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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a hall with white marble flooring. A woman in rust-brown robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, wearing a gold-bead necklace, smiles and turns while a man beside her in similar rust-brown robes with gold necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead adjusts a gold ornament at her chest. Behind them stand shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads, one of them looking down at a pair of black-and-orange sandals on the floor. Other figures in orange and maroon, including a seated man in maroon at the left edge, and a man in a pink shirt stand nearby. Whether any of these people is a person cannot be established from appearance.

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June 17 20132013-06-17Photograph of a temple or ashram hall where several shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron and rust-brown robes stand and kneel on a pale floor. A young boy in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands in the centre-left, looking down. A standing sannyasi in rust-brown cloth with a gold-bead and rudraksha neck garland and a white vertical tilak extends a folded white paper toward a sannyasi on the right, who wears a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders, gold-bead and rudraksha garlands, and bangles. Two men in white and pink shirts stand behind, and the sannyasis wear orange sandals. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang-type gathering; no readable event text is visible.2013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17 +1 copiesJune 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees indoors on a white floor. In the centre, a bald man with a white vertical tilak wears a rust-brown robe with gold trim and a heavy beaded gold necklace, pointing downward toward a small boy. To the right, a man with swept-back dark hair in a rust-brown robe with yellow borders and a multi-strand gold and rudraksha necklace smiles while standing with hands on his hips. A small shaved-headed boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala looks down at a pair of orange slippers on the floor. Other saffron-clad monastics and a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stand behind, with one standing man in a pink shirt placing a hand on his chest. A candidate for a person is visible on the right, with long swept-back hair, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, gold necklace and yellow-bordered robe; appearance is not sufficient for certainty.2013-06-17Photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors on a white marble floor. A tall figure at right with long swept-back dark hair, wearing rust-red and gold-bordered draped cloth, a heavy gold bead necklace and a brown beaded mala, stands barefoot with a hand on the hip while smiling downward. Nearby, a shaved-headed attendant in rust-red cloth with gold border and gold beaded garland and a white tilak on his forehead fastens or adjusts something at the neck. Left, a young shaved-headed boy in orange robes and rudraksha mala steps into orange sandals, with an older shaved-headed man in orange cloth behind him and a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers standing in the background. A kneeling attendant in maroon cloth appears at lower left. The white marble floor and cream carpet suggest a temple or ashram hall.2013-06-17A photograph of a formal ceremony inside a bright hall with pink curtains and framed portraits on the walls. A central figure wears a rust-brown turban, a rust-brown wrap striped with gold, a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant; the figure is a person in ceremonial dress and cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone. A young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands before them while two older boys in orange robes adjust his orange cloth. To the left an older man in white dhoti with gold borders stands holding a gold-edged cloth, and women in saris stand in the background near a red table with offerings. Four to five people in the scene are visible.2013-07-07 +1 copiesPhoto of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis in a bright hall with white floor. A bald child in orange cloth with rudraksha mala stands barefoot, a pair of orange slippers placed on the floor before him. A man in rust-brown robes with gold-bordered wrap, gold beaded necklace and rudraksha mala and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead smiles and gestures with his hand toward the child, while another robed man in rust-brown with gold sash and layered gold beads stands at right with hands on his hips. Standing behind are men in orange garments and a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers, with a white-shirted man at the back. A seated figure in maroon robes is at lower left.2013-06-17