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A crowded outdoor photograph of devotees surrounding a central figure in a dark red garment with a large red and white flower garland, smiling broadly. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala gestures toward the central figure while another priest with a shaved head and orange cloth stands beside him. Many men in white shirts and women in saris crowd around, some raising mobile phones and cameras. Green leaves and a white-flowered offering are visible at left, with trees behind the crowd. The central figure's identity is uncertain, so no identification is made.

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A dense outdoor crowd gathers under trees in dry scrubland. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a red shawl with a garland of green leaves and marigolds, smiling as people press toward him. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala is among those pressing in. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in colourful saris, reach forward. In the foreground, a hand raised holding a phone and wearing a gold ring and gold wristwatch is visible. The scene suggests a darshan gathering.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a dense crowd around a central figure at an outdoor devotional welcome. A young person in a red-and-maroon garment wears a long red and white flower garland and is being showered with petals and receiving pada puja-style attention from devotees. Foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of flowers and a kalasha-style offering with leaves. Around them, women in saffron and red saris and men in white shirts press forward, some holding camera equipment and a small offering tray. A dark car with partial lettering stands behind the crowd.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A crowd surrounds a central figure in a deep red-maroon robe with a long rudraksha mala draped to the waist, hair swept back, extending both arms outward as people reach toward him. Around him are several saffron-and-maroon robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and white tilak markings, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Above, green mango-leaf torana decorations hang over the scene, and an orange flag with a black emblem is visible at right. The setting is a crowded outdoor procession or darshan in a village street.2014-07-04June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor crowd scene on a village lane shaded by leafy trees. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-gold patterned garment, a large red flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and a dark mark on his forehead smiles and extends his hand toward a bald man in a white shirt who leans in. Around them, people in white shirts, orange clothing and beaded necklaces press close, and a woman in an orange sari with a garland stands at left. A photographer with a large camera is at lower left. a person appears to be the man with the red garland and gold necklace, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-06-22Photograph of a crowded outdoor tent event with a smiling man at the centre wearing a maroon-red robe with a gold-edged saffron cloth, a long floral garland of white jasmine and red roses, and a dark beaded mala around his neck; he has long swept-back hair and a red bindi. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris with flowers in their hair press around him, one man in a white shirt touching his arm. Bald monks in orange-brown robes stand nearby. Behind them, painted cloth backdrops show green landscape scenes and a rainbow-coloured canopy hangs overhead with banana leaves and hanging decorations. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long swept-back hair, a maroon-saffron robe, a flower garland and a rudraksha mala fits the candidate cues, so the appearance matches but is not certain, and he is recorded as in_person.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23A crowd presses around a man in a red-orange turban, white-and-red floral garland and orange-saffron clothing, standing beside a large tree trunk on a dusty roadside. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron robes and rudraksha malas grasp his hands and arms, while men in white shirts and orange-beaded necklaces reach toward him. Behind them an orange bus, a white van and many onlookers with raised phones fill the scene, and a man in a grey shirt stands near the centre.2014-07-01