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Evening arrival at an orange-and-red bus as devotees welcome a visiting guru. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron-orange shawl with gold border smiles while stepping forward, appearing to be a probable Swamiji. Beside him a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes and a garland presses palms in greeting. Devotees in white garments receive him with flower garlands of white jasmine and red blossoms, and women hold brass kalasha pots decorated with flowers. Onlookers stand behind a Kerala-style orange bus with a door open, applauding.

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July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd gathered beside an orange and black tour bus marked Prakash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a rust-red saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala, smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl and beaded rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. At right, a hand holds a large garland of red flowers and green leaves over a man's head, and other devotees in white and orange clothing stand close behind. The scene suggests a welcome at a roadside stop.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesNight-time photograph at a bus side where a robed figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment stands wearing a long garland of red, white and green flowers, smiling as devotees greet him. Behind a bus with orange and red bodywork, men in white dhotis and shirts press forward; one bearded man in white leans in to offer respect, and a man in white raises a multicoloured garland. In front, a woman in a white sari holds a brass kalasha topped with white jasmine garlands and leaves, while an older woman with grey hair, a dark bead mala and gold jewellery stands at right. Gold armbands adorn the robed figure. The scene shows a welcome with garlands and kalasha offerings.2014-07-01January 03 20182018-01-03 +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 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 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21Night-time photo beside a maroon-and-orange bus at a doorway. A smiling man with a white tilak across his forehead, wearing orange-saffron cloth and layered rudraksha/bead necklaces and garlands, stands in the centre; the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair and ornate cues, shown in person. Left, a shaved-headed man in white clothes and a bead necklace and a man in a white shirt with red-orange garland stand near. Right, a woman in maroon sari with a bead mala and a shaved-headed man in maroon garments hold a large flower garland on a tray. In the foreground a devotee in white bows or touches the feet, and a woman with flowers in her hair faces away.2014-06-21June 01 20162016-06-01