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A 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.

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A photograph of a crowd pressing around the open door of an orange and cream coach bus on a roadside under trees. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban stands in the bus doorway, raising a hand, with a second robed person beside them. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing garlands and orange or red shawls, reach up with raised arms and hands toward the doorway. Some hold up phones to record. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers hang in the crowd, and a white van is parked at left.2014-07-01Crowd of devotees pressing toward an orange and cream bus with its door open, many raising hands in greeting. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands in the bus doorway, partly visible, with a garland of white and red flowers draped near the door. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and several shaven-headed men in orange, fill the foreground. Green trees and an overcast sky sit behind the bus, and a loudspeaker is mounted on its roof.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A dense crowd presses around an orange-and-cream bus on a dusty roadside lined with trees. Many men in white shirts and dhotis reach toward the open bus door, some raising hands and phones, one holding up a garland of red and white flowers. A few men wear rudraksha or saffron-toned beads. Within the bus door a figure is only partly visible, and no clear appearance-based a person cues are discernible, so identity remains uncertain. A white van is parked at the left edge.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA dense crowd of men presses around the side of an orange and cream coach bus on a tree-lined road under a pale sky. Many are in white shirts and dhotis, some in dark or checked shirts. A bare-chested man at lower left wears an orange-saffron cloth over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with his head shaved. Several men reach upward toward the bus windows, one holding a bunch of white flowers and a red cloth aloft. A white SUV is parked at the left edge. The bus is fitted with a loudspeaker horn on its roof.2014-07-01A 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 copies