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A photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure with long dark hair, smiling broadly, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a gold-toned ornate necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on the forehead. A thick garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves hangs over his shoulders. Around him, men in orange and saffron turbans and orange-yellow shawls stand close, one holding a bottle of water. On the left, a person in white holds a handful of cooked rice above a dark bowl, while others reach in with their hands. A tilak-marked devotee in an orange and yellow turban stands behind. Several attendees in white and grey shirts watch from the background.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A crowded outdoor festival scene where a central figure with long dark hair, white ash smeared on the forehead and face, and a red vertical mark on the brow, smiles broadly while raising a hand in greeting. He wears a large garland of green leaves alternating with yellow and red flowers over a rust-red robe, and has rudraksha bracelets on his wrist. Around him, men in saffron and orange turbans and orange-yellow garments press close, one wearing rudraksha malas and another in an orange turban and white marks on the forehead. A bald man with glasses stands at upper right in a white shirt. Blurred crowds and colourful flags fill the background.2015-01-13A photograph of a crowded festival scene with a central figure wearing a long dark-red garment and a thick multi-strand garland of yellow and red flowers over green leaves. The central figure has wet dark hair, white ash markings and a red tilak on the forehead, and holds his hands out in an offering gesture. Around him, several men wear saffron and orange turbans and rudraksha malas; one man in a turban and dark garment stands to the right with a bead necklace. Others in yellow clothing and an older man in glasses are visible in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2015-01-13May 01 20152015-05-01January 13 20152015-01-13A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.2015-05-01January 13 20152015-01-13February 12 20132013-02-12January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a seated woman in a maroon and brown sari with a red bindi and a smile, beside a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white rudraksha-style bead mala and a yellow marigold garland. Both have heavy yellow and red flower garlands. Behind them, attendants in orange and yellow garments and turbans stand near a red cloth, with a hand adjusting the man's garland from the right.2015-01-13