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A crowd of devotees surrounds a smiling person in the centre wearing an orange-yellow turban, a bright orange and yellow marigold garland with white flowers, layered gold necklaces and a red and orange robe. Behind and to the sides, men in white dhotis and white shirts with red and white cloth, some with shaved heads and red tilak marks, press in, while others hold up phones and a camera. A bald man on the right wears an orange robe and a gold chain necklace with a red bindi on his forehead. The setting appears to be a crowded temple or ceremonial space with onlookers pushing forward. Appearance-based candidate: the centre figure with a turban, flower garland and ornate gold jewellery may be a person as the honoured guest, though the identity is uncertain.

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February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession in a crowded street with many devotees pressing close. At the centre, a figure in an orange-and-saffron turban and reddish-brown robes wears a thick orange marigold garland, multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, smiling. A bald man in reddish robes walks beside him with a hand extended, and a young man in white reaches toward him. Around them, devotees hold orange flags and long silver-tipped staffs, and a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands to the right. Several people in white and orange clothing fill the background. a person (appearance-based label: long-style turban, saffron-orange and ornate clothing, garland and beaded malas, in a procession role).2013-02-12Dense crowd photographed at night around a central figure in an orange turban, saffron-orange garments, and layered gold necklaces and a garland of marigolds, white flowers and a red flower. The figure smiles broadly and is being embraced or greeted by a man in orange robes with a shaved head. Around them, devotees in orange and red clothing, including a man in an orange turban and a bare-chested man wearing a red-orange cloth and a beaded necklace with a pendant, press close. Several people behind hold up hands and smile. A tall silver staff or ornament rises at the top right. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in a crowded procession-like greeting with devotees.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12June 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession in a dense crowd of devotees. Centre, a man in an orange-brown turban and saffron-brown robe wears a thick marigold garland with white flowers and gold ornaments, eyes lowered. Around him, a bald man in a brown robe wears a gold-beaded necklace, a bearded sadhu in orange wears a pearl-style mala, and men in white dhotis and orange shawls press in, some holding ceremonial rods. Many people are visible, including those partially hidden at the edges.2013-02-12A crowded outdoor-style scene under a white canopy at an event. Centre-left, a smiling person wears a rust-orange turban, orange robes and a long gold-bead garland with a rudraksha mala, with gold bangles on the arm. Beside them a person in an orange-and-gold sash and multiple gold necklaces stands near a man in white with palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in glasses on the right wears a rudraksha mala and orange-gold shawl. A uniformed police officer stands in the background, and several onlookers in white and orange watch, one holding up a phone. A person in the foreground raises a hand holding a mobile phone, and a red-and-gold wristband is visible.2016-04-21A photograph of a crowd gathered in a plain interior hall with white walls and a white cloth backdrop. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, smiles with eyes lowered while another hand reaches toward him. Around him devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a maroon shirt, an older man with a vermilion tilak, and a boy in a pink shirt press closely. A shaven-headed monk in white stands at the lower right edge. Many people crowd the frame, and most are partly visible.2012-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a dense crowd pressing around two men in a stone-pillared doorway. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a flower garland with pink, white and blue blooms, and a thin headband, and stands smiling with his hand on his chest. Beside him a bald older priest in a garland of white and pink flowers with a rudraksha necklace and white tilak on his forehead is bowed. Behind them many devotees in white and red clothes raise wooden poles and stretch toward them. a person is the central figure, identified by his orange robes, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and flower garland.2012-05-18A crowded outdoor scene at night with many men pressing close together. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a gold headband wears an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, a red bindi, and layered gold necklaces with rudraksha beads. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white with a white forehead mark holds a silver staff. Another shaved-headed man in front wears a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a man in a white shirt gestures toward him.2012-04-29