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A photograph of a ceremonial exchange inside a decorated tent. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and a flower in the hair wears a red and white flower garland, bare-shouldered orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, holding up a long orange shawl and smiling. Opposite, a bearded man in an orange kurta receives the shawl with both hands. Between them stands a bald man in glasses and brown-and-gold ritual dress with a rudraksha mala, holding a microphone and a red booklet. A young man at left wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala, a bracelet and a tilak. Behind them are gold and flower-decorated altar elements, a large floral backdrop, bananas and offerings on a red cloth.

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January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with a golden deity murti and a kalasha-like golden backdrop. A man with long dark hair, a red-orange garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style red-orange shawl draws an orange cloth over the head of an older bearded man in orange robes, who bows forward. Around them, men in orange and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas stand, one holding a tray of fruit and offerings, and another with white forehead markings looks on. Marigold petals and floral decorations are scattered nearby.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Evening ceremony under a white canopy at an ashram event. A man in a saffron-orange kurta with a saffron shawl and dark-rimmed glasses stands at left, reaching toward a bowl of fruit held by a long-haired figure at right wearing a red-orange dhoti and a thick red and orange flower garland, with a bare upper body and a smile. Behind them, a bald man in brown-red robes with rudraksha beads and a wristband speaks into a microphone while holding a red booklet, and another man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits near the front. A gold and yellow flower-decorated throne with a heart-shaped backdrop stands at left, with gold and pink balloons and a red cloth nearby. The long-haired figure at right is a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing and a garland, though the identification is appearance-based only.2016-01-03A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an outdoor pavilion decorated with yellow and marigold garlands and a gold-framed throne. A figure on the right with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like headdress, a thick red and white flower garland, and a saffron-gold dhoti drapes an orange cloth over the head of a man bowing in an orange kurta. Behind them stand a man in white ritual dress with a tilak and a bead necklace, a shaved-headed man in glasses, and another man in white with a tilak. Possible a person appearance cues: the figure on the right has swept-back hair, crown-like adornment, and ceremonial garland and dress; the identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03