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A photograph of an outdoor festival stage under a white tent with a golden decorated backdrop. A man on the right with long swept-back dark hair, a red rudraksha-style garland of red and yellow flowers, and bare shoulders in orange-red cloth is smiling and receiving a small red-and-white box from a man in a grey top with yellow trim, who leans in from the lower left. Behind them, a bald man in orange-red robes and beaded necklaces holds a microphone, and another man with long braided hair and white-and-red markings stands at left. A seated man in the lower centre wears a beaded necklace. a person: the man on the right displays long swept-back hair, a flower garland and orange-red robes, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event, but the appearance is not fully certain.

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A photo of a ceremonial exchange under a decorated tent with a red-and-white canopy and a gold-and-yellow floral backdrop. A man with long black hair, a red-orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, and a large red and yellow flower garland, the probable Swamiji, extends his hand to receive or pass an envelope from an elderly bearded man in a bright saffron-orange shawl and robe. Beside them, a bald priest in a rudraksha mala and orange-brown cloth holds a microphone, while a man in white dhoti and gold necklaces stands behind. A seated devotee in orange-brown garments and beads leans forward, and gold floral decorations and scattered petals fill the foreground.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Photograph of a ritual exchange under a decorated tent at dusk. A man in a long pale cream kurta and an orange cap on the left hands a folded paper or envelope to a bearded older man in saffron robes with glasses. Beside them a younger man in a white dhoti with gold border and an ochre shawl wears a bare chest with a rudraksha mala and holds a small stick. A bald man in glasses and saffron-brown robes holds a microphone to his mouth with folded hands. At right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a thick red and white flower garland, a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and holds a white paper. In the background, a large heart-shaped floral display in yellow, red and white, fruit baskets and an orange-clothed attendant stand behind a pink floral backdrop.2016-01-03A photograph of a festive ceremony under a white tent with yellow and red decorations and a golden backdrop. On the right, a figure with long swept-back black hair wears a dense red and white flower garland, an orange-red wrap and yellow-trimmed orange clothing, and is handing a folded paper or envelope to a man on the left. That man wears pink kurta-style clothing and an orange shawl and stands with palms pressed together in greeting. In the centre, a bald man in orange-brown robes with a long rudraksha mala holds a microphone and speaks. Behind them, a robed attendant in orange stands near a gold ornate seat, and an elderly bearded man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A woman in a red-and-white sari holds a small wooden box with orange cloth at the bottom, and a tray of fruit and offerings sits in front. The scene reads as a ritual presentation during an event.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03