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A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.

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January 03 20162016-01-03Evening ceremony under a white canopy at an ashram event. A man in a saffron-orange kurta with a saffron shawl and dark-rimmed glasses stands at left, reaching toward a bowl of fruit held by a long-haired figure at right wearing a red-orange dhoti and a thick red and orange flower garland, with a bare upper body and a smile. Behind them, a bald man in brown-red robes with rudraksha beads and a wristband speaks into a microphone while holding a red booklet, and another man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits near the front. A gold and yellow flower-decorated throne with a heart-shaped backdrop stands at left, with gold and pink balloons and a red cloth nearby. The long-haired figure at right is a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing and a garland, though the identification is appearance-based only.2016-01-03A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a decorated tent with a golden throne and flower-decorated backdrop. On the right, a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland wears a rust-orange wrap, holding a brass bowl of offerings. Behind them a bald man in a rust-orange garment and brown rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone, and a woman in white stands at left near a golden stand. Yellow and white bunting hangs in the background.2016-01-03A photograph of a ceremonial event under a decorated tent with red, white and yellow drapery. In the foreground, an elderly white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes and round glasses stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar greeting. Facing him, a younger man with long dreadlocked hair, a red-and-white flower garland and a bare upper body wears a red-orange dhoti, leaning forward and holding a small brass vessel. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a microphone, and a man with a shaved head and light clothing stands nearby. A gilded deity murti and a golden decorated backdrop stand behind the group, with floral arrangements, orange cloths and a shiny metal vessel on a low table.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with red and gold drapery and a gilded throne-like shrine. A bearded elder in bright orange robe and orange shawl, wearing glasses, holds a wooden tray of pomegranates at left. Beside him, a bald man in rust-brown dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone. A man in a red-brown dhoti and rudraksha beads kneels and holds a tray of fruit, while a long-haired man with a red and white flower garland, gold necklace and bare back accepts an orange cloth from him. Several other men in saffron and rust garments stand behind, with wooden trays of offerings and marigold garlands in the foreground.2016-01-03A photograph of a devotional ceremony at night under a decorated tent. A bearded older man in saffron-orange robes with a draped shawl bows forward with hands raised as a younger figure with long dark hair, a red and yellow flower garland, and a red garland stands bare-chested in orange cloth, his palms pressed to the older man's head. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white shawl and another bare-chested man with tilak and beaded necklaces watch, one holding a tray of fruit. Bright lights, gold and yellow decorations and a red curtain frame the scene.2016-01-03Outdoor festival stage under a white tent with marigold garlands and a golden decorated backdrop. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-orange mala garland and a red-orange wrap receives a wooden tray of fruit and a small envelope from an older white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl. Behind them a man in a brown-orange robe holds a microphone, and a bald man in glasses and a rudraksha mala stands nearby, with a seated figure in brown robes in front. a person: the bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and ornate garlands fits the page cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03