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A dense outdoor crowd presses around a central figure in a crowded village street lined with trees and low buildings. A man in a red and gold turban and a flower garland stands at the centre, with saffron-robed men, some shaved-headed, close around him. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, reach toward him. A white van with an open side door and a lit oil lamp stands at left, and a camera with a pink screen is visible at right. Several people are holding up hands and phones, and a man in a white N.D.S.S. t-shirt is prominent in the foreground.

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July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Photo 117427182014-07-03A dense outdoor crowd of men, mostly in white shirts and some in checked or striped shirts, presses closely around a central figure. Several people hold cameras and video equipment aloft. A man in the centre wears an orange and saffron garment and a beaded or garlanded neck adornment, with a shaved-head priest-like figure beside him. Bare trees and dry fields fill the background under an open sky. Some people raise hands near the centre.2012-05-18Outdoor crowd scene in a village street beside a white van with an open rear door, a pink-painted building and tall shady trees behind. A large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis presses toward a central figure in ochre clothing, wearing a red-and-gold turban-style headwear and a garland of flowers. Several devotees near him wear saffron or orange cloths and rudraksha malas, and some hold up hands or small items. A devotee in front holds a flaming lamp near the van. A pink digital camera is visible at the lower right. The scene reads as a darshan procession with devotees thronging a robed figure.2014-07-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd presses along a tree-lined road in what appears to be a procession or welcome. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange garland and long dark hair stands out above the crowd, with hands raised and a smiling expression. Around him, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls and orange cloth, reach toward him and clap or wave. Several bald and white-clad attendants move nearby. Behind the crowd, large banners with portraits and printed Tamil text hang from poles and a small pale structure is visible. Some people wear vibhuti and red tilak marks. The central figure has long dark hair, orange robes and a garland, which is a probable Swamiji appearance cue.2010-12-29Outdoor photo of a dense crowd pressing around a saffron-robed monastic figure in a red turban and a large white-and-red flower garland, near a white van and a yellow-roofed vehicle under trees. Several saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas surround him, some with shaved heads. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many holding up phones and hands, press in around the procession, with a smoky haze in the air.2014-07-01A crowd presses around a man in a red-orange turban, white-and-red floral garland and orange-saffron clothing, standing beside a large tree trunk on a dusty roadside. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron robes and rudraksha malas grasp his hands and arms, while men in white shirts and orange-beaded necklaces reach toward him. Behind them an orange bus, a white van and many onlookers with raised phones fill the scene, and a man in a grey shirt stands near the centre.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01January 16 20182018-01-16A crowded outdoor festival scene at dusk, with a dense mass of men in white shirts and white dhotis moving through a dirt-and-gravel ground. Many wear orange or saffron scarves draped over their shoulders, and several white shirts carry orange lettering reading N.D.S.S. Bamboo scaffolding frames stand behind the crowd, and at upper right an ornate deity palanquin or chariot with gold-coloured decoration is visible above the heads. A white-clad figure at right has a bare shaved head and wears an orange scarf. A painted banner at far left shows deities and Tamil text. Strings of lights and stage structures are visible in the background.2010-12-29