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A photograph of an outdoor crowd on a village street. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a topknot wears a white dhoti-style wrap over the shoulder and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, and he is fastening or adjusting a cloth around the neck of a young man in a black polo shirt. Around them, many men and boys in yellow, white, striped pink and green shirts crowd closely, and a white car and brick wall sit behind them. The man in white has no visible saffron, crown, long hair or ceremonial gold, so his identity is not established by appearance.

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Outdoor photograph in a dusty village street with a crowd of young men and boys pressing close. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with a single tuft at the crown, wearing a white cloth wrap over the shoulder and a wooden rudraksha-style mala, faces away from the camera and places a hand on the neck of a young man in a light green shirt with a small pendant. Behind them men in yellow, red, and striped pink shirts watch and smile, a child stands at left, and a white vehicle with blue trim sits in the background beside a brick wall.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A crowded village street scene in daylight. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and a white sleeveless top, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stands in the foreground with head bowed, surrounded by a dense crowd of mostly men and boys. Behind him a white vehicle with a roof rack is hemmed in by people. A man in white shirt and trousers stands near the centre, a boy in a red shirt is at right, and an older woman in a green sari and a woman holding a small child are near a dark wooden doorway of a whitewashed building. A red-tiled roof, brick wall and hanging laundry form the background. The image is a photograph; the shaved-headed man in white shows no distinctive presentation cues beyond the mala, so identity is uncertain.2012-01-03October 02 20112011-10-02June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20122012-01-03A crowd presses around a central scene outdoors near a green-painted building. A man with long dark hair and a red and yellow garland, bare-chested in saffron-orange cloth, is being garlanded by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who reaches over his head. Saffron-robed monastic men with shaved heads, sandalwood and vibhuti marks and beaded malas stand near; on the right a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds up his hands. Many onlookers in white, cream and bright saree colours, some women with flowers in their hair, watch from behind. A wooden pole rises in the background.2014-06-24May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph of an outdoor village scene in daylight. A shaved-headed man in an off-white and cream unstitched wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands at right placing his hand on the shoulder of a man in a grey polo shirt. Several men in white shirts and a woman with a braid in the foreground stand in a line, and a crowd of onlookers, including older women in saris, watches from behind. Brick houses, a palm tree and a partly built temple gopuram with colourful figures appear in the background.2012-01-03A young boy in a white kurta with a red vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead sits among seated devotees in white clothing. A man on the left wears glasses and a red shawl over a rudraksha mala, and an older man in white leans in to adjust or tie a white cord around the boy's neck. Other seated people in white and a man in white at the right edge are visible in a bright hall. Rudraksha beads hang on the boy's chest. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2015-11-22Outdoor photo at a procession setting. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and layered gold beaded necklaces stands at right, placing his hand on the head of a man bent forward in a white shirt with a small printed design. Behind them, a decorated deity murti stands in flower garlands with orange-robed attendants. Several young men in white and white-and-yellow shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch closely. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing, consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate in an apparent blessing or initiation gesture (Swamiji (probable)).2008-12-23Crowd of devotees gathered outdoors in front of a stone temple with pillars and a stepped entrance. In the centre a young man in white dhoti with gold border and sacred thread holds a long ceremonial staff, while a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala is nearby. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts; a woman in a blue sari with a flower in her braid stands at right. Many onlookers' heads fill the foreground.2011-09-26