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Indoor photo of a ceremonial moment in a hall with ceiling lights and a warm backdrop. In the foreground at left, a man with long grey hair and beard, wearing saffron-orange robes and glasses, bends forward to receive a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds. Center right, a smiling figure in a deep red-orange turban and rudraksha malas, with gold bangles and a heavy gold necklace, holds the garland out with both hands. At right edge, a shaved-headed person in saffron with a rudraksha mala watches. Behind them, a person in pale pink-beige draped cloth is partly visible. Several people stand in the background.

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October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph inside a hotel function hall with chandeliers and a red backdrop. A central figure in a rust-red turban, rudraksha malas and gold bangles accepts a white and marigold garland, smiling and holding it at chest level. Robed devotees in saffron and orange stand around him, including an older bearded man in orange on the left and a bald man in a gold-buttoned rudraksha necklace on the right. A woman in a maroon sari stands behind. The scene resembles a satsang or darshan reception, with floral garlands as the main ritual element.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph inside a hall with a patterned ceiling and chandeliers, showing a ceremonial exchange of garlands. In the centre, a man wearing a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with a gold ornate necklace and multi-strand beaded rudraksha malas holds white and orange flower garlands that other men in saffron and orange robes receive. Several shaved-headed men in orange and ochre robes with garlands stand around him, and a man in an orange robe is seen from behind at left. Colourful painted pillars frame the room.2015-10-18Indoor event photo in a hall with chandeliers and decorated pillars with colourful floral and geometric patterns. A central figure wears a rust-red turban, rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured necklace over a dark red-brown robe with a gold border, and smiles while receiving garlands; a man in the foreground in similar red-brown robes and a bare upper body holds rudraksha beads toward him. Orange and white flower garlands hang on several people, including an older bearded man in orange robes at right, and another figure in dark clothing.2015-10-18A photograph inside an orange-walled tent with a red-and-white striped canopy. A bearded man in an orange robe on the left reaches toward a smiling sadhu in a maroon turban with a gold crown ornament, a thick gold necklace and gold bangles. Beside the sadhu stands a man in a light orange robe with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style mala, and another person in orange is partly visible behind. Brass trays of offerings with yellow flowers sit on a wooden table along the bottom edge, and string lights glow in the background.2016-05-11Indoor hall with white chandeliers and decorative painted pillars. In the foreground, a man seen from behind with grey hair and white beard wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Center, a smiling man in a deep red-brown turban and dark red garment with ornate gold necklaces holds an orange cloth and garland. Right, a bald man in a maroon and gold robe wears layered white-and-beaded garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers. Behind them, more saffron-robed and red-robed men stand among the garlands.2015-10-18