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A photograph of a stage event at an ornate golden-and-white temple-style dais. A man in full orange sannyasa robes with a short beard stands at left, presenting a small maroon velvet box with gold trim to a central figure. The central figure wears a red turban with a gold emblem, a long multicolour flower garland, gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala, gold bangles, and a red-and-gold cloth draped over the shoulder, and is smiling with open hands. Seated behind them on a red-cushioned throne-like chair is an older bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a bald head and white beard. Further right, other seated men in orange and red robes, including one with a red turban, watch the exchange, and one reads a book. A gold ornate backdrop with a large golden pillar and a decorative flower arrangement fills the background. Visible text reads a pedia credit at lower right

Indoor photograph in a dim room with deep red curtains and a wall air conditioner. On the right, a man in a rust-red turban, red-brown robes with a gold-edged sash, and heavy beaded necklaces smiles and gestures with his palms together while speaking. Opposite him on the left, an older man in orange robes and an orange cap bends forward with his hands at his sides, a folded orange cloth on a table in front. Several standing attendants wearing red-brown robes, beaded malas and one in a white dhoti stand behind, including a boy with white markings on his forehead. A red cushioned seat and gold-coloured decor appear at the edges.

2015-09-15 +1 copies

January 31 2013

A photograph of several saffron and orange-robed sadhus greeting one another in a decorated hall with a red wall and a carved relief behind them. In the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and long rust-red shawl with long braided hair smiles and clasps the hand of an elderly bearded sadhu in red robes with a large gold pendant and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Beside them stand a bearded man with a white tilak and orange garland, and a sadhu in orange with a long grey beard on the right. Several devotees in the background. a person identified by appearance cues: long braided hair, rust-red turban and ornate pendant-style necklaces in the central greeting role.

Indoor photo of a seated figure on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, wearing a red-and-gold turban, multiple bangles, layered beaded necklaces and a red-orange cloth. He extends a small white card to an elderly man in an orange knit cap, orange shawl and tan sweater. Behind them a shaven-headed man in orange-brown robes with a rudraksha mala stands smiling beside a golden lion-head ornament. An elderly bearded man in orange robes stands at the left edge.

A group of saffron-robed sadhus walks through a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. At the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap, with a thick braided rope-like necklace and a tilak on his forehead, walks with his arm linked to a bearded sadhu in orange robes wearing a marigold garland. At left, an elderly sadhu in orange with a hooded shawl and yellow tilak holds a cane and speaks, a rudraksha mala on his chest. At right, an older bearded sadhu in red-orange robes with a beaded necklace and a white-bearded face watches. Behind them is a carved relief of a deity and red drapes. The a person Times and Shuddhadvaitam Ujjain banners are not visible.

A photograph of two seated saffron-robed sadhus on a floral-patterned cloth at a Kumbh Mela setting. On the left, an older bearded sadhu with long grey beard, a red tilak on his forehead and dark rudraksha beads around his neck, sits smiling. On the right, a smiling man in an orange-brown turban with a gold tilak wears a thick rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces and armbands, and gestures toward a seated figure lower in the frame. Behind them, standing sadhus in orange and rust robes hold a bamboo pole, one wearing gold pendant necklaces. A red cushion lies on the cloth. The page excerpt references the Ujjain Kumbh Mela Shahi Snaan procession. A candidate with a turban, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments is present, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

Two men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand close together in an ornate room with red velvet drapes and a patterned wall. The man on the left wears a red-orange wrap with gold trim and a red tilak on his forehead, and he clasps the hands of the older man on the right, who has a long white beard, an orange turban, a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, and bows slightly with palms joined. A gilded red throne chair sits at the right edge, and another attendant in orange stands behind them.

A seated man in a rust-red turban, red-brown robe with gold border and a long brown rudraksha mala gestures with one hand toward two older sadhus in saffron-orange robes and turbans. The older man in the centre has a long white beard and holds a saffron shawl, while another bearded sadhu stands at right. A red-and-gold carpeted room holds a gilded throne-like chair, a portrait on an easel, and several standing onlookers in the background.

Photograph inside an orange and white striped tent with an orange canopy overhead. A smiling man in the centre wears an orange-red turban, a dark tilak, a heavy gold necklace, and a rudraksha mala with a golden pendant, and a gold armlet. Seated at left, an older man with white hair and beard wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala. At right, a bearded man with a white beard and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead wears orange robes and holds a dark cloth. Other people stand behind, including a bald man in orange and a man in orange with a bearded face. Several people visible, all sitting or standing in a tent setting.

January 13 2015

A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a golden-throned hall. On the left, an older man with a tilak on his forehead and a long orange shawl over orange robes extends his hands to offer a small gift wrapped in a green cloth. In the center, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl steps forward to receive it. In the right foreground, a bald, white-bearded man with white body markings, a dark rudraksha-style headband, and an orange shawl kneels on an orange cushioned seat, reaching toward the offering. Behind them, a man in an orange turban sits near a gilded throne with an orange cushioned back, and a painted backdrop shows a seated figure with a trident and rudraksha mala, along with a deity murti near the throne.

2015-08-30 +2 copies