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A dense crowd of devotees presses around a figure in saffron robes with shaved head and bare upper body, standing at the centre-left of a tented outdoor space. Behind him a man holds a camera, and several women in colourful saris reach forward. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, bend over a white-covered object, possibly a bed or platform. Many hands are folded in namaskar. Hanging orange cords and a pole frame the upper left. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment in a temporary pandal.

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January 04 20122012-01-04A crowded indoor photo at a darshan-style gathering inside a white-draped tent or pandal, with roses strewn across the fabric. Several shaven-headed men in white dhotis with saffron and gold-bordered shawls stand at the back, one holding a red-and-white pole. A woman in a white sari with a large white-and-red floral garland stands near the centre, with a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala beside her. Dense devotees in white, pink and cream clothing press forward with hands folded, and a microphone is held up at right. Overhead lights and a white backdrop complete the scene.2011-05-17January 04 20122012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04A crowd photo of an outdoor distribution in a village setting, with many people pressing close together. In the foreground a woman with long, dark, wavy hair wears a loose orange saffron wrap draped over her shoulders and back. To the left a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a folded green-bordered cloth bundle in his hands. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a purple shirt, a man in a blue shirt and a man in an orange-brown shirt, along with women in pink and saree garments, are gathered closely. A lanyard badge is visible on a white-shirted man. The scene looks like a tightly packed relief or donation line.2012-01-04Night crowd scene in a hall with many men pressed together. In the foreground a figure with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, wears a bare-shouldered orange garment and holds bundles of colourful cloth. Around them men wear white shirts, a purple shirt and orange-saffron dhotis or shawls; one man holds a video camera and another wears glasses and a yellow-and-white checked shawl. A bald saffron-clad man stands at left with a rudraksha-style mala. Bright light fixtures are visible at top right, with the crowd spilling into the background.2012-01-04Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees in white, cream and saffron clothing seated on white chairs and standing across the field. In the left foreground, a person in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, with long hair and rudraksha-style adornments, extends an arm toward a small child in a colourful garment wearing a garland; the child is held by a man in white with a white shirt and dhoti. Flower garlands in purple and white lie on a raised white platform in front, with a plate of offerings at lower left. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera and a man in white with an orange garland stand behind, under a bright street lamp. Trees and speaker stands stand in the dark background. Crowd estimated at well over twenty people.2008-07-27A crowded indoor hall with pale yellow walls and a raised cream-coloured block at right. In the centre, a woman seen from behind wears an orange and yellow sari, a white jasmine garland and a red-brown bead headband, and she embraces a man in a white shirt who wears a rudraksha mala. Around them, dozens of devotees press close: women in saris, men in white shirts, an older man with white hair at the back, and a bald man at lower right with a red tilak. Several people raise hands or hold mala beads. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees gathered in close embrace and darshan-like contact.2012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure in a long-haired, long-sleeved orange robe with a dark wrap at the waist and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind. A bald monastic in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at lower center, and a bald man in a saffron wrap stands nearby. Devotees surround them, including a woman in a red sari, men in white dhotis and checked shirts, and a man in a striped blue-and-white headcloth. A lit street and a large white board with a framed portrait and printed text stand behind, with trees and a red-brick building to the left.2011-11-09Night festival crowd at a decorated temple or street venue, hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands and green leafy festoons. Nearby a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a brass kalasha-style pot holding pink flowers, and devotees in white and orange raise their hands toward a handheld microphone. Many people in white dhotis and shirts crowd the scene, some holding small offering trays or decorated vessels aloft.2009-01-12