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Crowded interior of a sleeper train or bus compartment with bunk berths lined with luggage, including a red bag, a yellow striped bag and pink bags. A young man with dark curly hair in the foreground wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered yellow-orange cloth, and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck; he is smiling and leaning forward. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands with arms outstretched, and several children and adults in orange and red shawls and casual clothes press together on the bunks, some smiling and peering over the edges. The bunk numbers are visible on the blue labels.

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July 23 20122012-07-23Interior of a sleeper bus or train carriage with bunk berths stacked above rows of white seats, luggage and bags on the upper racks. A crowd of devotees crowds the cabin. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and a long wooden rudraksha-bead mala sits in orange robes beside a seated man with a red tilak and a beaded mala, both in orange and smiling. A young woman in a lavender top holds a small figure wrapped in orange cloth. Other women in saffron and sarees and a man in white shirt look on from behind. a person appears among the seated figures wearing orange robes with long rudraksha malas and a ceremonial bead necklace, and an ornate dark-haired figure is visible among the group.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Photograph inside a crowded bus interior with yellow curtains and overhead luggage racks. A man with long dark hair and an orange garment with a striped sash stands at centre, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a dot on his forehead; he is smiling. Around him are many people in saffron and orange clothing, a bald man in orange, a woman in a white and purple top, and a woman with a white flower in her hair. Several people sit on white bedding, and a small fan is mounted on the left wall.2012-07-23Interior of a crowded overnight bus with bunk-style luggage racks, yellow curtains and orange and white bags overhead. A smiling man with a vertical forehead mark and orange-saffron cloth around his shoulders sits centrally, surrounded by a dozen or so devotees: boys and girls in orange shawls, a woman in a white sari with orange border holding her palms together, a man in white kurta standing above, and a bald man in orange robes at the right edge. A woman with a jasmine-decorated braid in a floral top sits in the foreground. The scene is one of close physical crowding and warm greetings inside the bus.2012-07-23Crowded interior of a sleeper bus with white bedding and luggage on overhead racks, including an orange backpack. Many people sit closely together on white seats. A bald man in orange robes with a gold crown-like headband and rudraksha beads sits center right, his face partly covered by his hand, while a woman in a lavender top and beaded necklace sits beside him. A smiling man in a white shirt and several women in orange and saffron saris and shawls fill the seats around them. Warm yellow ceiling light; the scene reads as a group travelling together. A visible candidate matches several presentation cues, so the description uses the probable label for the orange-robed man with the gold headband and rudraksha beads, though his identity is uncertain.2012-07-23Crowded interior of a vehicle with cream-coloured curtains and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in a saffron cloth wears rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured necklace, his head bowed with white ash on his forehead and crown. A young boy in a cream kurta and glasses rests his hands on the saffron cloth over the man's back. Behind them a woman in a sari with a red bindi and a young woman with flowers in her hair look on, while a man in orange and white stands near the back. A man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands at the left edge, holding rudraksha beads. A white ribbon hangs from the ceiling.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Photograph inside a crowded bus interior with cream upholstered seats, yellow curtains, overhead luggage racks and a wall fan. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha malas and a yellow-and-green sash stands centre-left, smiling and holding a small object, while a child in a white kurta and a young girl in grey-and-pink with a red bindi lean in. On the left a man with swept-back hair, a white tilak and an orange robe with rudraksha malas sits in the foreground, and on the right an older shaved-headed man in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads looks on. Around them several other people in casual clothes and orange-coloured garments peer over the seats, many smiling.2012-07-23Photograph inside a crowded sleeper bus with bunk berths, yellow curtains and ceiling fans. A group of about twenty people, many in orange and saffron shawls and white clothing, sit and stand packed together, smiling and laughing. A woman in a purple salwar holds her hands together near her chest. A seated older man on the right, bald with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala, wears an orange wrap. A man in white stands at the top centre, and several children and women fill the seats. Luggage sits in the overhead racks. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance.2012-07-23Photograph inside a crowded bus interior with orange-brown overhead luggage racks and yellow curtains. Many smiling people pack the seats: a shaved-headed man with white vibhuti and rudraksha mala in front, a woman in orange and a woman in white with glasses, several young boys and adults in white and orange clothing. Overhead, bags and bedding rest on the racks.2012-07-23