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A crowd of men and a few women press closely around a bald man in rimmed glasses and a pale pink collared shirt, with a red dot on his forehead and a white tilak below it. At left, a figure in a white flower garland and a dark headband, with a red-lined face, reaches out and holds an object toward him. Many hands reach toward the central man from all sides, and some people in the background have their palms pressed together in greeting. Most men wear pale shirts, and one older man at right has a white beard and an orange-and-white striped shirt. The setting is a plain pale yellow wall.

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A crowd of devotees presses forward with cupped, outstretched hands toward a woman seen from behind in an orange and yellow sari with white jasmine garland and a rudraksha-bead hair band, who is distributing items from a tray or basket. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a tilak and bare shoulders, and a woman in white with clasped hands stand among them, some with spectacles. Several children and a man in pink shirt are visible at the edges. Light streams in from the left.2012-05-12A photograph of a crowd of devotees pressing around a bare-chested figure in an orange-and-yellow-bordered saffron cloth with a jasmine garland and a rudraksha-bead headband. Several devotees stand close, a woman in a red-and-white patterned sari with gold earrings reaches out with her hands toward him, and an older woman on the left presses her palms together in prayer. Other men in white shirts, orange shawls and a child in blue stand behind, against a plain cream wall.2012-05-19May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of a devotional offering at a temple. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white jasmine garland and a shaved head leans over a wicker basket of fruit held by a bare-chested devotee wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A long-haired man in an orange and ochre shawl, with a dark-stranded hairstyle and a white garland, hands small paper slips to the devotees. Around them, several men and an older bespectacled man in white shirts, one with a red and white forehead mark and a red thread, watch. Yellow curtains and an arched doorway with a blue door frame appear behind. The scene shows prasad and paper prayer slips being distributed during a temple visit, and the long-haired man is a person based on long swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing, though the identity is uncertain.2012-06-03 +1 copiesAugust 12 20122012-08-12A crowded photograph of a man in a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long white jasmine garland, rudraksha malas and a red bindi on his forehead. He stands at the center holding a folded paper, smiling, while many people press in around him with hands raised and folded in greeting. A shaven-headed priest in orange, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right beside a red box. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, and one man in a checked shirt wearing glasses, surround him. A white cloth hangs in the background. The man in the garland is described by appearance and role only; the page does not confirm who he is.2012-05-28May 28 20122012-05-28 +2 copiesA crowded indoor photo in a pink-walled room with shelves holding small framed pictures and figurines. A figure in the foreground with long hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, white flower garlands, and red-orange beaded bracelets, raises palms together in greeting. Around them, devotees press in: men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in orange and pink saris, and several boys. Some devotees hold up red apples or fruit and garlands, and many have hands extended toward the central figure. The scene reads as a devotees' reception.2014-07-02A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a flower garland of white and yellow blooms over orange-red clothing. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, reach toward him. A bare-chested priest in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at right, with another person in white behind. Sanctified ash markings are visible on several arms and faces, and a woman in a floral sari stands at the lower right. a person appears to be the central figure, shown in the orange-red garb and long hair cues, surrounded by devotees.2012-05-26A crowd of devotees surrounds a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-beaded bracelet, who stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saffron and white saris, and rudraksha malas reach toward the central figure, some holding red apples and garlands. A child in a teal shirt watches closely near the front. The setting is a pink-walled room with a shelf of framed pictures and a red door behind the crowd.2014-07-02A crowded temple scene in which devotees press forward with outstretched hands toward a figure at the right edge, wearing a saffron-orange robe. Several men stand close together: a bald man in a pale green striped shirt at left with hands pressed together, a man in glasses and a white dotted shirt holding a folded cloth, a man in a blue checked shirt, and a man in a red shirt behind. At right, a man in an orange robe with a bald head extends an arm toward the crowd, while a figure in white stands beside him. Behind them stand colourful deity murti with garlands and ornaments under a red-and-gold canopy, and a gold-edged orange cloth lies in the foreground.2010-08-28A crowded indoor scene in a white-walled hall at a person event, with many devotees pressed together. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and a red-brown rudraksha mala smiles while holding a garland of yellow flowers. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands with his arm raised, holding a plastic bag. A woman in a mustard-yellow sari smiles at right, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind. Flower arrangements and offerings are visible in the background near a doorway. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.2015-07-31