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Outdoor ceremony under a striped canopy with a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange dhoti, drapes a large saffron and gold cloth over the shoulders of a seated monk in orange robes and a light saffron shawl, who has a tilak on his forehead. Several other saffron-robed monks and a man in a white shirt sit or stand nearby, and a monk in orange holds a tray of flowers and red blossoms at right. Gold-armed chairs with red cushions are arranged in rows.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple draping and orange and yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long hair tied back in a knot, wearing an orange cloth, drapes a gold-bordered cream shawl over a smiling man with long wavy hair in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak. Seated behind them on ornate chairs are orange-robed sannyasis, including a bespectacled man with an orange head covering and a shaved-headed monk in orange, with onlookers in white standing at the sides. The setting suggests an investiture or honouring ritual.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A large outdoor ceremony under a pale pink canopy draped with purple fabric and marigold garlands. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala, wearing saffron-orange cloth, drapes a golden-bordered orange shawl over another person, who is partly hidden. Seated nearby on red-cushioned chairs are several saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees, including an older bearded man in cream clothing at lower left and a bearded man in orange at centre-right. A bald saffron-clad monk sits at lower right. The scene suggests an investiture or honouring ceremony.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow and blue with a white cloth edge and marigold garland on a purple drape. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth, long hair tied up, lifts an orange and gold shawl. Beside him a man in an orange robe and orange turban stands still, receiving the cloth. Seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis watch from the right, and a red and gold chair is visible at lower right. Three people are clearly visible in the scene, with a few more partially visible at the edges.2007-08-09A photograph taken under a white tent with a purple draped backdrop decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes steps forward beside a red-cushioned chair with gold-tinted frame. To his left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange top with a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest. Further left, a bald man wrapped in a light saffron shawl stands near a yellow canopy. On the right foreground, another bald man in orange robes faces away. A woman with her hair tied back, wearing a white sari with a red border, stands near the chair. Several other saffron-clad sannyasis are partly visible at the edges.2007-08-09Outdoor stage event under a white canvas canopy with a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and orange shawl embraces another man in orange, who holds a white flower garland. Seated on gold-trimmed red chairs behind them are several saffron-robed sadhus and a bearded man in white. On the right, an elderly shaved-headed sadhu in orange sits beside a red and white ornate throne-like seat. A few people in white clothes stand in the background.2007-08-09February 09 20132013-02-09Outdoor photo under a pink canopy decorated with marigold garlands on a purple backdrop. A long-haired, bearded man in saffron robes, bare-chested with a saffron wrap, stands at center holding a white flower garland with red blossoms. Facing him, a person in cream and saffron shawls bows with hands folded. At right, a shaved-headed young man in saffron robes holds a tray with a yellow object. Seated on red-cushioned gold chairs are saffron-robed monks and a white-bearded elderly man in cream shawl, with more onlookers behind under the tent. The scene suggests a ceremonial garlanding with saffron-clad monastics.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a sadhu gathering. A man with long hair in a bun and a beard, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands with his back to the camera, facing a bearded elder in orange robes and dark sunglasses who wears a red-beaded mala and embraces him. Seated nearby are an elder with a shaved head in pink robes and a yellow marigold garland, a seated saffron-clad sadhu with a yellow marigold garland and a white forehead band, and other robed monks on the right. A man in a light blue shirt stands at the left edge. The copyright notice and Source credit are overlaid on the lower right of the photo.2016-04-22