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Outdoor photo of a crowd greeting arrivals at a roadside event. In the foreground, a saffron-robed figure with a long orange head wrap and a bare upper body holds up a white and red flower garland, and a second saffron-robed figure wearing a saffron head wrap and a white and red garland is stepping toward a white car. Behind them, orange-robed sannyasis, men in white kurtas, and a man in a dark blue suit stand near the open car door. Onlookers with raised phones, police officers in khaki uniforms with caps, and a yellow tent with flags fill the background. Sun-lit dirt ground and vehicles surround the group.

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Outdoors on a dusty road beside a silver car with its door open, a sannyasi in orange robes and an orange turban holds up a long white flower garland with red accents while another orange-clad monastic in a dark-red shawl and rudraksha mala stands in front of the car, hands pressed together. Behind them a man in white kurta and a white-clad crowd watch, and a uniformed guard stands at right. The garland is being offered in a welcoming ceremony, with a plate of yellow flowers visible at left. a person appears as the seated orange-clad figure at right, with a rudraksha mala and orange turban, receiving the garland from the attendant; this is an appearance-based candidate only.2008-12-31Outdoor welcome at a Bidadi ashram event. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, smiling, drapes a long white and red flower garland over the head of a long-haired person in orange robes seen from behind. Nearby, another orange-robed attendant in a saffron turban holds a tray of flower petals, and a bright multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands above the scene. A man in a dark blue suit and a white car are at right, with a crowd and a red and white banner behind. The mood is ceremonial and celebratory, with garlanded welcome typical of a procession arrival. a person appears as the long-haired person in orange receiving the garland, identified by appearance cues of long hair and orange ceremonial robes.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a welcome at a public road outside a temple-style setting in Bidadi. A bald man in a full orange robe stands beside an open white car door, looking toward an orange-turbaned man on the left who holds a long garland of pale flowers up toward him. The turbaned man wears orange robes and holds a wooden staff; a red and yellow ceremonial umbrella is raised above the group. Behind them, a bearded man in orange robes wearing a garland stands, and several white-shirted onlookers and a person with a camera watch from the crowd along a fence with red and yellow bunting. Yellow flower offerings lie on a tray near the car.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photo at an event ground beside a silver sedan. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, seen from behind at left, reaches toward a man in an orange head-wrap and orange robes who leans toward the open car window, wearing a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads. Behind them, men in white kurta clothing and a uniformed guard stand near yellow and orange floral decorations and parked vans and cars. Another orange-clad figure stands at the right edge. The orange-robed man in the centre has a crown-like turban and wears a white garland, with a rudraksha mala visible.2008-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo at a roadside procession setting with palm trees and a clear sky. A bald man in orange robes stands beside an open car door, receiving a white and red flower garland from a long-haired man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a maroon shirt, a man in a white sun hat and onlookers press forward; a man photographs with a camera. On the right, an ornate decorated palanquin with colourful tassels and a fringed canopy is visible. a person appears to be the long-haired man in the orange turban with rudraksha mala, receiving the garland, consistent with the page's event context.2008-12-30Outdoor arrival scene at a festival site with a crowd behind a barrier. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands beside an open white car door, hands pressed together in greeting, with a large garland of orange-and-white flowers draped over his shoulders and another garland being lifted above his head by a man in orange. A man with long dark hair and an orange turban and wrap, seen from behind, stands at left under a decorated red-and-yellow parasol with a golden fringed canopy. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and other men in orange and maroon robes and in white shirts gather around. A partial sign reading Welcome Center appears in the background, with a photographer raising a camera among the crowd.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor photograph of a roadside arrival at a Hindu festival. Central figure wears an orange-saffron robe and white flower garland with red blossoms, hands pressed together in greeting. Two saffron-robed men in orange turbans stand beside him; one places a garland around him. A man in dark clothing and a white-shirted onlooker stand nearby, and a cameraman in a striped shirt raises a camera. Behind them is a white car and a decorated palanquin draped with yellow cloth and flower garlands. Crowd of onlookers in the background under a clear sky with palm trees. a person is the garlanded central figure in the orange robe, identified by distinctive dark long hair and the honoured garland reception.2008-12-30