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A photograph of a ritual on a stage with a dark maroon curtain. A figure with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist, raises green leaves overhead with one hand. Beside them, another person in orange garments holds a brass pot. To the right stands an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned back and seat, flanked by golden lion figures, and a small golden deity murti stands near the stage. In the foreground, several seated people in orange and white clothing and bald heads face the stage, with audience members with light brown hair seen from behind at the bottom edge.

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A blurred photograph of a stage ceremony in front of a plum-coloured draped curtain. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left; the figure in the upright position raises a green leafy sprig, possibly a mango-leaf bundle, while the other holds a metal vessel. Behind them a bald man in orange sits. At centre-right stands an ornate gilded throne with red cushioned seat and backrest, flanked by gilded figures. Seated audience members are in the foreground at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a sprinkling or blessing rite at a throne, though the specific ritual is not clearly identifiable.2006-08-22A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange draped cloth over his shoulders and holds his hands out over a brass offering; a second young man in orange stands behind him holding a small tray. Several shaven-headed monks in orange robes sit on a raised platform with their backs to the camera, facing an ornate golden altar with a red velvet niche, lion figures, a gilded deity murti and a standing statue in orange robes. Brass pots holding yellow flowers and green leaves sit on the platform in front, and purple curtains hang in the background.2006-08-22A ceremonial initiation scene on a raised red-carpeted platform before a purple draped curtain. A standing figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long wavy hair, holds a golden parasol-shaped canopy over an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. Seated in rows on the floor to the left are about a dozen shaven-headed monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas, with palms joined in devotion. Brass and silver deity murtis, a silver kalasha-style vessel and small offering plates sit before them, with a kalasha and flowers on the platform. Yellow and patterned banners hang at the top left.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A ceremonial initiation scene in a temple-like hall with purple drapes and gold-framed deity figures. A standing man on the right, with long swept-back hair and orange-saffron robes, raises one arm toward a seated group. Rows of seated monastics in orange robes face a red-cushioned throne with a golden umbrella and a central ornate arch. Several seated women in orange saffron clothing sit at right, and a fire-like spray of sparks or flower petals rises in the upper centre. Ceremonial items, including a brass lamp and small silver dishes, sit on a low altar in front. Colourful hanging cloth banners hang from the ceiling at upper right.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22Indoor ritual session in a temple-like hall with purple drapes and a red-cushioned golden throne backed by a gilded frame. Around the altar are gilded deity murtis, including a dancing figure and a seated deity with a trident-like emblem. A standing man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange cloth, holds a small ritual object at the altar, while a younger man in orange robes with a red-beaded garland stands beside him holding a tray of red flowers. Several shaved-headed monks and young disciples in orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor facing the altar. Brass vessels with yellow flowers, a gilded kalasha-style pot and a small golden shrine stand before them. Colourful banners hang from the ceiling. The standing man has distinctive long hair and bare-chested adornments, so he may be a person leading the ritual, but this is uncertain.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of an initiation or brahmacharya training session with rows of seated monks in saffron-orange robes, several with shaved heads, sitting on a low wooden platform before a maroon curtain. On the right, a long-haired man in orange robes stands beside a gold-and-red throne with a canopy, holding a silver plate or offering tray; a second younger man in orange stands next to him. Gold and silver deity murtis, including a standing figure with a flute and a female deity figure, sit among the seated monks, with a silver arch-shaped lamp stand and brass vessels, flower petals and a plate of fruit in the foreground. a person: the long-haired figure standing beside the throne wears orange robes and has long, swept-back dark hair, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm his identity.2006-08-22