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A photograph of a village street outside a yellow-washed school building with painted wall art. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with an orange turban and a long white and red flower garland is stooping with hands extended toward a crowd of children and adults. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a woman in an orange-and-cream sari stand near a silver minivan. Schoolchildren in blue uniforms crowd close, some waving, and a young man in a light blue shirt is in the foreground. Vehicles and a motorcycle are parked along the road behind them.

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November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24Outdoor village street procession with a decorated ceremonial parasol of colourful tassels overhead and a hand-painted fabric banner at left. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands with hands lowered as a man in white shirt and trousers offers flowers. Around them devotees in white shirts, orange shoulder cloths, and women in teal and blue saris with flowers in their hair press close. Parked silver cars, a rickshaw and a green-painted house line the road.2008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24Outdoor evening gathering at a large open-air event with palm trees, orange pennants and string lights. In the right foreground a man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and long swept-back hair smiles while seated on an orange cushion and reaches toward people below. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris cluster closely, one man with a white-and-grey beard and forehead markings reaching out, while a young man in white with a yellow shawl sits nearby. Rows of white and blue plastic chairs and a large crowd of white-clad devotees fill the background.2010-02-18Outdoor street scene in front of an old tiled-roof building with pale green and cream walls and arched red-and-white trim. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, stands at the left beside a silver car, palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis and bald-headed men in white stand among the crowd. On the right, a man in a white kurta with orange trim faces him. Women in green and blue saris carry brass pots topped with orange marigold garlands on their heads, as part of a procession. Banners and signboards hang on the building, and a yellow flag is visible on a pole.2011-05-24A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18Outdoor photo on a tree-lined roadside with parked cars and a palm tree behind. A crowd of men in white shirts and trousers presses around a central figure in saffron-orange clothing with an orange turban and a white flower garland, hands pressed together in greeting, smiling broadly. Several men in the crowd are smiling and reaching toward him, some with folded hands. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A man at right in white shirt and a man in a checked shirt at left look on. Some onlookers stand behind a parked white car and a truck.2007-08-17February 15 20092009-02-15