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A photograph of a ceremony held under a striped tent with red, white and yellow fabric, a blue carpet and dark curtains decorated with marigold and red garlands. Several rows of seated monks in saffron and orange robes sit on gold-trimmed chairs and a white-draped table, with a robed figure standing at a raised stand at the left of the rows. Attendants in white shirts and dhotis stand along the right side, and a shaved-headed monk in white adjusts the seated line. A banner with a portrait is visible at the upper left edge. Several dozen people are visible, but only the front-row seated monks are clearly distinct, and the overall count is roughly 21 to 100.

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Outdoor stage event under a colourful striped tent with a red and white patterned backdrop and a blue carpeted platform. A man in saffron robes stands at a podium with a microphone, speaking. Seated in gold-trimmed chairs in rows are many monastics in saffron and orange robes, several with orange turbans or headwear and rudraksha malas, along with a bearded figure in white. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and staff in white and grey shirts stand along the back, one holding a garland. Marigold garlands hang on the poles and a pink garland rests near the podium. A white-draped table sits on the front of the stage.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a striped tent canopy with a red, yellow and teal patterned backdrop and purple drapes hung with marigold garlands. Rows of saffron-robed sannyasis, many shaved-headed and some wearing orange turbans or rudraksha malas, sit on blue-carpeted stage seating with ornate wooden chairs. A white-clothed attendant stands at the front beside a draped white table. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, and a man in a white kurta holds a flower garland at the right edge of the stage area.2007-08-09A photograph of a ceremonial stage under a white canopy with a dark purple backdrop hung with marigold and yellow flower garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on golden-armed chairs on a blue-carpeted platform, with a white draped table in front and a red ornate throne-like seat at centre. A bearded sadhu in orange with a rudraksha mala and a bald monk in orange sit at right; behind them standing attendants in white and dhoti-clad men fill the background. Yellow garlands line the stage edge.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A row of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and monastics on a stage under a white canopy with marigold garlands hanging along a purple backdrop. Front left, a bald elderly man in orange robes and rimless glasses sits in a gold-framed wooden chair. Next to him, an orange-clad monk with a shaved head sits with hands folded. Beside them, a grey-bearded man wears a beige shawl, and two long-haired figures in orange robes sit on chairs. Further right, several shaved-headed monks in orange sit on a blue carpet beside a white-draped table. Some people sit behind them under the canopy, and a red decorated panel stands at the back right.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple drapes and marigold garlands strung along the top edge. Rows of saffron-robed swamis and priests sit on gold-framed red chairs and on a blue mat-covered stage, several with shaved heads and some bare-chested or with long hair. A man in a long-haired, bare-chested figure sits near the centre-left in orange cloth, and a white-clad elderly man in a beige shawl sits at the far left. Behind the stage, a small group of men in white shirts and a few in red shirts stand watching. A white-draped table with a red-framed seat and a red sheet forms the centrepiece.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09