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Outdoor photo beside a weathered red brick wall with a small shrine-like structure at left. An older man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti, lifts a large golden-yellow silk shawl with woven pattern over the head of a person wearing orange saffron robes and a garland of white flowers. A second person in white clothing stands behind, and a bald head in orange is partly visible at upper right. Dirt ground, a stone block, and a leafy tree sit in the background.

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A photograph of a formal honouring at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a person in a saffron robe with a bare upper body and an orange head wrap is smiling as they place a rich maroon silk shawl with gold border around the shoulders of a man who bows forward with head lowered. The honoured man wears a red-and-gold wrap. The honouring figure wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them, a standing man in a khaki shirt and dhoti holds a yellow cloth, and a row of seated people in white and saffron clothes sit on the floor along a yellow line. Several men in white shirts stand at the back, one holding a tray. a person appears among the honouring figures, identified by the saffron robe, orange head wrap and garland cues, shown in the act of honouring rather than being honoured.2006-12-20September 24 20122012-09-24December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of an outdoor temple-precinct gathering at dusk. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a multi-strand yellow-beaded garland and a white forehead marking, smiles while a man in white shirt and dhoti holds up a gold-bordered yellow silk shawl toward her. Around them, devotees in white and orange shawls crowd closely, and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right beside a video camera. Behind them stand temple walls with a dark pillared entrance and a pink-and-yellow gate structure. The person in orange, whose role is not printed, is the central figure receiving the shawl.2008-08-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a row of colourful prayer flags. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti drapes a long garland of green leaves, white flowers and red and yellow blooms over a central figure with long dark hair, a white tripundra on the forehead, a gold-toned ornate necklace and an orange robe. Several saffron-robed men with shaved heads stand around, one wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain, another with white forehead markings. A camera operator in orange at right films the moment, and a red-and-gold cloth lies in the foreground. a person: the central figure with long hair, orange robe, ornate gold necklace and garlanded reception is a candidate for a person, who is being honoured.2013-01-06December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a temple hall with arched cream pillars and a blue-framed deity shrine behind. An elderly man with long white beard and glasses, wearing an orange and gold brocade shawl and a striped headband, presses his palms together while bowing toward a younger man. The younger man, smiling, wears a cream shawl with a brown-red cloth and a multicolour flower garland of white, pink, yellow and green, and holds his hands out in greeting. A green silk cloth is held nearby, and other people in saffron clothing stand in the background. a person cues on the younger man are not clearly established, so identity remains uncertain.2012-05-08April 22 20162016-04-22August 09 20072007-08-09July 10 20112011-07-10Photograph of two men facing each other closely on a decorated stage under a white canopy with a green and gold-striped valance and red-and-gold trim. The man on the left wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and his hands are folded in greeting. The man on the right wears an orange turban and orange robe with a garland of yellow, white and green flowers around his neck, and his hands are tied with red thread held by the other man. A blue backdrop with a red border and a white circular emblem is behind them. Two people are visible.2006-11-24