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A photograph of an elderly bearded sadhu in an outdoor crowd at a temple entrance. He wears an orange and red patterned turban, a pale wrap over his bare shoulders, and orange and yellow marigold garlands around his neck, with tilak marks on his forehead. A man in a blue and yellow striped polo shirt and glasses stands in the left foreground, facing him. Behind them, other devotees and people stand near a red-painted shrine with Hindi signage above the entrance. Warm sunlight glows through the scene.

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October 27 20152015-10-27A bearded man with grey-streaked hair and a red and yellow forehead mark stands among a crowd in a busy street. He wears a pink-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, a bright orange marigold garland, a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and a beaded wrist band. Behind him people in blue shirts, grey T-shirts, orange garments and a red patterned sari stand in the crowd near red-painted walls.2015-10-27January 07 20122012-01-07February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of a procession at a temple entrance in Varanasi. A young man in the centre wears a deep red turban with white flowers, a red-brown robe with gold border, marigold and white flower garlands and a brown rudraksha mala, and presses his palms together in anjali. To his left an older bearded man in orange robes with copper-coloured beads walks beside him, and a man in a pink-orange robe follows. A bell hangs on the right and a pink camera is held up near the top right. Several devotees in orange and red robes and white dhotis stand behind, with a tilak on a forehead visible. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified by the red turban, red-brown robe, garlands and mala, and the page's Varanasi programme context.2015-10-03A photograph of sadhus walking in a procession at a riverside festival setting. Several bearded ascetics with long white and grey hair and beards are bare-chested, wearing marigold garlands of yellow flowers around their necks, and some have white ash on their bodies. In the foreground a bearded sadhu with white ash and a red tilak on his forehead looks forward. Behind them are orange and red tents, a brass horn-shaped ornament on a decorated vehicle at upper right, and blurred police or security personnel at the left edge.2016-05-09A photograph of a crowded indoor setting with a bare white wall. In the centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and bare upper body, wearing a marigold garland and a white jasmine garland, is being embraced at the head by an older bearded man in saffron-orange robes who presses his palm to the turban. Around them, several devotees and companions stand close: a bearded man in orange kurta with glasses, a younger man in a yellow-and-orange patterned shirt with green-framed glasses, and others with raised hands. The scene appears to be a welcome or blessing among devotees. a person identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph at a yellow-washed temple wall beside a doorway. A man in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-and-maroon robes, with a white and orange flower garland, stands in the doorway smiling. Beside him a bald man in maroon robes wears a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark. On the left an elderly bearded man in orange shawl and white dhoti, wearing glasses, stands with younger men in patterned shirts. Lower right a man in a light blue shirt holds a phone. Shoes are lined up on the ground at right.2015-10-03Photograph at a crowded event booth with a canopy of crystal-drop garlands and pink, red and green fabric. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala talks with a second figure in a saffron-brown turban and brown robes, wearing a long gold chain and a marigold garland with a brown shawl. The turban-wearing figure is a person candidate by distinctive appearance cues, though the identification is uncertain. Behind them, devotees stand near a panel of framed photographs and a printed portrait labelled with Kannada and Tamil script. Two men in glasses and a woman in a sari appear in the background, with a bright ornate banner at the right edge.2016-04-23October 03 20152015-10-03Photograph inside a red-painted shrine with red iron grille gates, where a red-cloth-turbaned figure seen from behind with a white flower garland and a marigold-orange and gold-bordered shawl stands facing a small inner shrine draped with red and white flower garlands. To the left a bald man in saffron robes and glasses stands beside an older white-bearded man in orange, while on the right a bearded sadhu with long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the grille. The scene shows a devotee visit to a temple in Varanasi, with visible shrine ornaments and garlands.2015-10-03Close portrait of a bearded sadhu with long matted grey dreadlocks, white ash stripes across the forehead and face, and a red kumkum dot between the brows. He wears an orange saffron turban and orange shawl, with rudraksha and glass-bead malas around his neck. Behind him are yellow metal barricades, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and blurred orange and white banners at what looks like a crowded public procession route.2016-05-09