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A photograph of a central figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala across the chest and a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms, palms pressed together in greeting namaste with a small red bindi on the forehead. Around him stand many young male renunciants with shaved heads and white horizontal tilak marks, wearing saffron-orange and red cloth, several with folded hands, some with rudraksha malas. On the right a man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a small headset microphone stands with hands clasped. A red and yellow decorated pillar and green foliage form the outdoor setting, consistent with a sanyas initiation or pada puja gathering.

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Outdoor photograph of a central figure in a rust-red robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, standing with palms pressed together in anjali. Surrounding him are many young sannyasins in orange and saffron robes with white tilaka markings and rudraksha malas, also with hands folded in prayer, some with shaved heads. A man at right wears a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, with hands clasped. Foliage and a red pillar are behind them. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the unsure cues.2014-10-04October 04 20142014-10-04A photograph of a ceremonial gathering outdoors under trees, with a pillar and red-painted structure behind. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white tilak stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white-and-red-flowered garland, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-red dhoti with a yellow border. Beside him, a bald man in gold-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala and a maroon-red garment with a brown shawl holds a long wooden pole. Around them stand many young boys and men with shaved heads, white forehead markings and saffron-orange robes, some holding their hands together in prayer, forming a row of devotees.2014-10-04A central man in a rust-red monastic robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, wearing a white and orange flower garland with a dark rudraksha mala. Around him, many shaven-headed young boys and men in saffron and orange robes, some with white tilak markings on their foreheads, stand with hands folded in namaskar. Outdoors under green trees with a colourful painted pillar behind them, this appears to be a padapuja or satsang gathering of devotees.2014-10-04October 04 20142014-10-04March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor temple procession at dusk with devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a man with a white forehead band and long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, shaved-headed men in orange dhotis and orange shawls with rudraksha malas stand in prayer, some with hands folded. A girl in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange drapes and a deity murti is visible, along with a saffron flag and a stone statue among trees.2013-03-11Outdoor ritual procession at an ashram with leafy trees and a red wall behind. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered dhoti, a white and red flower garland, and rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside him a bald man in red-and-gold robes and glasses holds a tall wooden staff. Around them, young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes with white sacred markings on their foreheads stand in rows, several holding a steel plate or with hands folded. On the left a young man in a red-and-gold robe holds a silver plate. A yellow cloth bag hangs near the boys, and a colourful banner flutters at the top.2014-10-04Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.2014-10-04March 11 20132013-03-11October 04 20142014-10-04June 12 20142014-06-12