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A seated man in a yellow kurta with silver hoop earrings and a thin necklace holds a small object up near his face, while other seated people in blurred foreground and background, including a man with a white bandage on his forehead and a man in an orange garment, sit in a crowded ceremonial hall. The scene appears to be part of a temple event.

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July 14 20162016-07-14August 17 20132013-08-17A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus at a gathering, with a bearded man in the centre wearing an orange kurta, a white shawl draped over one shoulder and a red tilak on his forehead, with a pen in his shirt pocket. Around him, men in orange and saffron turbans and robes sit close together, one on the left with white beard and red tilak, and deity garlands and silver ornaments blurred in the background behind them. Marigold garlands sit at the lower edge of the frame.2015-09-12A photograph of an older man in a white shirt with a white sandalwood mark and red kumkum dot on his forehead, gently touching his chest with his right hand while a bearded man in a rust-red shawl and rudraksha beads on his neck reaches toward him with a raised hand. Two men stand behind in a blurred temple setting with gold ornaments; one wears a checked shirt and the other a garland. The man in white is receiving a blessing or instruction from the robed figure. Grey beard, shaved head with ash marks, and red and orange threads on wrists are visible.2019-04-07March 18 20172017-03-18March 25 20142014-03-25December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a crowded initiation or darshan gathering in which many people dressed in white sit closely together. In the foreground a man with grey-streaked hair and a trimmed beard wears a black eye mask with an orange lens and a white shirt with a small pendant, while another man in a white shirt reaches toward the masked man's head with an open hand. Behind them, devotees in white garments, orange and saffron shawls, and yellow robes sit among the crowd, some with tilaka marks on their foreheads.2016-12-09Photograph of devotees seated on the floor in a crowded hall, several in mudra gestures with hands raised. In the foreground a man with dark curly hair, glasses, a grey vest over a black shirt and red thread bracelets holds his hands up in a blessing or mudra gesture. Beside him a woman with short dark hair, hoop earrings, a yellow t-shirt with green and orange patterns and a beaded necklace bends forward, offering her hands toward a small brass tray on an orange cloth. Other seated people in green, tan and red clothing surround them, with a bowl and small items on the floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Indoor event under white tent lights. A bearded sannyasi in maroon inner robe and orange shawl, wearing blue rudraksha beads and a tilak, receives hands-together greetings from a man in a light beige shirt. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and glasses holds a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland, bare-chested, offers a golden ritual implement with a bowl. Several women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand behind, watching.2016-04-27Several men in orange and saffron robes sit close together at a ceremony with marigold garlands on trays in front of them. The central man has white hair tied in a topknot, a long white beard, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a saffron shawl with striped edges over his shoulder. Behind him, bearded men in orange and pink robes sit with bright orange and red fabric hangings in the background. Another seated man on the right wears an orange robe and has white ash markings on his arm.2015-09-11 +1 copies