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A photograph of a ceremonial exchange at an outdoor-style event. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and a multicolour flower garland, sits on a red-draped seat and drapes an orange shawl over the shoulders of a kneeling man in a saffron turban and orange robe, who bows with folded hands. Behind them a bearded man in white dhoti and gold necklace stands with hands joined, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a radio on his belt stands with palms pressed together. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera and several people in white and orange clothes stand nearby, along with small children at the lower left in pale and blue clothing. The seat has a gold-trimmed red backdrop.

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Indoor photo inside a red-draped tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a bare upper body and a multicoloured flower garland sits with back partly turned, extending a hand toward a kneeling man in a saffron-orange shawl and turban who bows low. Behind them stand a standing man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace and bare chest, a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a shaved-headed man in white, a uniformed police officer with a radio and hands folded, a woman with a white tilak and red bindi, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod. Prayer trays and flowers sit on a low table at right.2016-04-27A photo inside a red-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A long-haired figure in saffron robes and a multicoloured flower garland sits on the red floor, reaching forward to drape an orange cloth over a kneeling person. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace stands with hands folded, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a radio clip stands with palms joined at left. A woman in a gold-patterned orange-and-cream dress stands at left. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls watch, a video camera on a tripod is at upper right, and a flower garland and offerings lie at lower right. Visible people number about ten.2016-04-27April 27 20162016-04-27A photograph inside a tent with orange and red draped fabric. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a yellow marigold garland, a pale pink shawl over bare shoulders, gold armbands and a gold-toned waist belt is draping an orange cloth over the shoulders of a kneeling sannyasi in saffron robes with a white cap and yellow tilak. Several other people in orange and red robes stand behind, one in a red robe at the right and a bald man in orange at centre. Gold-coloured decorative objects are at the left edge. Probable Swamiji is the man with long hair and gold armbands, shown in the image's ornate dress, and he is the one presenting the cloth.2013-02-09April 27 20162016-04-27October 19 20132013-10-19A photograph of a devotional greeting on a stage in front of a gold carved throne. A bare-chested, long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap, wearing a garland of orange and white flowers and beads, places his hand on the head of a kneeling monk in orange robes and an orange turban who bows forward. Several other saffron-robed monks stand behind, one holding a brass kalasha-like ornamental object, and a man in a dark jacket stands at the left edge. Red draping and stage lights frame the scene, and a camera is mounted in the background. Behind the central figure, a red cushioned seat sits beside a tiger-skin covering.2016-05-03A seated figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a large multicolored flower garland and an orange cloth, sits on a red-cushioned seat beside a gold trident-shaped ceremonial object, gesturing toward others. Around them, a crowd of devotees stands: women in red, orange and pink saris, one with hands folded in namaste, a man in white dhoti and kurta, and two bald monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white turban. A bald young monk in the foreground wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads. Red carpet covers the floor. Possible a person cues: long hair, flower garland and orange cloth on the seated figure, though the appearance is partly obscured.2016-04-27A photograph of a ceremonial reception at an indoor hall with maroon curtains. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads stands facing right, holding a fruit basket. To the right, a bare-chested figure in a gold-bordered maroon dhoti, with bangles, gold necklace and an earpiece, raises his palms in greeting toward a man in white and orange shawl who clasps his hands. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis and a man in white hold a green-and-red flower garland. A man in white kneels with hands folded at lower centre.2013-10-19April 27 20162016-04-27February 10 20132013-02-10October 25 20152015-10-25