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January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a tented outdoor event with red-and-white canopy and banana leaves. Several saffron-robed men stand on a red carpet. A bald man in rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and gold wrist bands stands centre, hands folded. A man with long dark hair in a rust-red dhoti and gold-bordered cloth faces him. Beside them a man in orange robes and a rust-red turbaned figure in rudraksha beads stand near a woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala and a man in white shirt, with white-clad attendees behind. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance here, so no identification is made.2015-01-12A photograph of an outdoor ceremonial gathering under a red-and-white canopy decorated with banana leaves and a red carpet. A man with long dark hair and a bare-shouldered rust-red garment, marked with yellow-edged cloth, gestures with his raised arm toward others. Beside him stand saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas, one with a shaved head and one wearing an orange turban. On the right, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with glasses stands with hands together, a woman in a rust-red sari with a mala faces the group, and an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a lanyard stands nearby. A woman in a green sari presses her palms together. Several other people in white and red stand in the background.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12Outdoor photo under a canopy of yellow and red draped cloth at an Ujjain gathering of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees. In the foreground, a long-haired man in orange clothing, a red turban, a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads sits cross-legged on a red and patterned carpet, with a yellow-robed woman in a marigold garland beside him. Around them, sadhus in orange and white sit and stand, and a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl holds a ceremonial staff topped with a trident. Marigold garlands and a red cushion appear nearby, and a mixed group of seated and standing people fills the background.2016-04-18 +1 copiesA dense crowd fills a decorated hall with a red carpet running down the centre. In the middle, a man in saffron robes wears an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala, holding a tall silver trident-tipped staff, while devotees around him raise their hands and phones. Beside him stand bearded sadhus in orange and maroon clothing with gold-bordered garments and beaded necklaces, one holding a black bag. On the left, a bare-chested man wears white dhoti and a shawl with gold border and garlands, and a woman in orange appears at the right edge. Ornate orange and red umbrellas and hanging tassels decorate the ceiling above the procession of people.2016-05-05January 13 20152015-01-13A crowded indoor ceremonial pavilion decorated with blue tinsel and a tall woven palm-leaf structure overhead. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in a group; one man in the centre wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads. A man on the right wears a long rudraksha mala, a red-brown robe and a white forehead mark, with long hair. Others wear orange-and-yellow shawls, white dhotis and white shirts. Devotees and onlookers stand behind, and a woman with hair pulled back is seen in the lower right foreground.2015-01-12 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor photo on a dusty path beside trees, with a red carpet with patterned rug borders laid underfoot. A white-bearded older man in orange robes with a green-and-gold border wears a white and red-blue flower garland and walks barefoot, gesturing with his hand. Beside him a younger man in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. Behind them an attendant in white carries a brass tray of flowers and fruit, a man in white shirt and dark trousers carries a bag, and an orange ceremonial flag on a pole is visible. Several other people in white and orange stand nearby. The older man with the white beard and garland is a visitor receiving a welcome, with a person cue only from the orange robes and garland, so the identity is unsure.2006-12-31April 18 20162016-04-18December 31 20082008-12-31