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Photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a decorated hall with a pink draped ceiling and hanging colourful tassel decorations. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak, smiles and reaches toward an older bearded man in orange robes with a gold-embroidered red shawl. The older man holds a folded orange cloth bundle and a white rolled scroll on a tray. Other orange-robed sadhus stand behind them, and a cameraman in white kurta films the exchange. Appearance-based candidate for a person, shown in person in the orange-robed young man with rudraksha mala. Background shows seated audience and red-draped tables.

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December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of an indoor hall with white draped ceiling and colourful tasselled decorations. A man with long, swept-back black hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a red tilak stands at left, smiling and handing a folded paper to an elderly bearded sadhu in saffron robes with a red-and-gold shawl, who holds a brass tray with fruit. Seated saffron-clad devotees and a cameraman filming with a video camera are visible in the background, along with a white table and water bottles. The description of the long-haired man is an appearance-based label: a person, giving the paper to the elderly sadhu.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a white-draped tent with ceiling fans and colourful hanging tassels. A long-haired man in saffron robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, smiles while draping a red-and-gold shawl over the shoulders of an older, grey-haired man in orange clothing seated at a table. Behind them, other saffron-robed people sit at a table with water bottles and papers, and a cameraman in white works on the right. Visible appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; a person receiving or presenting the shawl as a ceremonial honour.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Indoor event under a white draped ceiling with orange-and-yellow tassels, with a brick wall and windows behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red bindi, and an orange robe over a long rudraksha mala smiles while reaching forward to accept an object from an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, wearing an orange robe with a maroon and gold shawl. Another elderly bearded man in an orange robe and teal turban stands behind them, and a man at right wears a white kurta and green shawl. Partially visible people at left and in the background suggest a seated audience. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala are the cues for the central figure, who is receiving or handing over an item during a sadhu gathering.2009-12-30A photograph of an indoor event under a white draped ceiling with hanging colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark hands a folded white paper and a yellow-handled umbrella to an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, who wears a saffron shawl with gold border and a saffron robe. Behind them, a bearded man in a teal turban and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and other saffron-clad people and seated attendees in white fill the hall. The first man has distinctive long hair and saffron-and-rudraksha attire consistent with the Swamiji candidate cue, so he is described as Swamiji (probable), presenting an item to an elderly devotee during a gathering.2009-12-30A photograph inside a large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful tassel decorations. On the left, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and reaches to receive a basket of yellow fruit. Across from him, a bearded man with hair tied up and a red and gold shawl over bare chest offers the basket across a white-covered table. Other saffron-robed men and white-clad attendees stand in the background, and a yellow umbrella rests on the table.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, orange shawl and a long dark rudraksha-style bead mala hands a document and a yellow-wrapped gift to a woman in orange sari with white forehead marks and hair pulled back. A cameraman in orange filming on the left. Behind them a hall with pastel drapes and patterned bunting, and rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing, with framed pictures on the wall. Photograph taken at a hall event.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30