headed man in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads looks on. Around them several other people in casual clothes and orange-coloured garments peer over the seats, many smiling.

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July 23 20122012-07-23Crowded interior of a bus with cream seat backs and warm ceiling lights, packed with smiling devotees. In the foreground left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a sandalwood tilak, rudraksha malas and an orange wrap sits smiling and gesturing with open hands. Beside him a woman in lavender top and dhoti-like cloth, and a girl in orange, lean in. On the right, a shaved-headed elder in orange robes with white vibhuti on his forehead and rudraksha beads sits with a hand to his mouth. Behind them women in saffron and white sarees and boys in glasses crowd the aisle.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Crowded interior of a sleeper bus with white bedding and luggage on overhead racks, including an orange backpack. Many people sit closely together on white seats. A bald man in orange robes with a gold crown-like headband and rudraksha beads sits center right, his face partly covered by his hand, while a woman in a lavender top and beaded necklace sits beside him. A smiling man in a white shirt and several women in orange and saffron saris and shawls fill the seats around them. Warm yellow ceiling light; the scene reads as a group travelling together. A visible candidate matches several presentation cues, so the description uses the probable label for the orange-robed man with the gold headband and rudraksha beads, though his identity is uncertain.2012-07-23Inside a bus interior with overhead luggage racks, curtains and ceiling fans, a group of devotees crowds the aisle around a bald, orange-robed sannyasi wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial bead bracelets. A young boy in a red shirt grips the robe's sleeve and smiles up at him. Around them, women in saffron and white, a woman in a white-and-orange garland, and men in white kurtas press forward, many reaching or leaning in. A seated devotee with a white forehead mark and orange shawl is at the front left. Several people are visible, some partially cropped at the edges.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Interior of a sleeper bus or train carriage with bunk berths stacked above rows of white seats, luggage and bags on the upper racks. A crowd of devotees crowds the cabin. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and a long wooden rudraksha-bead mala sits in orange robes beside a seated man with a red tilak and a beaded mala, both in orange and smiling. A young woman in a lavender top holds a small figure wrapped in orange cloth. Other women in saffron and sarees and a man in white shirt look on from behind. a person appears among the seated figures wearing orange robes with long rudraksha malas and a ceremonial bead necklace, and an ornate dark-haired figure is visible among the group.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Interior of a crowded tourist coach with cream-coloured ceilings, yellow curtains and overhead luggage racks. A bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands in the aisle, and several people in orange and saffron clothing sit or stand around him, some with forehead markings. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair gestures in the middle row, and a man in a striped shirt and orange shawl sits at right. Standing people visible in the aisle and seated passengers in the foreground.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23