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A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage beneath a pink canopy, with a purple backdrop decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange upper cloth, stands with his back partly turned and drapes a gold-bordered orange-red silk shawl over another man. The man receiving it has long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears orange saffron robes. Seated figures in orange robes and white clothing sit along the stage edge and in the background, including a man in white near the right edge. Visible people number roughly four to six in the frame.

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August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A stage event with orange velvet armchairs and a dark blue curtain hung with orange drapes and marigold garlands. A man with dreadlocks, wearing orange robes and layered rudraksha malas, stands with hands raised toward a younger man in orange robes and a bare upper body who is draping a red-and-gold embroidered shawl over him. A bearded elder in orange sits at the left edge, and another orange-robed man stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a ceremonial honouring on stage.2011-02-13August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a ceremonial honour on a stage with orange velvet chairs and a dark blue draped backdrop strung with white and multicolour flower garlands. A man with long dreadlocks and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange robe and beaded necklaces, is being draped with a shimmering orange-and-gold silk shawl by a smiling man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a maroon border. At the right edge, another man holds a tray of yellow and purple flowers and green leaves.2011-02-13A photograph of a man with long dreadlocks and a white tripundra mark on his forehead being draped with a shimmering orange and gold silk shawl by a smiling young man in orange robes with a red-and-gold border. The dreadlocked man, bowing his head, is wrapped in the shawl. Behind them hangs a dark grey curtain with green and white floral garlands and an orange cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a silver tray of yellow and purple flowers and green leaves. a person: the dreadlocked recipient is shown receiving honour, with long hair and a shawl cue, so the in-person candidate is uncertain.2011-02-13August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A stage ceremony where a man with long dreadlocks and orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant, stands at left while a man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala, lifts a red and gold embroidered shawl around him. Behind them a man with shaved head in orange clothing holds a silver tray of yellow and white flower garlands with green leaves. Orange cushioned chairs and a dark blue curtain with hanging white and yellow flower garlands form the backdrop. The gesture resembles a felicitation with a shawl, offered during a formal event.2011-02-13