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A seated ceremony on a green carpet with participants in orange and saffron robes and white garlands. In the centre, a man in a maroon turban and dark ceremonial shawl with a white flower garland sits with hands pressed together, eyes lowered, while others around him bend forward toward him. Participants on the left and right wear orange headcloths and saffron clothing; people behind sit with brass plates and small cups before them. A yellow-capped person in the lower left reaches forward. Red and pink backdrop decorations and potted plants line the stage behind. Appearance-based candidate Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the maroon turban and shawl, seated and receiving devotees; the page identifies this as an Ashta Kanma initiation at the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain.

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May 16 20162016-05-16 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees on a green carpet inside a decorated tent, with floral patterns on the back wall and white plastic chairs and a cooler behind them. A man in the front left wears an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a full beard, looking toward the camera. Beside him, a woman in a maroon sari with a maroon head wrap sits between saffron-clad men. Several older bearded sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged with steel plates and banana-leaf or paper plates before them, and steel thali trays with orange napkins are arranged in front. Some attendees wear vibhuti and sandalwood marks on their foreheads. A figure on the right wears a sacred thread and holds a brass pot near a steel tray, appearing to serve a meal. The scene looks like a prasad or annadan gathering during the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain.2016-05-16Evening ceremony under a tent with green carpet and saffron-clad participants seated in rows. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over saffron robes, bends forward to clasp the hands of a seated devotee. The seated devotee, a smiling person in a maroon turban and white flower garland with a long braid, kneels with a brown shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace. Nearby, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing white flower garlands sit behind brass plates and thalis. Photographers with cameras stand at the back, and a green and white lotus-style logo appears on the backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the standing bearded man with long hair and orange-red shawl matches the candidate cues, shown in a greeting role.2016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16May 10th 20162016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16A man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown robe, with a long brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and a black bracelet on his wrist, stands at left with palms pressed together and face bowed toward a silver tray holding orange cloth and marigold petals. Along a wooden platform at right, several saffron-clad sadhus sit in a row, each before a tray of yellow marigold flowers. Behind them, orange cloth draped walls, a figure in pale pink robes and another in a yellow turban stand in the background. The scene suggests a ceremonial offering inside an orange-draped tent.2016-05-04Photograph of a large seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis on a red mat under a striped tent canopy, sharing a meal from leaf plates with small brass cups and sweets. A man in the foreground wears a saffron kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-pink head wrap, and another in the right foreground wears a peach turban and saffron shawl. Many others in orange and ochre robes sit in rows, while standing figures in white and yellow move among them, some carrying metal trays. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required, so the appearance is uncertain.2015-09-10May 16 20162016-05-16May 10th 20162016-05-10 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14January 08 20182018-01-08