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A photo taken from behind a bare-shouldered figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and a long rust-brown rudraksha mala around the neck, long dark hair falling down the back. He is clasping hands with a shorn-headed young man in orange-saffron robes and wire-rimmed glasses, who has a rudraksha mala. Behind them a large tented hall with hanging colourful tassel decorations and a crowd of people in orange and white clothing.

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A photograph inside a large tented hall packed with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the foreground a figure with long dark dreadlocks, an orange turban and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with their back to the camera, clasping hands with an older bearded man in orange robes, layered beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. A short-haired person in the lower right foreground is partly visible. Behind them a crowd of orange-clad people fills the seating area under hanging lights and fabric canopies, with a figure in white at the centre-left.2016-05-05May 10th 20162016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16May 05 20162016-05-05Three men in saffron and orange clothing stand under a white canopy at night in front of a red and multicolour patterned backdrop. In the centre, a figure with long dark dreadlocks, a saffron turban and a wrap of rudraksha-style beads faces away from the camera and clasps hands with a smiling bearded man at right wearing an orange kurta, dark rudraksha malas, bangles and orange tilak on his forehead. At left, a smiling bald man with glasses wears a rust-coloured shawl and a gold chain. The scene looks like a greeting between devotees or sannyasis.2016-05-07Photograph inside a tented pavilion at a religious gathering. A man in a saffron-coloured saffron cloth and a rust-orange turban, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a ceremonial bead necklace, smiles broadly while a man in orange garments with his back to the camera clasps his hand. Beside them a bearded sadhu with long matted hair, tilak and bright orange robes smiles and reaches out. Other people in orange and red clothing stand around, a few with shaved heads. Stage lights hang from the tent ceiling and a gold-leaf tree and a painted deity panel are visible at the right. Several people are partly visible at the edges.2016-05-05Outdoor evening gathering under a white tent canopy in front of a colourful multicoloured patterned backdrop. A man in an orange turban, bare-chested under a light rust-coloured shawl, with long dreadlocked hair, clasps hands with a bearded man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak. To the left, a smiling bald man in glasses wears a rust shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace. On the right, a man in an orange shirt with glasses stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A red patterned rug lies on the ground.2016-05-07May 05 20162016-05-05September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright tented pavilion with a red carpet and hanging tassels. In the foreground, a figure wearing an orange turban, rudraksha mala and bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing an older bearded man with white hair and glasses in orange robes who bows with folded hands. Behind them, people in white dhotis with red and saffron sashes and orange-robed sadhus stand watching, and a devotee holds up a phone to record. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in the orange turban with the rudraksha mala, identified by appearance cues only, and the orange-robed elder is a visiting sadhu receiving the greeting.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A crowd of saffron-robed men gathers closely in a tented hall with a white canvas ceiling and red floor coverings. At centre, a man in an orange turban, brown-orange wrap and a long beaded necklace stands smiling and reaching out his hands toward a bald man in glasses and gold beads. Around them devotees in orange, red and white clothing, some with forehead markings and rudraksha malas, press in. A bald man on the left wears a white-striped forehead marking and orange robes. Framed pictures hang on the back wall and a red banner is visible at the upper right.2016-05-08