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Outdoor crowd scene at a village street in a Tamil setting, with a red-and-gold canopy overhead and banana palms and a temple gopuram behind. A central man in a rust-brown robe with a bare shaved head, white tripundra markings on the forehead, and a long multi-coloured flower garland stands holding a brass plate of offerings. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis wear rudraksha malas, a bearded man in a white shirt and a woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace are visible in the crowd, and several young men in casual shirts press forward.

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KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/18/20182018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20182018-01-18May 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesOutdoor photo of a crowd at a temple-side procession. Under a red and gold canopy with a banana-leaf and bunch-of-bananas backdrop, a shaved-headed man in a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers is being greeted; a devotee in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a bearded man in white shirt and dhoti reaches toward the garlanded figure. A man in a white shirt and a uniformed officer in khaki are among the people pressing close. A large group of onlookers fills the frame, with several children at left.2018-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual welcome beneath a canopy of tree leaves and small pennant flags. A central man with long dark hair, a beard, a red-brown shawl and a red and gold floral garland, with a rudraksha-style mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant, smiles with eyes closed and hands folded in greeting. Two young women in colourful saris, one with a flower in her hair, hold a silver tray of red liquid. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with palms pressed together and women in the background stand watching. The scene looks like a devotional procession or welcome ceremony.2016-11-18January 18 20182018-01-18Outdoor photo of a village procession under a red and multicoloured tasselled canopy held on a pole. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a crown of flowers, a garland of yellow and white blossoms, a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant over a saffron-red garment, with a bindi-style vertical mark on his forehead; he has a broad smile and his hands are joined near a steel tray of red kumkum-coloured liquid with a green leaf on it. Women in colourful saris and flowers in their hair, including a woman in a teal paisley blouse, crowd around the tray as an aarti-style offering. Men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand behind, along with a bald man in a white shirt and saffron scarf, and trees and dry grass surround the scene. Visible-appearance label: a person, with the crowned, garlanded man in saffron-red and rudraksha described as the central figure receiving the offering.2016-11-18A photograph of a temple entrance with a central figure in a dark maroon robe receiving a long garland of yellow marigolds and white and red flowers. Around him, several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and stand with bare upper bodies, one with a white-tipped shaved head and another with long dreadlocks in a white dhoti. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends low at the foot of the garland, and young boys in orange, red and yellow shirts watch from the side. A striped cloth canopy hangs above the doorway and a green-shirted man stands on a raised ledge behind the group.2018-01-18 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03Outdoor photograph of a man with long dark hair draped in a flower garland of white, red and yellow blossoms, bare-chested, wearing a maroon-red cloth, standing with palms pressed together in namaste on a red carpet. Beside him an older bald man in a white dhoti and pink shawl gestures with his hands. Behind them a crowd of young men in orange t-shirts and onlookers watch, a small child in a red dress is held up, and a brass oil lamp and metal tray sit at right with a potted palm. Pale green and orange buildings stand in the background.2017-09-06