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Outdoor photograph of a garlanded figure walking through a crowd beneath a canopy of banana plants and a red-and-maroon cloth awning, with hanging green leaf festoons. The central figure wears a large garland of red, white and yellow flowers and yellow beads, with a rudraksha mala, and smiles while walking. Beside them, a bald man in a saffron-brown dhoti and shawl gestures with an outstretched hand, and another man in maroon ochre robes stands nearby. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks in front, and white-clad devotees and a woman in a maroon sari line the scene behind them.

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July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded photograph taken under a corrugated tin roof where devotees press forward to greet a central figure wearing a red-orange turban and orange-saffron clothing, with a long garland of white flowers and a pink flower draped over the shoulders. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands in front in the foreground, and other men in white and saffron-coloured clothes crowd around, some with hands raised in greeting or folded in reverence. A woman in an orange sari with a red border stands at the right edge. The central figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face is partly obscured by the crowd and the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor street scene of a sannyasi in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and wrap, wearing a large white and red flower garland and rudraksha malas, greeting a woman in white who has her palms pressed together. Around him stand saffron-clad young male attendants with tonsured heads, one with a tilak, plus white-clad men and women looking on. A dark SUV and leafy trees are behind them. The sannyasi's distinctive long swept hair and ornate garland match the page's reference to a person, so this is a person presence, shown in person greeting devotees.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a doorway with a yellow ribbon being cut at its threshold. A woman in a maroon and gold saffron-toned sari with a matching head wrap and a red-and-white flower garland stands centrally, smiling, holding scissors. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-white garland and hands joined in greeting stands at left, and a man in white dhoti holds a flower-filled tray at right. Several other men in white and maroon clothing stand behind, some with hands joined in namaste. Wooden door frames are wrapped with red and white flower garlands and green leaves, marking a ribbon-cutting opening ceremony.2014-07-01Night-time photograph of a garlanded man in a rust-orange robe standing under an arch of banana plants with hanging banana flowers, at a devotee's house during a pada puja visit. He wears a heavy red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace of coin-like pendants, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in orange robe. At left a woman in white holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel. An older woman in a green-and-white sari stands at right, and onlookers crowd the courtyard.2014-07-01A crowd of devotees surrounds a figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, with a mala of green leaves, yellow beads and red and white flowers being draped over their shoulders. Behind them stands a man with a shaved head and rudraksha beads in an orange-brown robe, while a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the right, and white-clad men with sandalwood forehead marks raise their hands. A red and yellow canopy with green leaves and hanging bananas overhead marks an outdoor padapuja setting.2014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 26 20142014-06-26A crowd walks along a village lane beneath a red-and-white canopy hung with green mango leaves and banana fronds. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a large garland of red roses, white flowers and a yellow bead necklace, and a rudraksha mala, along with a maroon robe with a gold border. Beside him, a bald man in a maroon-and-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks forward, and other saffron-robed men follow. Several devotees in white shirts and white dhotis reach toward the central figure, and onlookers crowd in at the edges, including a woman in a red blouse and a man in an orange-striped shirt. The scene looks like a procession or welcome.2014-07-03Outdoor street scene at a roadside shrine with a dark grey car at left. A figure in a saffron-red turban and red-orange garment, wearing a large white and multicolour flower garland, stands at the car's side with hands near a tray. Several saffron-clad sannyasi-style men with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and orange shawls stand nearby. A woman with grey hair and an orange flower in her hair, wearing a white wrap, holds a silver tray with offerings. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis press around, with a tiled-roof shrine structure and smoke rising in the background.2013-06-23 +2 copies