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A blue and white Ashok Leyland city bus with Kannada destination signs viewed from the front at dusk on a road. Inside the bus windscreen, several passengers are visible through the glass and two small portrait photos are taped to the windscreen. On the roadside to the right, a standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a bald head holds both hands to his head beside a low white wall, with trees behind. The image is an outdoor photograph with no visible ceremonial setting.

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January 09 20082008-01-09A blue and white Ashok Leyland bus parked on a dirt ground, with Kannada destination board reading Shantinagar bus and a route sign. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at right holding a camcorder, and another figure in orange robes stands at the open bus door. Portrait stickers of two people are pasted on the windscreen. Dry scrub and a low white wall are visible in the background under bright sun.2008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09A blue and white public bus parked at dusk with its side windows open, carrying passengers in orange robes seated inside. Several devotees in saffron-orange clothing sit in the windows and aisle seats, while a man in white clothing sits near the front. On the right, a figure in orange garb with a flower garland steps toward the open front door. Kannada-language route text is painted on the lower side panel, and a city bus operator's phone number appears beside it. The bus appears to be transporting ashram residents on a trip.2008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09August 21 20062006-08-21A road procession on a paved street lined with parked buses. In the centre, a red tractor decorated with flower garlands and a canopy topped with a colourful umbrella-style structure carries a palanquin-like float wrapped in white and multicoloured flowers. Several saffron-robed figures ride or stand on the float. In the foreground a man in a white kurta holds an orange shawl and walks beside the tractor, while a uniformed man in khaki with a white shirt gestures to traffic. To the left a white Ashok Leyland bus is parked, and to the right a red and white bus shows a Manjunatha branded tractor behind it. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the roadside.2010-07-24March 11 20172017-03-11A green and pink bus with Kannada script on its front window, parked on open ground. Several men in saffron and white clothes board through the open door. The men wear orange shawls over white garments, and one bearded man in orange robes steps up to the bus. Two framed photos of a bearded, long-haired sannyasi in saffron are stuck to the bus windows, and a small red-roofed building stands in the background. Bald and long-haired devotees are visible in the foreground.2008-01-17January 02 20082008-01-02A roadside gathering beside a blue and white public bus with its destination board showing Tamil script, on a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and green saris stand close together, some holding white flags on poles. A saffron flag stands at left beside a black speaker and a wooden barrier, with a crowd moving along the road beyond. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the figures are visible only as devotees and bystanders in a procession-like setting.2006-10-19