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Outdoor ceremony on a stage with a purple backdrop hung with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A woman with long dark curly hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange sari-style garment, sits smiling in a gold-framed chair with red cushions. Beside her a bearded man in orange robes with long hair tied back leans forward toward a red ornate throne. To the right an elderly bald man with white beard, orange robes and a beaded necklace stands by the red throne. Several shaved-headed men in orange robes and a man in a white shirt stand behind, with white canopy cloth at the upper right.

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August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a seated outdoor ceremony in front of a purple draped backdrop strung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, several people in saffron-orange robes sit on gold-and-red ornate chairs. A bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits second from left, wearing an orange wrap and resting hands in lap. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes sits with hands clasped. On the right, an elderly bearded man in orange robes sits beside an empty ornate red throne-like chair. Behind them, men in white and red shirts stand among other seated monastics in orange and a green-and-white tent canopy is visible at the upper right.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor stage event with saffron-robed monastics seated in golden-framed chairs before a purple backdrop decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A bald elder in orange robes gestures with an outstretched hand while speaking, seated beside an ornate red and white throne-style chair. At right, a monk in an orange turban and rudraksha mala holds a microphone. A bearded man in orange sits near the elder, and younger monks in orange sit at left, with men in shirts standing behind the stage. A white-draped table with papers is in the foreground.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a purple canopy with marigold garlands strung across it. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on ornate gold-framed chairs with red cushions. The foremost seated figure, on the left, has long curly hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron robe, and looks to the side. Next to him a bald saffron-robed monk sits with hands resting on the chair arm. A bearded man with long hair in orange robes sits beside him, and an elderly bearded monk in orange with a shawl gestures to the side. A saffron-turbaned monk sits at the far right. Behind them, men in white shirts and red vests stand among the marigolds, and a red and gold throne is visible in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor stage ceremony with a purple draped backdrop hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several seated figures wear saffron-orange robes. On the left, a man with voluminous curly black hair wears a saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, seated beside another figure in saffron with a long braid. Center, a man in orange with a bare chest and gold chain sits beside a bearded man in orange. At right, a bald elder in saffron and a rudraksha mala sits in front of a red and white ornate throne chair. A standing man in orange with a raised hand stands behind the group. A white draped table sits in front of them, and men in white shirts watch from the back of the stage.2007-08-09