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Outdoor street scene in a village with palm trees, a thatched bamboo fence and a white building behind. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron robes, a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads stands at center, smiling and extending his hand toward a bowed elderly woman with grey hair in a white sari who offers a plate of flowers and fruit. Around him stand saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas, a bald man in saffron, a younger shaved-headed boy in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt. The scene appears to be a padapuja welcome at a home visit, with a dark car at the lower left.

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July 03 20142014-07-03Outdoor street scene of a crowd pressing around a central figure in a red-orange turban and a long white flower garland with multicoloured blossoms. The turbaned figure smiles and holds up hands that others reach toward. Around them, several people wear saffron-orange clothes and rudraksha malas, including a shaved-headed young man with white tilak marks on his forehead. A man in white with an orange shawl leans in from the right, and a grey-haired person in teal sleeves is in the foreground. A parked grey car and a tiled roof with a smoking fire at the back are visible. Several spectators watch from behind the crowd.2013-06-23 +1 copiesOutdoor street scene during a house visit procession in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red wrapped dhoti with gold-bordered sash and a white flower garland and gold armband stands smiling beside a dark car, while a man in white clothes and an orange shawl embraces or greets him with raised hands. Crowd members in white shirts and orange robes, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, press closely behind. A tiled roof edge and a utility pole appear at the top of the frame, and a sign with partial red and white lettering is visible on the car windshield.2014-06-23June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA crowded outdoor scene near a tiled-roof building. At centre, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with a long white and multicoloured floral garland stands with head bowed while a man in a white shirt and orange shawl places a hand on the garland. Around them, many devotees press close, some in orange robes with white forehead markings, others in everyday shirts. Smoke rises in the background and a tiled roof overhangs the crowd. The central figure's appearance is uncertain, so the role is described as a sannyasi in saffron robes.2013-06-23A candid outdoor photograph of a crowd greeting a central figure at a roadside beside a dark car with a partly visible window sticker. The central figure wears a red and gold turban, a white and red garland of flowers, gold-banded red-and-maroon dhoti-style garments, and gold bangles, and is smiling broadly. A man in a white shirt bows and reaches toward him with folded hands. Around them, devotees wearing white and orange-saffron shawls press close, and several shaven-headed sannyasi in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at right near a tiled-roof structure. The scene is bright and daylit with trees and utility poles behind.2013-06-23September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a street-side pada puja during a house visit. A man in a red-orange turban and orange cloth is being garlanded with a long white and multicoloured flower garland by a man in white shirt and dhoti who lifts the garland over the turban. Other devotees in orange and saffron clothing stand around, some with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, while a crowd of onlookers presses close beneath a tiled roof. Smoke drifts in the background.2014-06-23July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja welcome outdoors beside a thatched fence and palm trees. A figure in orange saffron robes, a red-orange turban with a green accent, and layered red and white flower garlands with rudraksha malas smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, stands with hands folded in namaste. Two shaven-headed devotees in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand nearby, one holding a brass tray with a white cloth, a garland and banana leaves for the ritual offering. Other men in white and casual clothes gather behind.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03