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Outdoor ceremony under a pink, yellow and blue canopy with floral patterns. A shaved-headed, white-bearded man in a saffron-orange robe is walked forward by saffron-clad attendants, one with a hand on his shoulder. Beside them stands a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a saffron-orange cloth, holding a red bundle. On the right, a priest with tied hair, rudraksha mala and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and red shawl, gesturing with his hand toward an empty red-cushioned throne with gold armrests. Blue mats cover the ground, and trees and a striped tent appear behind.

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A 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 event under a canopy with pink, orange and yellow fabric and a lotus motif. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, raising one hand as he walks beside an older bearded sadhu in orange robes and a saffron shawl. Around them, several men in orange and white robes, a figure in yellow with a shawl, and devotees in white shirts move across a red carpet. A throne with red upholstery and a yellow-draped stage with marigold garlands sit at right, and a colourful bunting band runs along the back wall. Several people visibly present, roughly six to twenty.2007-08-09Outdoor 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.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a palm-thatched canopy strung with marigold and orange garlands. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, gesturing with one hand, beside an older man in an orange robe with white hair and beard who holds a red-and-white flower garland. Across from them a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds the garland and a tray. Other saffron-robed sadhus with shaved heads and red-orange turbans stand behind, and a man in white shirt watches at right. Flower arrangements of orange gerbera and red blooms are at the bottom, and a banana plant is visible behind the canopy.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.2016-04-22August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a striped red, yellow and blue canopy with a lotus emblem. A long-haired, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a beard, reaches toward an older man in an orange turban and a gold-bordered saffron shawl who smiles. Behind them stand saffron-robed attendants, one holding a microphone, and white-clad onlookers. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms hang at right, with green trees behind. The older man in the turban and gold-trimmed shawl has the cues of the presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a priest or devotee in a ceremonial setting.2007-08-09December 31 20062006-12-31January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a red-and-white striped canopy decorated with floral medallions and a multicoloured fringed umbrella. In the centre, a bearded elder in orange robes and a white beard gestures with open hands, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis, one wearing a yellow-orange turban. Behind them devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand in the crowd, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the left edge beside a red-covered table and a tent-side banner with geometric patterns.2007-08-09December 31 20062006-12-31