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A photograph at night of a man standing in the open doorway of an orange and black bus, smiling and raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a red and white floral garland, gold bangles and a decorated white and red headpiece, with a white cloth draped over his arm. A crowd of people reaches up with raised hands and folded palms toward him from the street; most wear white shirts and some are bald. A police officer in a khaki uniform and blue cap stands at lower left. Shop signs and streetlights are visible behind the bus.

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June 21 20142014-06-21Night photograph of a crowd pressing around a bus door in a city street. A man standing in the bus doorway wears a multicoloured garland of red, orange and yellow flowers over a white shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead; he is smiling. Devotees reach up with raised hands and phones to touch or photograph him. A uniformed police officer in a blue cap stands nearby. In the foreground a silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with yellow flowers and marigold garlands is held up. Behind the bus a shop sign reads TMB. a person: the man in the doorway wears a flower garland over a white shawl with a white tilak, and devotees crowd to greet him as he leaves the bus.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA crowd of men press around the open door of an orange and maroon bus on a tree-lined road. A man in a red-and-maroon turban and saffron-toned clothing stands in the bus doorway, smiling, with a white and red flower garland hanging from the door handle. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and several saffron-robed monks raise their hands with palms pressed together in greeting. A loudspeaker is mounted on the bus roof, and a silver car is parked at the left edge.2014-07-01Night photo of a crowd pressing around the open doorway of an orange bus, with a bus window curtains visible at right. A figure in orange-and-red robes stands in the doorway, wearing a multicolour flower garland with red and yellow blooms and gold necklaces, and raises a hand in greeting. Many devotees reach toward him with raised arms, holding up mobile phones to take pictures. Among them are men in white shirts and a man in a police-style cap. Street lights and shopfronts are visible behind the bus.2014-06-21A photograph of a crowd pressing around the open door of an orange and cream coach bus on a roadside under trees. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban stands in the bus doorway, raising a hand, with a second robed person beside them. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing garlands and orange or red shawls, reach up with raised arms and hands toward the doorway. Some hold up phones to record. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers hang in the crowd, and a white van is parked at left.2014-07-01Night photograph at a bus door on a street. A man in a white shirt with a red and yellow marigold garland and a gold chain stands at the open door of an orange-and-white bus marked Prakash, with white sacred ash on his forehead. Around him a dense crowd presses forward; a uniformed officer in a blue cap stands in the foreground, and bald-headed devotees in white reach up with raised hands. One man holds a large white and pink flower garland with a green leaf accent. A bus conductor in white stands inside the bus.2014-06-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of an orange and black bus labelled 'prakash', with a loudspeaker horn mounted on its roof. A man in an orange-and-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-coloured necklace, garlands and bangles, with white vertical tilaka on his forehead, stands in the open bus door waving his right hand. Beside the bus, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and white tilaka press their palms together in greeting, while devotees in white and a camera operator crowd the roadside. A man on the right raises a bright flame or lamp offering. The man in the doorway has distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornments and rudraksha-style beads, consistent with a probable appearance of a person, though this is uncertain.2014-06-21 +1 copiesNight photo of a crowd pressing around the open doorway of an orange and cream bus marked 'prakash'. A man with long swept-back hair, a multicoloured floral garland, and a white-and-saffron shawl stands in the doorway smiling. Another devotee raises a large floral-decorated tray above the crowd. Men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer in a blue cap hold back the throng, and one person photographs the scene with a phone. Street lights and shop fronts are visible behind the bus.2014-06-21Crowd of devotees pressing toward an orange and cream bus with its door open, many raising hands in greeting. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands in the bus doorway, partly visible, with a garland of white and red flowers draped near the door. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and several shaven-headed men in orange, fill the foreground. Green trees and an overcast sky sit behind the bus, and a loudspeaker is mounted on its roof.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies