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Night-time photograph of a crowd at an outdoor festival ground with orange and yellow flags on poles, string lights and a white tented structure behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair wears a long orange robe and a white flower garland, walking among people. Beside him, another bearded man with long dark hair wears a red top. A man in a navy-blue shirt in the foreground and several turbaned men in blue and white turbans surround them. Photographers with cameras and a video camera operator press close on the right, and a large decorated figure with a golden headdress stands at the left edge. Crowd members in yellow caps and white shirts are visible. a person: the central orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, a beard and a white garland fits the appearance-based cues of a distinctive saffron-clad leader being escorted by attendants.

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May 16 20162016-05-16Night procession at an outdoor venue with a crowd of devotees pressing around a central group. A man in an orange-red saffron robe and a matching orange-red turban walks at the centre, with a rudraksha-style mala across his chest. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and shawl with a strand of beads and a bare chest walks to the left. Behind, a bearded man in orange robe and beaded necklace walks, and a man in white shirt with an ID lanyard holds a long staff. Many men in white shirts, orange clothing and white dhotis surround the group, some with folded hands. A plain orange and white wall and a dark sky form the background.2016-05-0727 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd at an outdoor festival camp lit by white tube lights and string lights, with an orange-draped tent and a blue canopy with hanging crystal beads overhead. In the centre, a man in a rust-coloured robe and an orange-brown turban stands with hands folded at his chest, wearing a long gold necklace and a garland. Beside him a long-haired man in a white dhoti and gold chains holds a silver staff, and a shaven-headed man in rust robes with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands close. Several people around them hold up mobile phones to photograph him, and a man in a blue cap and a saffron-clad elder with a white beard are in the foreground.2016-04-21Night-time outdoor event at a festival site lit by string lights, with yellow and orange flags on poles behind. A bearded man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting at the centre. To his left, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace walks beside him, and to the right stands a man in a yellow robe with a red forehead mark. Several men in white kurtas and dark shirts surround them, with a green-lit tree in the background. Appearance cues for the central figure are modest, so identity is uncertain.2016-05-16April 21 20162016-04-21Night photograph of a crowded outdoor tented pavilion decorated with string lights and small triangular flags on poles. A man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a white dhoti and gold necklaces, holds a tall staff while people in saffron and orange robes and yellow clothing surround him. In the centre a figure in a red-and-gold garment with a large pale orange turban stands near a bald man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded mala and glasses. Devotees in white kurtas and yellow caps fill the foreground, and a decorated stage with floral arrangements appears at the back.2016-05-16Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors around a central group. A woman in a maroon-red turban and maroon shawl, with white flower garland, smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her a young man with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead, orange-brown shawl and beaded necklaces stands among devotees. Right of centre an older bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak, presses his palms together in namaste. A bald man in white clothes faces away from the camera toward them. Many people in yellow, white and saffron clothing surround them, some holding up mobile phones and a camera. Behind, a lit pavilion with red and white lights, string lights and yellow flags.2016-05-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd at an outdoor orange-and-white tent camp, lit by fluorescent tubes and a pink illuminated shrine. In the centre, a woman in an orange-and-maroon sari wears a maroon turban and a white flower garland. Beside her a man in white dhoti and gold-beaded necklaces holds a long silver staff, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands nearby. Several people in white shirts and orange lanyards hold up smartphones to photograph them, while others in saffron robes stand in the background beneath a decorative canopy.2016-04-21Night photograph of a crowded outdoor festival grounds lit by string lights and orange tent canopies. A central figure in a rust-orange wrap and orange-brown robe wears a white flower garland and a large gold pendant necklace, with a light orange turban on his head. Beside him stands a man in a light grey shirt and a man in a turquoise shirt, with people holding up phones to photograph them. To the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti-style cloth, gold beaded necklaces and holds a silver staff. A blue and silver canopy and a pink illuminated shrine structure appear in the background among devotees in orange and white clothing and saris.2016-04-2127 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08