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A group of shaved-headed men in rust-red and gold-bordered sannyasi robes stand in a hall, several wearing rudraksha malas. Two men in the centre embrace, one holding a small green leaf or betel item. Other robed men stand nearby, and a woman in an orange sari is visible at the right edge. Behind them hang deep red curtains, a green wall with a gold ornament, a potted plant, and a white projection screen. A stage light is mounted at upper right.

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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with wooden panelling, a green wall with a gold ornate frame, and red curtains with stage lights. Several shaved-headed devotees in saffron-red dhoti and wraps with gold borders wear rudraksha malas and gold armbands. One man in front raises folded hands while another holds a small green leaf or offering. A man at right in similar red and gold clothing stands with hands at his chest. A bald figure crouches at bottom centre near a purple mat. A white-clad attendant kneels in the background, and a blue water container sits at left. Blurred foliage and a small white screen appear behind them.2014-12-28A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering in a hall with red and white walls and a floral decorated stage. Many saffron-robed and rust-red-robed monastic disciples stand and kneel on a white floor. Several men with shaved heads wear rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and sandal-paste markings. Some figures are pressing palms together in namaskar greetings, and others are bowing low to the ground. Young boys in orange robes with gold borders stand near them, and a woman in the background wears a white sari. A water bottle sits on the floor at the lower left. Visibly this looks like a ritual reception of monastics at a Maheshwara Puja-style event.2016-02-23Several shaved-headed male devotees in rust-red and gold-trimmed saffron robes stand close together in a ritual setting, many wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The men at the centre hold small green leaves in their hands while others press palms together in greeting or folded hands. A seated person is partly visible in the lower right, and an observer in glasses sits at the far right. The walls are pale pink and a small purple bird logo appears at the top left. Exact role of the pictured figures is not visible.2014-09-13November 10 20132013-11-10September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a tent-like setting with gold and orange drapes behind. In the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold robe with a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant claps his hands while facing a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland. To the right, a shaved-headed man in a maroon robe with a white forehead mark and beads stands smiling, and another shaved-headed man in orange robes is on the left. Several other saffron-clad sadhus and attendants stand around. a person cues: the centre figure in the maroon-and-gold robe and turban wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but identity remains uncertain from appearance.2015-09-10 +1 copiesA photograph of several men in orange and saffron monastic clothing embracing indoors in a hall with a pink-red ceiling light and wooden partition screens. The central bald man wears glasses, a saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant, and he smiles while being hugged by a man with a shaved head and a bare upper body wrapped in a gold and maroon shawl. Other monastics in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand behind them, and a man in yellow and red garments stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a warm group greeting among ritual participants. Whether the central man is the a person named on the page cannot be determined from appearance alone.2016-02-23December 20 20152015-12-20Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange and rust-brown robes with gold-bordered shawls stand before a bright red backdrop. Many wear rudraksha malas; some have white sandalwood or ash markings on arms and chest, and one has a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead. A central man in glasses, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala, rests his hand on his chest, while another man on the right holds green leaves and bows his head. A bare-chested man at the right edge in orange cloth also has a mala. Appearance cues do not establish that any of them is a person, so no candidate is identified.2015-10-23December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis standing in a pillared hall with a crowd behind them. In the foreground a shaven-headed monk in orange wraps with a red-and-gold border faces away from the camera, and a young child in an orange robe with gold trim stands beside him holding a hand. To the right, bald monks in red-and-gold garments wear wooden rudraksha malas and one wears a silver pendant; they are clasping hands and turning toward one another. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in colourful saris and white clothing fill the background. The setting appears to be a large open ritual or convention venue.2015-12-20A photograph of several shaven-headed men in saffron and maroon sannyasi cloth inside a plain whitewashed hall with a wooden door and benches. On the left, a man in orange wrap with rudraksha mala presses palms together and smiles. Next to him, a man with white tilak embraces a younger man in orange. On the right, a man in maroon cloth with glasses and a rudraksha mala pours or lifts a small vessel over another shaven head, while other figures in orange and maroon stand nearby. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance, so roles are used.2014-09-13