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December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor welcome at a Bidadi ashram event. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, smiling, drapes a long white and red flower garland over the head of a long-haired person in orange robes seen from behind. Nearby, another orange-robed attendant in a saffron turban holds a tray of flower petals, and a bright multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands above the scene. A man in a dark blue suit and a white car are at right, with a crowd and a red and white banner behind. The mood is ceremonial and celebratory, with garlanded welcome typical of a procession arrival. a person appears as the long-haired person in orange receiving the garland, identified by appearance cues of long hair and orange ceremonial robes.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photo of a roadside welcome. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, a long garland of beads, and white tilak marks stands beside a grey car, smiling. A woman in white clothes holds up a large flower garland of red, yellow and multicoloured blossoms toward him. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a gold-colored shawl holds a silver puja vessel topped with a yellow-orange pumpkin-like offering. Behind them, a crowd of white-clad and yellow-clad devotees gathers under tall saffron and gold ceremonial banners on poles. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a gold beaded necklace stands in the foreground, and an orange-clothed bearded man is visible in the background. Blue sky and green trees frame the scene.2011-07-15Outdoor photo at a roadside procession on a dusty road with palm trees and a red-and-gold umbrella at the upper left. A man in white on the left, hands clasped, stands beside a white car. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban receives a garland of white and red flowers from a man in a white shirt. Beside them, a long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with shaved-looking forehead markings, stands with hands folded. At the right, a robed attendant in orange holds a tall wooden staff raised overhead, and a man in a dark shirt films with a camera. Several devotees in orange and white stand around, with a yellow decorated ratha or chariot at the far right edge.2008-12-30January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a welcome at a public road outside a temple-style setting in Bidadi. A bald man in a full orange robe stands beside an open white car door, looking toward an orange-turbaned man on the left who holds a long garland of pale flowers up toward him. The turbaned man wears orange robes and holds a wooden staff; a red and yellow ceremonial umbrella is raised above the group. Behind them, a bearded man in orange robes wearing a garland stands, and several white-shirted onlookers and a person with a camera watch from the crowd along a fence with red and yellow bunting. Yellow flower offerings lie on a tray near the car.2008-12-30A night-time photograph of a procession in front of a dark SUV. At centre, a man in a red-orange shawl and red-orange garment wears a large garland of white and purple flowers and is being embraced by a man in saffron-orange robes. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl holds a tall wooden staff topped with a colourful fringed canopy umbrella. On the right, a man in orange robes holds a silver bowl of purple flowers and green leaves. Other saffron-robed men stand by the vehicle, and red flags are visible in the background.2009-06-09December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession scene at a dusty roadside with a dark SUV whose rear door is open. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand together under colourful embroidered parasols with tassels and red and gold panels. A bearded man in orange robes at centre holds a brass tray of white flower garlands, while a woman in orange on the right gestures toward the car. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at left with garlands over his arm, and a shaved-headed man in orange with spectacles stands in the back. A colourful temple-style structure and red decorations appear in the background.2009-01-02February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copies