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December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe walking across a concrete hall, wearing a long multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, red and blue blooms. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Behind them, seated women in white and cream saris sit along the floor, with large portrait prints of a long-haired woman mounted on the wall above a dais and a hanging saffron and patterned cloth overhead. Bright stage lights illuminate the scene.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 26 20062006-12-26August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15December 30 20062006-12-30A ceremonial initiation scene in a hall with a raised dais draped in red and pink cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and multicoloured flower garland stands at left holding a small vessel. Seated on the dais in saffron robes is a senior sannyasi, with a row of devotees in white clothing seated on the floor at right, many with long braided hair. Behind, more saffron-robed monastics and white-clad people sit, and a photographer stands near a tall red-and-white garlanded structure. Long bamboo poles with orange cloth stand at centre, and coconuts, fruit, flowers and a brass pot sit on a tray in the foreground. Portrait prints are displayed on a wall at left.2006-12-28June 22 20082008-06-22June 21 20092009-06-21July 17 20082008-07-17