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July 03 20152015-07-03A photograph of a ritual setting with several saffron-robed monks and a woman in an orange turban and orange garment at right, holding a silver staff. A shaved-headed monk in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands at left, while a seated monk in a red-and-yellow robe with a rudraksha mala picks red fruit from a wooden tray. Other shaved-headed monks in red robes and a woman in white stand nearby, with green leaves and a gold vessel visible. A camera stands at right. The scene appears to be a temple or ashram offering.2015-07-07July 12 20162016-07-12July 03 20152015-07-03July 03 20152015-07-03April 29 20162016-04-29July 03 20152015-07-03April 29 20162016-04-29Night-time outdoor scene at a religious gathering. A central man wears a large saffron-orange turban, an orange robe and layered gold and beaded necklaces, and smiles while receiving a bow from a devotee in an orange robe who leans forward with head lowered. Around them, men and women in saffron, orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and tilak marks stand close together. On the right, a man in white dhoti and a maroon-robed man hold a tall silver staff, and a bald man in glasses smiles. Behind them is a plain pale wall with an orange band.2016-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene in a hall with warm lighting. A long-haired woman in a maroon and gold garment, adorned with gold jewellery and a bangle, sits on a raised red throne-like seat and touches the bald head of a kneeling man in a saffron-and-gold robe with a beaded mala. Behind her, a shaved-headed priest in a saffron robe with white sandalwood marks on his arms and forehead sits to the side. A man in a checked shirt kneels at left holding his hands together, and a woman in a white sari with a purple border stands nearby. A silver ceremonial staff, brass oil lamp and green leaves are visible, with a cameraman at upper right.2015-07-06April 28 20162016-04-28Night ritual photograph of a seated central figure on an ornate gold-framed red throne with carved gold legs, wearing a red-pink garland of beads, rudraksha-style necklaces, bangles and a saffron-orange shawl over a rust-red robe. A kneeling attendant in rust-red robes with a bare upper body and white markings on the arm offers a silver plate of yellow flowers or turmeric. Behind them stand several attendants in rust-red and saffron-gold robes holding a silver ceremonial staff, a silver bowl, a folded yellow-gold cloth and a cup. A white-clad man in the left foreground leans in. The setting is outdoors with a patterned mat and a dark background. Appearance-based label: a person for the seated figure on the throne, judged from the throne, adornments and saffron-orange shawl; the figure's face is not used for identification.2013-04-24