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Outdoor roadside scene of an orange-clad crowd serving food on a roadside stall under an orange and white canopy. A young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left looking toward the camera. Men in saffron and orange shirts and scarves hand out small bowls of food, one wearing a brown hat and sunglasses. Motorbikes, bicycles, a uniformed police officer and vehicles line the road behind, with a red flag visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.

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July 23 20142014-07-23Photograph of a crowded roadside food distribution during an outdoor procession. Many men in saffron-orange T-shirts and orange scarves or turbans crowd around a wooden serving table, holding paper plates of food. Foreground: a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a man in a grey-and-white collared shirt. A man in an orange tee with a deity print holds a plate, and a man in a wide-brimmed hat is nearby. Behind them, a white truck carries more people in orange, and a uniformed police officer stands by the road under green trees.2014-07-23Outdoor photo of a crowd of men gathered on a roadside under green trees, with several wearing orange clothing. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-left, while a man in an orange headband and orange shirt is holding a leaf or paper plate of food. A young man in an orange shirt and orange shawl holds a small plate, and a bare-chested man with a black cap and orange shawl hands out food from the right foreground. The scene appears to be a distribution of food to devotees.2014-07-23July 23 20142014-07-23Outdoor food-distribution stall under an orange and white striped tarp beside a roadside. A man in a cream kurta at left serves food from a metal tray into small steel bowls on a wooden table. A bare-chested sannyasi with long matted hair, a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and a gold-coloured waistband stands at center, holding a leaf plate and serving food. Several young men in saffron-orange robes and orange cloths line the table, some holding leaf plates. A truck with a banner stands at right. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by visible cues; the sannyasi's appearance is only partly distinctive.2014-07-23Photograph of a group of young men in matching bright orange t-shirts and orange shorts walking along a roadside in a rural setting with trees, a dirt shoulder and parked motorcycles. Several men hold small paper plates or bowls with food, appearing to eat or distribute prasad. One man on the left wears a white and orange cloth wrap and a beaded necklace. Behind them, other orange-clad people, a man in a white shirt, and a yellow tarpaulin canopy stall are visible. No person is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-07-23December 23 20082008-12-23A dense outdoor crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing orange shawls, gathers at a festival procession. In the center, a long-haired figure in an orange garment and a white and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, surrounded by people with folded hands and devotees carrying brass offering plates. A woman in an orange sari holds a plate and a camera operator is visible at right. A brass trident-like ceremonial object appears at upper left. The scene looks like a temple procession or darshan. The central figure shows long swept-back hair, an orange garment and a garland, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the appearance is labelled probable.2007-01-01Outdoor procession on a paved road in bright daylight with a dense crowd of devotees. Many men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange shawls. Several carry tall orange flags and colourful fringed umbrellas overhead. In the centre, a man in a bright orange robe and orange turban wears a long rudraksha mala and walks forward. Men on the sides wear gold garland necklaces. A drummer with a drum is visible at the lower right edge, and a shirtless young man in a white vest stands at right.2009-01-12April 21 20162016-04-21May 07 20162016-05-07Outdoor procession with a large crowd of men in white and orange-clad sannyasis. At centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a white dhoti-style garment, a red and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and yellow-and-gold ornaments, with hands raised in greeting; the visual cues are long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a white garment, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure in procession. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and beaded necklace holds a small cup, and a younger man in orange with folded hands walks nearby. On the left, a woman in a red sari holds a decorated fan-shaped placard with an orange border. Tall orange-and-yellow banners on poles and a golden trishul rise above the crowd, which includes people in white shirts and women with bindi and vibhuti.2009-01-01