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A photograph of a ceremonial welcome outdoors beside a white building with palm plants. An elderly bearded sannyasi in an orange shawl and saffron robe bows forward with hands together, a yellow tilak on his forehead. To his right, a smiling man with long hair tied in a bun wears a rust-brown dhoti, a multi-strand beaded necklace, a gold chain and beaded armbands; his forehead bears a yellow mark. Behind them, a man in an orange turban and red robe, a woman in an orange headwrap and red coat, and orange-clad attendants stand near tiered orange umbrellas with gold fringe. a person cue is present on the smiling man: a distinctive bun with ornate gold chain and beaded jewellery, though identity is uncertain.

January 11 2016

A photograph inside a tent with bright orange fabric walls. Beside him, a bald young man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a folded tiger-print cloth and a water bottle. To the right, a smiling man with a short beard in orange robes and a rudraksha mala returns the greeting with joined palms. Behind them, other saffron-clad devotees and a white-clad person stand in the tent, and a silver staff rests at the left edge.

December 29 2011

Photograph inside a large white tented pavilion with red carpet, hanging orange and green cloth banners, and a decorative umbrella behind. A man on the left in a saffron turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a dark tilak gestures with his right arm while speaking to two shaved-headed monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas on the right; one wears glasses. A man in a brown-gold robe with a gold necklace stands smiling between them. Devotees in white stand behind the barrier in the background. a person is the turbaned man on the left, based on the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues, and the page indicates his presence at this event.

February 12 2013

Outdoor photo at a pale stone building entrance with tall orange-fringed parasols (kalasha-style umbrellas) raised above a procession. A man in a red jacket and orange-yellow sash holds the parasol at left. Center, a bald man in orange-brown robes with a long rudraksha mala and dark beads stands with palms pressed together and a smile. At right, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, yellow forehead paint, a bead necklace and gold-toned garlands in orange clothing claps. Behind them, several men and women in orange and saffron robes and dark jackets stand together; a camera is visible among them. An elderly person in orange robes sits at lower left beside a dark framed panel. Potted palms and red pots line the walkway.

January 16 2016

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January 13 2015

A photograph of several smiling men in a hall with pale pink walls during a ritual gathering. They wear rudraksha malas over reddish-maroon and saffron-orange cloth, with gold-edged saffron shawls and white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms. The man in the centre-right holds a mala with both hands, and a man at left presses palms together. Men in orange cloth appear at the edges, and a bowed figure is at lower left.

A procession at a temple flag-hoisting ceremony. At centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a tall dark braided headdress, a white forehead marking with a red dot, a long rudraksha mala, and a thick red flower garland with gold-trimmed ribbons. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti holds a tall silver-gold ceremonial staff, and other devotees in orange and saffron dress follow. Behind them stand large embroidered orange and red circular banners with white dove motifs and floral borders. a person — the central figure wears a tall dark headdress, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.

April 23 2016