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A photograph of a crowd around a central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robes, wearing a long pink and magenta flower garland, with white flowers in the hair and hands raised in greeting. Devotees in white dhotis and orange cloths press around him, some bare-chested and wearing necklaces, and others hold up tall orange-and-tasselled ceremonial poles with a decorated yellow-and-red ornament at the right. A large yellow bus with a white and green stripe and an orange flag is behind the crowd, with people seated at its windows. The scene appears to be a welcoming procession at a roadside gathering. a person: the central figure in the orange turban and garland shows the saffron robe and turban cues, and the page identifies the event as a Kodikann rath yatra visit.

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Photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head-wrap, with long dark hair in a braid, being showered with white petals. Around them, devotees in orange and white garments press close, and a cameraman with a Sony video camera and boom microphone films the scene. A bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl with a flower garland stands at right, and a tour bus with colourful tassels and a yellow-green side panel is visible behind the crowd.2009-01-12A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a central figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, with a garland of pink flowers and white blossoms held by a bare-chested devotee in front. Behind, ornate umbrellas with red, green, yellow and white tassels are held aloft, and a large yellow-green bus with passengers at its windows stands in the background. A camera operator with a shoulder-mounted camera and a boom microphone films the scene, and many people in white dhotis and orange-clad sannyasis press close. The central turbaned figure appears to be in an unsure identity category, and the crowd is pressing toward the procession's centre.2009-01-12Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd gathered around a young figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a large pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Behind the figure a bearded man in orange clothing and spectacles stands among devotees. Many men wear white shirts and orange shawls; some hold tall saffron-coloured poles. A bearded man in a white dhoti and bare-chested person near the right hold flowers and garlands; pink petals and marigolds lie on the ground. Above the crowd is a cream-coloured bus with a decorated yellow-and-red canopy fringed with tassels.2009-01-12A dense outdoor crowd surrounds a vehicle decorated with white and orange flower garlands. In the centre, an older bald man with a white beard wears a saffron-orange robe and reaches toward the vehicle's side. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in an orange robe bows with hands raised near his face. Other men in white shirts and glasses press in, one holding a folded paper, and a man in a gold-banded wrist wears a white shirt. Above, colourful umbrellas and a police officer in khaki are visible. Garlands of yellow and white flowers hang across the foreground. The pictured person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-07-23July 01 20142014-07-01July 23 20092009-07-23A crowd of men surges toward an orange-and-black bus at a roadside with a red wall behind it. A figure in a red-orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands in the open bus doorway, smiling and raising a hand. Many devotees in white shirts and orange shawls reach up with raised palms and outstretched arms. A bald man in orange clothing and a white flower garland appears in the foreground. Two bystanders hold phones. a person figure is visible, identified only by appearance cues: a red turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala, and his role as the figure being greeted from the bus door.2014-07-01January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a golden palanquin, or palaki, decorated with white and purple flower garlands and hanging tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the front of the palanquin, holding a circular ceremonial fan. Another saffron-robed man beside the palanquin holds a fan with a blue and white emblem. Crowds of men in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange-marked badges, walk alongside holding orange flags and handheld placards. A white bus is parked at the left edge, and a police officer in khaki is visible among the crowd.2010-07-24A crowded outdoor street scene of a procession with a film camera and boom microphone at the left edge. At centre, a figure in an orange turban, orange robes and long swept-back hair, wearing a pink flower garland and rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a white kalasha vessel wrapped in a pink garland and green leaves, with mango leaves on top. Devotees in orange shawls and white shirts surround them, and an orange-and-yellow decorated vehicle appears behind. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure with the orange turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. The man holding the kalasha is a priest in white ritual clothes.2009-01-12A crowded outdoor procession of devotees in saffron and orange clothing. In the right foreground a woman in an orange sari and matching orange headwrap smiles and raises her hand in greeting, wearing gold necklaces and a red and green flower garland. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange robes and gold chains walks with an orange parasol-like canopy partly visible at the top. Other people in white shirts and orange attire surround them, and a large orange flag is held in the lower left. Blue and yellow decorated umbrellas and tassels appear at the top of the frame.2011-12-20July 27 20082008-07-27