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A photograph of a formal ceremonial greeting in a hotel-style hall with a patterned red carpet. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a rust-orange wrap and a beaded necklace, and drapes an orange shawl over the shoulders of a woman in a white top and orange-red headwrap, her long grey-streaked braids visible; she bows her head with hands clasped. Behind them, a tall brass-toned staff topped with a trident-like finial is hung with orange and white flower garlands, held by a bearded elder with long white beard in orange robes. Other people in orange and saffron turbans and robes stand nearby, including a bearded man in orange and a man in a dark jacket at the back. A bearded man with a turban on the far left wears a rose-pink shawl. At the right edge, a figure in an orange headwrap and gold-trimmed orange cloth is partly visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable by appearance in this scene.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph in a hotel-style hall with recessed ceiling lights. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand in a close group. A woman in a white top and a red-orange head wrap, with long braided hair, reaches forward with cupped hands. An older bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban receives or offers a folded white paper. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, orange shawl and beaded necklaces stands at centre. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and gold-trimmed clothing wears heavy beaded jewellery and bangles. A tall ornate staff wrapped in flowers stands in the background. A bearded man in a rose-pink fur-trimmed garment is at left. Behind them a monitor and equipment sit on a table.2014-03-20A photograph in a bright hall with a ceiling vent at the top. On the right, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a deep orange-red turban, red-brown robes and a rudraksha mala, sitting beside golden lion-head armrests and receiving white papers from an elderly man with long white beard and bare chest in orange-yellow shawls and a golden trident-like staff topped with a crown. Beside him stands a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a woman in white with a red embroidered blouse and bangles has her palms joined in namaste, and a man in a red turban and orange wrap stands at the left holding a wooden staff.2014-03-26March 22 20142014-03-22March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph of a group in a bright hotel-style hall gathered around an older bearded sadhu holding a tall silver trident (trishul) decorated with orange marigold garlands. The sadhu wears orange and yellow robes and holds a folded white paper. Around him, a woman in an orange head wrap and red-orange scarf over white clothes, with dreadlocks and bangles, gestures while speaking. A bearded man in a saffron turban and orange robe with a pink shawl stands behind them. On the left, a person in a deep red head wrap and beaded red-and-gold jewellery is seen from behind, and on the right a bald man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala. Six people are visible.2014-03-20Photograph of a temple or ashram hall with a colourful deity murti backdrop. A man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold bangles, stands at center accepting a folded white paper from an elderly bald man in white shirt and trousers. To the right, a priest in orange robes with white sacred ash on his arms holds a tray of offerings. Two people in the left foreground, one in a teal shirt with hands folded in namaste, are partly visible. The orange-robed figure is a priest or devotee; his identity is not established by appearance.2011-12-10A photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors with a white ceiling, recessed lights and a gold-decorated seat at right. A man in a yellow-orange robe with a red-orange sash stands at centre, with a tilak and a trident-topped staff with a crescent behind him, receiving an offering. A bare-chested sadhu with grey-white ash and beard in orange cloth stands beside him. A man in a red-orange turban and beaded silver jewellery kneels at right, leaning forward and holding out an orange cloth. Other devotees in orange and red robes stand around, one in white with a rudraksha mala behind. a person cues appear on the central figure: a trident staff, saffron robe and tilak, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-03-22March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph inside a temple-like hall with a warm wall and a framed picture on the left. A woman in an orange sari with gold bangles and a necklace stands with palms pressed together near a metal barrier. A central figure in an orange turban with a blue flower ornament, orange robes, a gold necklace and bead malas holds a sheet of paper and appears to be reading or chanting. Beside a red tray of apples and offerings, a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holds a plate. Other orange-robed men stand nearby, and several women in cream, green and white clothes stand in the foreground, hands folded in prayer. Possible puja or darshan setting.2011-10-17A photo of a formal ceremony in a hall with white chairs, warm wall panels and a purple-lit backdrop. Several people in orange, saffron and red robes wear marigold garlands. A woman in a red-and-gold sari and a red-orange turban stands at centre-left, holding a small red object toward a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl. Other men in orange robes and garlands stand around them. Seated in the front row are elderly men in orange garlanded robes, one with a yellow head covering and a bearded man with a forehead mark. The a person field is unsure because no candidate has enough distinctive, reliable cues to be identified.2015-10-18