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A photograph of an indoor event with a red curtain backdrop. A figure with a long saffron-orange turban, bare-chested under an orange and gold shawl, and wearing heavy gold necklaces, extends a hand forward and smiles, with distinctive ceremonial cues consistent with a person. Facing them, an older man with grey hair in a white shirt and orange scarf printed with mantras leans forward with cupped hands to receive something. Behind them a seated man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and garlands watches, and a woman in a white salwar with a lanyard stands in the background beside a black pedestal fan. The scene suggests a blessing or ritual exchange.

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September 11 20152015-09-11Indoor photo at a ceremonial tent with a red-brown and gold draped sannyasi in a red turban and gold beaded necklaces leaning forward to hand a small folded paper or money to a smiling man in a white shirt and red-orange scarf printed with text, kneeling on a mat. Behind them a standing woman in an orange and red shawl, a white-clad attendant with gold necklaces, a floor fan, brass lamps and a decorated altar are visible. a person: the turbaned figure in saffron-red robes with a gold ornate necklace and long swept-back appearance cues, shown giving the offering, labelled as a sannyasi giving blessings.2015-09-11A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange turban and orange-saffron robe, wearing a heavy gold-toned beaded necklace, extending an arm to a kneeling man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl with patterned weave. The kneeling man bends forward with cupped hands. The seated figure sits on a tufted brown leather throne with a gold lion-head armrest, smiling. Behind them, two women in white and light-patterned saris with orange lanyards stand. A standing fan, a lit wall lamp, brass lamps and a silver-toned altar table appear in the room. The cues are a turban, saffron robes and a heavy gold necklace on the seated figure, consistent with a probable Swamiji identification.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-orange turban, ornate gold beaded necklace and orange-gold garment is holding out a pink cloth to a standing man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A second woman in white with an orange shawl and lanyard stands behind, with a brass oil lamp and a gold-and-brown decorated altar table in the background, and a fan on the floor. The turbaned figure shows a person cues: ornate gold necklace and orange-gold attire with a turban; the exchange is an appearance-based candidate with unsure certainty.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a warm exchange between two men at a Kumbh Mela event tent. On the left, a person in a red-orange turban, orange and gold garments and a beaded necklace leans forward smiling and extends a hand toward a bald, smiling man seated on the right in white clothes and a red-and-black patterned shawl. Behind them, a woman in white with a red head wrap and lanyard presses her palms together, another woman in white stands near a standing fan, and several people in white are seated or standing in the background. The left figure shows distinctive ornate cues including a beaded mala-style necklace and a swept turban, but the appearance is not conclusive enough for a firm identification.2015-09-11A photograph of an indoor ceremonial exchange. On the left, a seated figure in an orange-red turban wears a long gold-beaded necklace, orange-and-gold robes and beaded wrist bands, and reaches out holding an orange shawl printed with text. On the right, an older man with grey hair and glasses, dressed in a white shirt and trousers with an orange lanyard and a red tilak on his forehead, bows forward with folded hands and touches his head to the shawl. A standing man in white with an orange lanyard stands behind, a pedestal fan and a brass lamp are visible, and a patterned rug lies on the floor.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11A photograph inside a decorated tent at an event, with a standing fan in the foreground. On the right, a smiling figure wears a red-orange turban, red-orange robe with gold trim, layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, seated on a gold-framed chair and holding folded white papers. a person in the seated role, identified by the distinctive turban, malas and gold adornments. On the left, a white-haired man in white clothes with a red-and-white shawl leans forward, holding a white cloth. A woman in a red-orange sari with gold border stands behind, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the background. Behind them, golden ornate deity murti and altar items sit on a striped cloth, with a large pink-lit backdrop of ornate gold deity figures.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11