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Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside green trees and a parked silver SUV. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland of flowers and a red-and-white floral band stands at centre, a crowd of saffron-clad and white-clad devotees around him. Several shaved-headed men wear orange robes and rudraksha malas; some have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. A man in a white shirt and red shawl at left holds a metal plate, and women in red and white saris stand near, one pouring liquid or offering from a silver plate. Motorcycles and a few onlookers appear in the background, and the scene reads as a welcome or aarti at a village road.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside green trees and a mango-like tree, with motorcycles passing in the background. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a white floral garland of white and red flowers over an orange and maroon robe, with a rudraksha mala draped on the chest and white tilak marks on the forehead; the figure is smiling and receiving the attention of the crowd. Several people in maroon or saffron robes, white shirts and white-marked foreheads stand around, and women in saffron and white saris hold a silver plate with a lit flame, red kumkum and green leaves, as an aarti is performed. Hands reach toward the plate and one man raises a fist in the upper right.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a devotee welcome in a leafy rural setting. A smiling man in the centre wears a thick white and red flower garland over a reddish-brown robe with a rudraksha mala, and has white tripundra marks on his forehead. A man on the left in a white shirt and red shawl holds a hand near the garland, while a woman in orange and a woman with a braid in orange clothing hold out a steel tray with red liquid and flower petals. Several people in saffron and orange robes with tripundra marks stand around, and a few onlookers appear in the background among trees and bushes. The man in the centre is a garlanded figure in the crowd and no name is visible, so the appearance-based label is unsure.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23Outdoor street scene in front of a yellow vehicle as a crowd gathers around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala. The figure, standing near a white-clad devotee, is greeted by a woman in a multicoloured sari bowing to touch their feet, with a pada puja taking place. Nearby, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with orange beads offers puja items, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around. Parked cars, motorcycles and greenery line the roadside behind them.2014-06-26A photograph of a devotee ritual outdoors. A man with long dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a red-and-gold cloth wrap, smiling, is garlanded with red and white flowers and receives a steel plate of red liquid with a green leaf on top, held out by a woman's hands in the foreground. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas, stand around; a shaved-headed man in orange cloth on the left and a bare-chested man with a gold necklace on the right. Crowd and vehicles appear in the background, with palm trees behind a low wall.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copies