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Outdoor street procession in a crowd. In the centre, several bare-chested young men with rudraksha necklaces wear purple, black and pink-red lower garments and surround a central figure in an orange turban. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange sashes, a woman in a white sari with orange border, and people holding orange and red flags fill the frame. Dusty roadside setting in bright daylight.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12December 20 20102010-12-20June 24 20142014-06-24A dense crowd of devotees in an ornate hall, many raising arms and singing with open mouths. Foreground men are bare-chested or wear saffron and orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white-and-red forehead markings. One young man in front wears an orange and gold shawl, a long mala and bangles, and sings with his palms raised. A man beside him in a bare torso wears a red-and-gold waistcloth. Behind them, others wear white dhotis and orange dress, with gold garlands and ornaments visible. Golden decorative elements and figures stand in the background.2016-11-11A dense crowd of devotees packed in a temple hall, many men bare-chested or in white dhotis and saffron cloth, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. In the foreground a muscular man with long blond dreadlocks and a red tilak stands bare-chested beside a young man in saffron kurta with a white forehead mark. Two shirtless men in orange dhotis with rudraksha beads press palms together in namaste. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a grey-haired man in brown shawl with beads stand among the crowd, with more devotees in white and yellow behind. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2016-11-11 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a street procession with a bare-chested man at the centre wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, his hair long and swept back, with a red tilak on his forehead, appearing to be in an animated moment. Around him, shaved-head devotees and young men wear orange dhotis and rudraksha malas; one drummer holds a small white drum and pink sticks. Women in white saris with white forehead markings stand nearby. A pink-and-gold ceremonial umbrella is held overhead on the right. The setting is an outdoor street with trees and vehicles behind the crowd.2016-12-06A crowd of devotees in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas gathers outdoors under a canopy of green leaves and a red temple wall. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing orange cloth and beads, bursts into an open-mouthed joyful expression, while others around him in orange and white clothing smile and embrace. A man in a blue-striped shirt stands at the back. Several bare-shouldered men with shaved or short hair face away in the foreground. A loudspeaker stands on a stand at upper right. No candidate with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so the identity is left unsure.2017-01-14May 28 20172017-05-28A dense group of bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas moves energetically during a ritual gathering. Several have white and ash sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, and some wear sacred threads over their shoulders. One man with long dreadlocked hair and another with a shaved head are prominent in the foreground, while men in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind them. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues in this crowd.2016-11-11 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20