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A crowd gathers closely around an open silver car door at a temple entrance with a blue-and-pink gopuram-style facade and a red banner. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair steps toward the car, hand extended toward the door, while people around them press forward. Several women in white or cream saris wear jasmine garlands in their hair, and a man in a white shirt with folded hands greets the person. An orange flag is raised at left, and uniformed police stand in the background among the onlookers.

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A photograph of a crowd greeting a man in orange-saffron robes at a roadside outside a blue-painted temple gateway, with palm trees and a string of pennants overhead. The central man, with a broad smile and a saffron-orange garment, holds a bundle of flower garlands and gestures toward a grey vehicle with its door open. Women in white saris with jasmine flowers in their hair reach toward him with garlands, and devotees with folded hands press close around the car. A cameraman in a green shirt stands behind the vehicle. The scene is a welcome procession with garlanding and darshan-style greeting.2009-02-15A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis surrounds a dark car outside a blue-and-orange temple entrance with a small signboard. A woman in an orange-red sari and a white flower garland in her hair leans toward the car roof, and a bare-armed woman in a yellow sari with jasmine in her hair stands in the foreground. Palm trees, a string of small pennant flags and several temple spires stand behind the crowd on a sunny day.2009-02-15Outdoors by a roadside, a silver SUV has its rear and front doors open while devotees crowd around it. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long grey beard and mala beads sits at the driver's side, gesturing. A woman in red and orange with a yellow and white flower garland stands at the open window, smiling, with her hands together. A young woman in white with a flower in her hair and a bouquet holds the door, and a shaved-headed devotee in saffron stands beside her. Men in white and orange shirts press in behind, one with a raised hand. A white Shree sign and a blue banner appear in the background.2009-02-15A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18February 15 20092009-02-15A photo of a silver SUV at a roadside crowd. A smiling woman in a red top with a pink flower garland leans out of the rear window and waves her hand toward a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dark trousers pressing close around the car. Several hands reach toward the vehicle, and garlands of white and orange flowers are visible inside. Yellow barriers and a few onlookers sit in the background.2009-02-15A photograph taken through the open window of a silver car on a roadside. A smiling man with a shaved head and an orange-saffron robe sits at the steering wheel, reaching his hand out toward a crowd of people pressing against the car. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a flower garland in her hair and a bouquet in her hand leans in, and older people and children crowd the sides of the vehicle. Behind them a yellow metal railing, a grey wall, palm trees and motorcycles with riders line the road. A purple logo sits in the top-left corner.2009-02-15August 11 20092009-08-11A saffron-robed figure with a pink flower garland sits in the open front passenger door of a silver car, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis press around the car, some with palms pressed together, and a woman in a pink sari stands at left. A devotee in the foreground holds a bouquet of white flowers and green leaves. Yellow barricades and a crowded street appear behind.2009-02-15January 18 20092009-01-18A dense crowd presses around a grey car at a street event. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a red blouse and a white jasmine garland with red flowers, her hands pressed together in namaste toward a man in a pink shirt and gold wristwatch. Around them men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, reach toward the car and smile. A man in dark-rimmed glasses and a white shirt stands at the centre, and a woman in a pale green sari stands at the upper right. Orange and red flags and wooden poles rise above the crowd.2009-02-02A crowd of devotees presses around a silver Toyota SUV on a sunlit roadside, many reaching toward the windows and some pressing their palms together in greeting. Rose petals scatter across the bonnet and road in front. Inside the vehicle, a figure in orange-saffron robes sits in the driver's seat, appearing to wave or gesture toward the people outside. Women wear saris in bright colours including pink, green and yellow, and men wear white shirts. A tree-lined road and roadside buildings with a yellow wall form the background.2009-02-15