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Crowded outdoor scene at a thatched-roof pavilion with straw-covered roof. Many devotees in orange and saffron robes and white shirts press close together. Several men wear white baseball caps. A cameraman with a large video camera on his shoulder films from the right. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang on a tall display panel on the left, which shows printed posters and a CD cover. Behind the crowd, white information boards are mounted on the pavilion wall. A gold-topped staff rises at the right edge. Several people reach forward toward the central figure in the centre of the crowd.

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A crowded photograph inside a thatched-roof open shelter with bamboo rafters and palm-thatch walls. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and rudraksha-style beads stands at centre, facing a group. Around them, men in white shirts with saffron-orange shawls press close, one man in a white shirt with orange shawl holds his hands together in namaskar. A cameraman in a white shirt raises a video camera overhead. Behind them, framed photographs and printed panels hang on the walls, and a man in a light yellow shirt stands at the right edge. Many onlookers fill the foreground and background.2008-08-03A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a central figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, with a garland of pink flowers and white blossoms held by a bare-chested devotee in front. Behind, ornate umbrellas with red, green, yellow and white tassels are held aloft, and a large yellow-green bus with passengers at its windows stands in the background. A camera operator with a shoulder-mounted camera and a boom microphone films the scene, and many people in white dhotis and orange-clad sannyasis press close. The central turbaned figure appears to be in an unsure identity category, and the crowd is pressing toward the procession's centre.2009-01-12A dense outdoor crowd gathers beneath a striped red, yellow and green canopy supported by bamboo poles, with blue plastic chairs and red drums visible behind. Several men in saffron/orange robes and shaved heads stand at the centre, one bare-chested man with a sacred ash-marked torso wears a saffron cloth and a garland-like necklace. Men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls surround them, and a woman in orange with dark hair stands at the front right. A camera operator on the left films the gathering. The setting appears to be a roadside or temple grounds event with a tall white pillar in the background.2007-07-25Outdoor photo of a crowd during a street procession. In the centre, a figure seen from behind wears an orange turban and an orange-and-gold shawl over orange robes, with long dark hair and palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a badge on a lanyard, press close. A cameraman in a green plaid shirt and white cap films with a video camera held up. A woman in a cream sari with gold border stands at right with raised hands, and a man in a striped shirt is at left. A yellow and red banner edge appears in the lower right corner.2006-09-24August 03 20082008-08-03February 11 20132013-02-11Outdoor procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees dressed in white, orange and saffron. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe, a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and a gold-toned wrap, with a headband, smiles and extends an arm while others greet him. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a brass pot with a mango-leaf top and a silver tray of flower petals, and a woman in orange holds a brass vessel with yellow and orange flowers. Orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered canopies, orange pennants and a golden staff overhead. A cameraman in orange films in the foreground. a person is the central figure in the orange robe with the garland and headband, consistent with the page's event.2008-12-27Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a floral arch overhead and green banana-leaf or reed decorations. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes gestures with his right hand while another man in a white shirt stands beside him. Seated on a striped cloth in front of them, a bald monk in orange robes sits with a man in white and a man in an orange turban and a long beaded necklace. A man bare-chested in a yellow dhoti at left holds a basket of red flowers. Behind them a large crowd of orange-robed monks, white-clad men and women watch, with a video camera operator at right.2007-02-02Dense crowd photographed inside an orange-draped tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground, a grey-haired figure in saffron robes wears a thick marigold garland, with a bald man in orange garlanded beside him. Several men wear white or pink turbans, and one in an orange turban stands at right. A cameraman with a video camera and a photographer with a raised camera film from the left. Behind, a painted deity shrine with gold framing and a red-and-white flag appear on the tent walls. Roughly thirty people are visible, mostly in orange, white and pink clothing.2013-02-11December 27 20082008-12-27July 28 20082008-07-28February 15 20132013-02-15