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A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis standing in a pillared hall with a crowd behind them. In the foreground a shaven-headed monk in orange wraps with a red-and-gold border faces away from the camera, and a young child in an orange robe with gold trim stands beside him holding a hand. To the right, bald monks in red-and-gold garments wear wooden rudraksha malas and one wears a silver pendant; they are clasping hands and turning toward one another. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in colourful saris and white clothing fill the background. The setting appears to be a large open ritual or convention venue.

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December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering in a hall with red and white walls and a floral decorated stage. Many saffron-robed and rust-red-robed monastic disciples stand and kneel on a white floor. Several men with shaved heads wear rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and sandal-paste markings. Some figures are pressing palms together in namaskar greetings, and others are bowing low to the ground. Young boys in orange robes with gold borders stand near them, and a woman in the background wears a white sari. A water bottle sits on the floor at the lower left. Visibly this looks like a ritual reception of monastics at a Maheshwara Puja-style event.2016-02-23A photograph of several shaven-headed men in saffron and maroon sannyasi cloth inside a plain whitewashed hall with a wooden door and benches. On the left, a man in orange wrap with rudraksha mala presses palms together and smiles. Next to him, a man with white tilak embraces a younger man in orange. On the right, a man in maroon cloth with glasses and a rudraksha mala pours or lifts a small vessel over another shaven head, while other figures in orange and maroon stand nearby. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance, so roles are used.2014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20September 13 20142014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13Outdoor-style hall with white floor cloth where devotees in saffron and orange robes gather. A shaved-headed man in orange on the left wears a rudraksha mala and stands with hands clasped, facing a smiling woman in orange with a red shawl. Behind them a man in orange and red-striped robes with a rudraksha mala and arm bands stands with hands folded at his chest, while another man in orange bends low in a prostrate devotional pose on the white cloth. Several more people in orange robes stand in the background, and framed photo panels hang on stands at right. Printed photo grids on the boards show many faces but no identifiable a person depiction is clearly present.2015-12-20A photo of a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes handing out yellow flower petals or marigold garlands in a hall. Men in rust-red dhotis with rudraksha malas and tilak marks on their foreheads stand in the foreground, one holding out petals to a small girl in orange clothing whose hair is tied back. Several other women and men in orange and saffron clothes are visible in the background, distributing offerings during a gathering.2013-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling lights, red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends forward at the waist, placing his head low near the floor, while another man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands nearby. Beside them a man in maroon robes with a yellow sash around his waist and white marks on his arm presses his palms together in greeting. To the right, a bald man in maroon robes with a long rudraksha mala and a woman in orange wraps stand close by. Behind them, several people in orange and maroon robes move about, with white cloth draped on the floor and bolsters near a ceremonial area.2016-02-23