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Night crowd scene at a temple or mutt event with dense devotees filling a stone courtyard and steps. In the centre, a young man in a bright orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands smiling. Beside him, an older bearded man in orange robes and a golden crown-like headpiece, with a gold necklace, walks among others. Several men wear orange or saffron robes, while others wear white shirts and dhotis. Women in colourful saris stand in the background. A tall silver staff or ceremonial rod is visible at right, and a poster with a portrait is partly visible at the top of the frame.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A dense outdoor procession crowd, with many people in white and orange clothing. A central man wearing an orange turban and orange robe, with a white and red flower garland and gold-toned pendant, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Nearby, men in orange robes wear beaded malas and ornate gold necklaces, and blue-uniformed drummers play large drums. Above the crowd, ornate ceremonial staffs, a trident-topped staff, and fruit-laden baskets are carried, with ceremonial umbrella-like canopies overhead.2008-07-17February 17 20082008-02-17A large silver trident with a decorative ornate head stands in the foreground of an outdoor festival procession crowd. Behind it, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas walk alongside people in white shirts and a woman in a white head covering. A gold-tipped staff with a flag is held at left, and a uniformed police officer stands in the background amid a dense crowd. Tall scaffolding and pink and purple banners rise behind the tents.2013-12-27September 11 20152015-09-11Crowded indoor hall at a healing and blessing event. In the foreground, a devotee in white clothes bows forward with head lowered while a woman in an orange shawl places her hand on his head. Beside them, a young man in orange shawl holds a small white card or paper and a clasped hand gesture appears. Men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand around, with others in white behind them; a red curtain and a yellow hanging banner are visible at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-03-28Photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor hall, with rows of men in white shirts and dhotis and some women in sarees. Two saffron-robed figures walk through the aisle in the foreground: the front one, a young man with a shaved head, wears an orange cloth and holds his hands together in namaskar; the one beside him wears a maroon head cloth, a long white beard and an orange robe and also holds his hands together in namaskar. Their presence suggests a sannyasi procession, though the figure's identity is not established from appearance. Many attendees sit on white plastic chairs and floor mats.2008-03-26A dense street procession with a crowd of devotees pressing around a central figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban and a long white-and-red flower garland with a gold rudraksha-style mala. The central figure is smiling and extends a hand to a man in white clothes. Behind and beside are men in saffron robes and white dhotis, one holding a large orange flag on a pole. A golden trident (trishul) is raised among the crowd, and a man at right raises an open palm. A drum is visible at lower centre. Above the crowd, a tray of green fruit and a decorated pole with tassels are carried. a person: the central figure in saffron with turban, garland and mala, presumably the honoured leader of the procession.2008-07-17February 17 20082008-02-17August 09 20072007-08-09January 02 20082008-01-02A seated devotee in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, wearing a rudraksha mala and a tilak. Beside him, another man in orange with a gold ceremonial necklace holds palms together and a small book. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees, many in white and orange, some with folded hands, sits in an evening gathering, with a red-and-white checked basket and a yellow flower garland on the floor at left. A visible temple-style setting with cloth and wooden structure frames the scene.2008-01-02