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January 12 20152015-01-12September 23 20112011-09-23January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of two men in ceremonial dress during a ritual setting. The man in front, bare-chested with a white dhoti-style cloth edged in gold, wears a red and gold turban, rudraksha beads, orange-brown bead necklaces and gold-coloured arm bands, and is reaching toward a brass or metal lamp stand. Behind him, a second man wears a red turban with gold border, orange bead garlands and a rudraksha mala over white clothing. A partially visible man with shaved head in the lower left foreground is also present. Dark background with a white pillar at left.2014-05-10January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph inside a tent with pink and red draped fabric and a white backdrop. A figure in a brown-orange turban, orange shawl and ornate gold bracelet stands at left, reaching forward to drape an orange shawl over the shoulders of a seated monk in pale saffron robes wearing a matching turban. Two men stand at right with hands folded in greeting: one in an orange turban and orange-brown robes, the other in a rust-brown turban and orange shawl. A decorated kalasha-style ornament with a colourful border sits behind the seated monk. The scene suggests an honouring or felicitation ceremony in a camp setting.2013-02-11October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd at a devotional gathering. A smiling person in a rust-red turban with a small gold emblem and a red bindi wears a brown shawl with gold bead trim and a gold necklace; a person's hand rests on the head of a monk in orange robes and orange turban, who holds a curved gold staff. Other people in white, orange and blue shirts stand around, some with tilak marks. The scene suggests a blessing or honouring moment.2015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial moment in which a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands over a seated devotee. The standing man, with a red turban and wrap, leans forward and drapes an orange cloth over the head of the kneeling man, who wears white clothes and a red beaded mala and bows his head. A brass gong hangs in the background, and pink flowers sit in the lower foreground. A ceremonial shawl-offering or blessing is taking place.2015-09-14A crowded indoor satsang hall with a tented ceiling and draped pink, yellow and blue backdrop. A central figure in a deep orange-red turban, long dark hair, orange-red wrap and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces reaches out with one arm, extending a hand toward a seated devotee in orange cloth. Around him, many people in saffron, orange and yellow robes and white ritual clothes stand and sit, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. A large portrait banner is visible in the upper background. a person with distinctive turban, long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange attire, giving blessings to a devotee during satsang.2015-01-13Photograph of an outdoor or canopied ceremony with saffron-clad sannyasis. In the foreground a bearded elderly man in orange robes sits on a chair while a younger man in a red turban and orange-red garment leans in and places a long ceremonial garland with rudraksha malas and golden beads over his head, smiling. Around them other men in orange robes, some wearing red or saffron turbans, stand and sit close by, with a golden-bordered wooden staff visible at the left edge. The setting has a white and orange tent canopy with metal framing overhead. Many people in saffron robes are gathered around, a sannyasi procession style atmosphere.2015-01-13April 22 20162016-04-22