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May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A crowded outdoor festival scene beneath white sky and orange canopy tents, with orange pennants on tall poles behind. A woman in orange robes and an orange turban with a rudraksha mala stands centre, clasping hands with a bare-chested man in white dhoti wearing gold-coloured necklaces. Around them, saffron-clad sadhus with garlands and orange headwear stand close, and a uniformed officer in khaki on the right looks down. A man at left holds up a phone to photograph. A ceremonial silver-tipped staff is held by a devotee on the right. Many devotees surround the group in the crowd.2016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07A crowded outdoor festival scene under a white and orange canopy. Center, a smiling figure wearing an orange-red turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on the forehead stands beside a bearded man in orange robes with an orange head cloth and a red shawl. To the left, a bald man in orange with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands near a figure holding a ceremonial staff. At right, a shaven-headed man in orange wears gold garland necklaces and holds a silver ceremonial staff. Behind them, many devotees in orange, white, yellow and pink saris and kurtas move through the crowd along a barricaded walkway.2016-05-07May 05 20162016-05-05May 07 20162016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07Outdoor procession crowded with devotees under a canopy of hanging red and yellow tassels, with saffron and orange flags on poles. In the foreground a man with a red tilak on his forehead holds a garland of yellow marigolds with green leaves. Behind him, three saffron-robed sannyasis walk together: a bespectacled bearded man in saffron robes with a heavy gold necklace and pendant, an elderly bald man in saffron clothing with hands folded in front of him, and a younger man on the right wearing an orange head wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, his hands at his sides. Many white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2009-01-16Photograph of a crowded ceremonial gathering under a white tent. In the centre, a younger man wearing a rust-orange turban, a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads smiles and reaches toward a purple cloth bundle held by a bare-shouldered man with a white sacred thread. On the left, an elderly white-bearded sadhu in orange robes leans in. Around them, men in orange and white robes, some with white and orange forehead markings, look on.2015-01-13Outdoor crowd scene under a red and white canopy with a saffron flag on a pole behind. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron turban and saffron shawl stands at left, facing right. Beside him, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala and faces a man seen from behind with long curly hair and a white shirt. To the left, a man with curly hair wears a yellow garment and a person in orange shows a beaded necklace. Several other people in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background among palm trees.2007-08-09