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Outdoor photo of a crowd during a ritual welcome. A central figure with long dark hair, orange saffron cloth, gold ornamental necklaces and a tilak on the forehead stands with mouth open, singing or chanting, while holding a small brass vessel. Beside them a bald man in orange robes and a gold necklace raises his hands in devotion. Behind, people in white and orange clothes raise hands and sing; a tall gold staff topped with a finial rises among them. In the foreground a man holds a silver tray of coconuts, a pineapple and mango leaves. Trees and a white wall stand in the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a ritual event, with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace at centre, smiling and raising one arm, holding a tall golden staff topped with a flag. Behind him, a man in saffron robes carries a trident-topped staff and wears gold chains, while a man in saffron with a yellow shawl and a young man in saffron robes with a tilak walk alongside. Right foreground, a tray holds bananas, green grapes and a coconut, and a woman in white sari with a white shawl carries a tray of red flowers. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas and women in white saris line the procession, with a striped canopy and a tiled-roof building behind.2008-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a festival procession crowd. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, a white ash mark on his forehead, smiles and reaches toward a small silver bowl held by a man in white dhoti on the left. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and gold chain holds a silver tray of bananas, grapes, mangoes, coconut halves and a pineapple, while another orange-robed man holds a tall wooden pole behind. Around them a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothes, some in yellow scarves, watches. A pale bald man in orange with gold adornments stands at the right edge. Several Western-looking women are visible among the crowd. The setting appears to be an open courtyard with a red-and-white wall.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd during a ceremonial moment. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, orange saffron robe, gold chain and sacred ash on his forehead holds up his hand toward devotees. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe holds a silver tray of fruit including bananas, oranges, a pineapple and coconuts. Behind them, a robed man in orange holds a tall gold-colored staff, and a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Devotees with folded hands and white-clad attendees fill the background, with a white building and trees behind.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photograph at a festival procession. A young man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ornaments and a gold necklace holds out a silver tray of bananas, coconuts, and other fruit toward a worshipper, while a woman in orange and maroon sari holds the tray beside him. Behind them, men in white and saffron robes wear gold beaded necklaces, and a golden staff stands in the background. A man in white on the left extends his cupped hands, and a man in white holds a small red cloth. Trees and a wire fence fill the background under bright daylight.2008-12-23Outdoor festival procession under a red and white fringed umbrella. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with heavy gold necklaces and a red tilak on his forehead stands at centre-right, smiling and holding white powder in his palm while a shaved-head devotee in saffron bends forward to receive it. Beside them a young woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala and a smiling young man in orange cloth stand among a crowd of white-clad devotees. A gold-tipped trident rises at the top right, and a brass tray of white powder and yellow marigolds sits in the lower right. The appearance-based candidate matches the page's probable identification by long swept hair, saffron robe, and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the printed a person reference.2008-12-23Outdoor procession through a crowd under a canopy of colourful fringed umbrellas and orange-and-red awnings. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a red flower garland and gold necklaces, hands folded. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry a golden staff and a trident and wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a kalasha-style brass pot with a coconut and yellow flowers sits beside a devotee in orange, and a woman in a mustard sari stoops nearby. Many white-clad and orange-clad devotees fill the street.2009-01-01