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Outdoor gathering under a white canopy with a red-and-white striped post and a few colourful pennants. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, holds an open book with an orange cover and receives it from an older bearded man in orange dhoti and shawl with a mala and a bandage on his shoulder. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain stands facing them. On the right, a smiling man in an orange robe with a pink cloth in hand stands beside them. Behind them, men in white shirts, white dhotis and lanyards watch the exchange.

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Indoor photograph of a group gathered in a plain room with cream walls. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt stands with head bowed. Beside him, another man in saffron-orange robes smiles and holds a small bottle of water and a dark book. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a stack of books, and a man in white with a red tilak mark on his forehead stands nearby. On the right, a man in white with palms pressed together faces the group, and an older bare-chested priest with white tripundra marks on his forehead and a sacred thread across his chest folds his hands. A man in a yellow shirt holds a camera, and a shirtless man with a sacred thread stands at the back. Several other people in white clothes fill the frame.

Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style compound with a pink building, a grey block wall and a banana tree. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk together. The central figure in an orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small book, with a saffron turban on his head. Beside him, an orange-robed man with a saffron turban and a cloth draped over his shoulder gestures forward. A long-haired person in orange with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and another orange-robed man in a saffron turban is at right. Local men in white shirts and pale clothes, a uniformed police officer and a photographer stand nearby, with orange and red bunting overhead.

January 04 2012

Outdoor photo under a canopy with palm trees and tall orange and white festival streamers. A man with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, extending his right hand forward as he speaks. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace are the qualifying cues. Around him, men in white dhotis with sacred thread and tilak marks stand close, one holding a small white cup. A shaved-headed man in front of them bends forward holding offerings, and a stone statue appears at the left edge.

January 02 2012

May 05 2016

Outdoor ceremony under a yellow, orange and blue canopy with trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back and a full beard, wearing an orange cloth, reaches forward to embrace or greet an older bald man with glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, and a golden-orange shawl. A man in a white striped shirt stands with his back to the camera at right, and monks in orange robes stand at left, one holding a microphone. A garland of white flowers hangs from the older man's arm. The scene appears to be a formal greeting or honouring at a religious event.