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A man in an orange-red robe wearing a white and orange flower garland sits in the open rear side window of a silver car, reaching out a hand toward a crowd. An orange flag with the word DHYANAPEETAM printed on it, held at the right edge, flies above the crowd. A woman in a white top and a bystander with a rudraksha bracelet are visible at the window and along the car. The setting is an outdoor roadside with a building in the background.

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February 15 20092009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15A photograph of a crowd greeting a man in orange-saffron robes at a roadside outside a blue-painted temple gateway, with palm trees and a string of pennants overhead. The central man, with a broad smile and a saffron-orange garment, holds a bundle of flower garlands and gestures toward a grey vehicle with its door open. Women in white saris with jasmine flowers in their hair reach toward him with garlands, and devotees with folded hands press close around the car. A cameraman in a green shirt stands behind the vehicle. The scene is a welcome procession with garlanding and darshan-style greeting.2009-02-15A saffron-robed figure with a pink flower garland sits in the open front passenger door of a silver car, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis press around the car, some with palms pressed together, and a woman in a pink sari stands at left. A devotee in the foreground holds a bouquet of white flowers and green leaves. Yellow barricades and a crowded street appear behind.2009-02-15A photo of a silver SUV at a roadside crowd. A smiling woman in a red top with a pink flower garland leans out of the rear window and waves her hand toward a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dark trousers pressing close around the car. Several hands reach toward the vehicle, and garlands of white and orange flowers are visible inside. Yellow barriers and a few onlookers sit in the background.2009-02-15A photograph taken beside a silver minivan on a roadside, with a yellow boundary wall and palm trees behind. A man with a shaved head, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, leans out of the open rear door, smiling and reaching toward a crowd of devotees. Several women in white saris with flowers in their hair, a girl with braids and white flower garlands, and older men in white shirts press close around the vehicle. Some hands are raised in greeting or folded in namaskar. The man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by his role as a saffron-robed devotee within the crowd.2009-02-15A photograph taken through the open window of a silver car on a roadside. A smiling man with a shaved head and an orange-saffron robe sits at the steering wheel, reaching his hand out toward a crowd of people pressing against the car. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a flower garland in her hair and a bouquet in her hand leans in, and older people and children crowd the sides of the vehicle. Behind them a yellow metal railing, a grey wall, palm trees and motorcycles with riders line the road. A purple logo sits in the top-left corner.2009-02-15July 10 20092009-07-10A silver SUV on a roadside with a yellow railing and palm trees behind it. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi sits in the driver's seat, smiling broadly with his mouth open. Crowds press against the open windows and doors, and a hand holds up a red cloth with white and gold embroidered motifs toward the vehicle. Several devotees smile, and a woman in a red blouse is visible at left. The scene looks like devotees greeting a vehicle on a roadside.2009-02-15A roadside crowd presses around a silver SUV on a dusty road lined with palm trees, a truck and low buildings. Through the open rear window of the vehicle sits a figure in orange robes wearing a long pink and white floral garland, with dark hair falling past the shoulders. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the open door, and several onlookers, some in white, lean in toward the car windows to see. The scene appears to be a roadside stop during travel.2009-02-15Outdoor street scene in a town with a crowd of onlookers beside a silver car. A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange shawl wears long garlands of white flowers and magenta blossoms, and gestures with one hand toward the crowd. Behind him, a white flag hangs from a building, a sculpted deity figure of Nandi and a white statue of Shiva sit on a rooftop, and utility poles and trees rise against a bright sky. A man in grey shirt stands at right.2007-01-12