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Night outdoor event on a red carpet before a blue-and-white painted backdrop of buildings. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on white plastic chairs; one in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands at right holding flowers. A white ceremonial umbrella shades the seated group. A man in a cream kurta bends to offer respect to a seated figure in orange, while men in white shirts stand and sit behind. A photographer with a camera stands at left.

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December 22 20062006-12-22Evening outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard. A white umbrella with fringed edges is held over seated figures in saffron and orange robes. Seated in white plastic chairs, a bald man in orange robes with white forehead markings sits at the centre-front, while a figure with an orange turban sits at the right foreground. Standing behind them are men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a pink shawl with white tilak, and monks in orange. Lamps and string lights glow in the background, and a painted backdrop of a multi-storey building is visible behind a fence. Several men on the left wear pale and white clothes, and a man in a light blue top stands at the left edge.2006-12-22Outdoor evening scene at an ashram on a red carpet. A man in a cream embroidered kurta bows low at the left. Seated in orange robes are three saffron-clad sannyasis: one in a dark-orange shawl with rudraksha beads, one in orange with a mala, and one with bare shaved head in orange cloth. A standing figure in an orange robe with an orange turban stands at right, facing them. A large silver ceremonial parasol stands behind the seated group, with white-clad men and orange-robed attendants in the background, and lit lamps on a pillar at right.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor evening gathering at night under a white umbrella with fringed edge held by a man in grey shirt. Seated in front, a man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits centrally, flanked by an elderly woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace and a seated man in white shirt and grey trousers. On the right, a smiling person in orange robe with orange head covering and a long beaded mala stands bending toward them, holding a book and red flowers, while another person in orange robe holds a book. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand behind, and string lights glow on the right.2006-12-22Evening outdoor gathering at night with a white ceremonial parasol with fringe held over seated saffron-clad sadhus on white plastic chairs on a red carpet. Front right, a bald sadhu in orange robes with white forehead markings sits beside a long-haired sadhu in orange who holds clasped hands. Left of them, a seated sadhu in orange and a sadhu with an orange turban sit on chairs. Behind them, men in white shirts and an orange-clad figure stand among a crowd, and a man in an orange shirt and a bearded man in red shawl appear at right. A single string of lights and a building are visible in the background.2006-12-22Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony. A seated man in orange robes and a matching orange head cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sits at centre-left while a woman in orange and pink, wearing beaded necklaces, bends forward with hands raised toward him. Behind them, a man in a dark orange-and-white robe stands facing right and holds a white book with a red tasselled cloth. A man in a cream-coloured embroidered kurta stands at the far left. A white fringed canopy is held overhead by a man in a light blue shirt, and several men in orange robes and turbans stand in the background near a fence.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor evening gathering at night under string lights. A man in an orange saffron shawl and a tall hairstyle, seated center in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, sits beside a white-haired woman in orange with a pearl necklace and white forehead markings. A woman in an orange head wrap and orange robe bends forward with folded hands in greeting, while a man in a white shirt on the left sits in a plastic chair. Standing attendants in white and grey shirts hold a large fringed white ceremonial umbrella over the seated figures, and a man in white and orange at right holds a book and red flowers. Several saffron-clad men stand behind.2006-12-22Outdoor evening gathering on a red carpet at an ashram-style venue with a painted banner wall behind. Two saffron-robed monastics in orange turbans sit on white plastic chairs in the centre; one holds prayer beads near his chest. Seated beside them in white dhotis and shirts are older men, and a young girl in a cream dress and green cloth sits on the carpet. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right holding a bag of fruit, and a man in a pale orange shirt walks across the carpet at left. Several other people in white stand along the background wall, and a ceremonial stall with yellow flags is at left. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22