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A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown robe holds an orange cloth printed with Sanskrit-style script and a person text, draping it over the shoulders of a smiling clean-shaven man in a white kurta who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands near a warm-lit wall, and a gold ornamental object is visible at the lower right. a person: the dreadlocked man in the reddish robe, presenting the shawl, matches the presentation cues of long hair and saffron-toned clothing, and is identified only as a presenter of the cloth.

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A photo of a ceremonial moment indoors. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange-saffron shawl, a distinctive long-haired presentation, reaches toward a kneeling man in white who bows with hands joined, draped in an orange shawl printed with dark script. Behind them, several women in white and yellow saris with rudraksha malas stand watching, one smiling. A brass ceremonial vessel is visible at lower right. a person appears as the robed figure receiving the bow.2017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors before a gilded wall. On the right, a bare-chested figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark and a saffron-and-gold wrap stands with one hand raised over the head of a man kneeling on the left. The kneeling man wears a white kurta, an orange-and-gold shawl and wooden rudraksha beads, with his palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with beads stand watching. Their dress is white and orange, with rudraksha malas. The setting has a gold-patterned wall and a white air conditioner unit.2017-08-09 +1 copiesIndoor ritual photo. A long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and wearing an orange-red wrap over ornate gold bead necklaces and an orange-saffron shawl, places his hand on the shaved head of a man in a white kurta with an orange garland. The standing man holds a folded red-orange cloth against the recipient's head. Two women in orange-red saris sit in the background near a dark cabinet, one with hands raised near her face. a person is the man with long hair and gold beads, performing a blessing with the cloth.2013-03-25A photograph on a stage with a dark maroon velvet curtain behind. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and a bare upper body, wearing a brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap, raises an orange saffron shawl high above his head with both arms. Facing him is a smiling bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and white shawl, a white and orange garland of flowers around his neck, and his hands pressed together in namaskar. The bearded man is receiving the orange shawl as an honour. Behind them, a few people in saffron and orange robes and a man in a light blue shirt with an ID lanyard are partly visible. Appearance-based identification of the bearded man is uncertain, so the a person field is unsure.2013-10-20August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands with both palms raised while a long-haired, bare-chested sannyasi in an orange cloth presses his fingers to the man's forehead in an initiation blessing. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls stand in a room with maroon curtains. A gold ritual vessel sits in the foreground.2017-08-03A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall with gold-carved panels behind. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-and-gold shawl and rudraksha beads, reaches out and presses his hand to the head of a seated man in white clothes and an orange scarf printed with script. The seated man holds a folded paper and has a white tilak. Behind them stand a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, a woman in white, and a person in white. A white air conditioning unit and red curtains are visible.2017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, placing his right hand on the head of a curly-haired young man in white clothes and an orange-red scarf. The recipient raises his left palm in a receiving gesture. Behind them, saffron-scarved men in white stand and a bald man with white forehead markings sits in the background, with a gold-patterned wall at right. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks and rudraksha malas, shown blessing the devotee.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copies