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November 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14Photo 11699402 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23November 14 20162016-11-14A photograph of an outdoor evening celebration at a raised stage with a golden trident-topped staff and a decorative umbrella overhead. A bearded man seated on an ornate silver-backed throne with golden lion armrests, wearing rust-brown robes, a pink and white flower garland and a tilak, smiles broadly while a bare-chested sadhu with long dreadlocked hair and an orange dhoti with red sash leans in and adorns him. Several attendants in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes sit or stand nearby, some with rudraksha malas, and a crowd is visible in the background under strings of lights and red-and-yellow flags. A man in a white and gold garment stands at left holding a fan or ceremonial whisk. Watermarked archive image.2016-12-23Photo 11699400 +2 copiesNight outdoor welcome at an ashram courtyard. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a long garland of white flowers and orange-red robes stands before a red-cushioned seat, facing a group. In front, several shaved-headed sannyasis in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit or stand, and a woman in orange sari and beads smiles while holding a tall golden staff. Behind, attendants carry a blue-and-orange fringed parasol and a gold-tipped pole with decorative yellow banners, while people in white clothes stand to the left. A dark car is parked behind the group.2014-04-07April 07 20142014-04-07Outdoor night ceremony on a raised stage beneath a large parasol-style canopy with multicoloured tassels and a silver trident finial. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-orange robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, sits on an ornate silver-backed throne flanked by golden lion figures and holds a trident-topped staff above a kneeling, bare-headed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala. A seated elder in an orange robe and another in a yellow shawl sit nearby, and a white-clad priest with a golden trident stands at left. Strings of lights and banners decorate the background, and a visible ritual vessel and offerings sit at the front.2016-12-23 +2 copies