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April 19 20082008-04-19A photograph taken under a green and pink canopy strung with multicoloured triangular pennants, with banana plants and bunches of green bananas at the left edge. A group of about ten men in white shirts and white dhotis stand facing a person at right who wears a long orange sari-style garment and has long dark hair; this figure is facing the men and gesturing with an open hand. Several men wear spectacles, and one in a light blue shirt stands at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor open-air gathering. A person in orange with long swept-back hair is visible and shows distinctive orange clothing, but the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the a person field is set to unsure.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A crowd of men stands and sits under a colourful striped and patterned canopy at an outdoor gathering. Many wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt with an ID badge stands in the foreground, and a seated older man in a checked shirt sits in the centre. A younger man at left wears an orange shawl over a white shirt and a beaded necklace. Foliage and trees are visible beyond the tent edge. Many people are present, though the exact count is hard to determine.2006-09-23April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor ceremony under an orange and multicolour canopy with trees behind. A bald man in saffron robes stands at a wooden podium draped in orange cloth with a marigold garland, speaking into a microphone, while a man in white shirt and white trousers beside him gestures. Seated in a row of gold-legged chairs on a blue stage are several monks and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, including a bearded man with long dark hair wearing a saffron garment and a man in an orange turban at the right edge. A large group of standing men in white clothes and orange-clad figures fills the background. Marigold garlands hang on a dark draped backdrop with a red and white ornate throne visible at the right.2007-08-09February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor ceremony under trees before a red and teal bunting-draped backdrop. A woman with dark curly hair in an orange sari-style garment stands at a microphone on an orange-draped lectern, a garland of white and pink flowers hanging on its side. Seated in rows on the blue-carpeted platform are saffron-robed sannyasis and ascetics, many wearing orange turbans or head cloths, one holding a bamboo-handled object and another with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand behind them, and a standing man with a shawl and dark hair looks on. Around fifteen people are visible in the scene.2007-08-09February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor festival scene under a open-sided pavilion with a striped red-and-white platform draped with a patterned rug. A seated figure in the centre wears saffron-orange robes, a white cap, and a garland of white flowers over a rudraksha mala, with a large multicolored umbrella overhead. To the left, an attendant in orange stands beside a seated monk in orange; to the right, several young men in white dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand with hands joined. Behind them, a dense crowd in white clothing fills the space under strings of orange and pink pennant flags. Red carpet covers the ground in front of the platform.2008-12-29August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a canopy with lattice-patterned draping and red, white and green cloth. Monks in saffron-orange robes and white-clad men sit and stand on a striped multicoloured rug. In the foreground right, a bald saffron-robed sannyasi and a man in a white garment and white head cloth sit near a shaved-headed monk in orange. At left, a bare-chested man in yellow dhoti stands beside a figure in a red cloth with a rudraksha mala. A seated man in a red shawl sits centre with a white-clad man beside him. Many people in the background, roughly twenty to thirty visible.2007-02-02