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Indoor event photo at a tented hall with a stage backdrop in red and gold drapes and a projection screen. A long-haired man with a white forehead marking, wearing an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, smiles while handing a basket of oranges and a card to an older bald man in an orange robe with a red-and-gold patterned shawl. A cameraperson in orange and white films the exchange, and a green-and-blue draped table stands at right.

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Indoor ceremony under a white tent canopy with maroon swags and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles while handing a brass plate of fruit and an envelope to a bearded man in orange and gold-bordered robes. A cameraman in white with an orange cloth records the exchange. Other saffron-clad figures sit behind a ritual table with brass items, and a person in white and yellow sits at a far desk.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside an indoor hall with a red and white draped ceiling, a red curtained stage and a blank projection screen. In the foreground a young man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron robes holds out a small object to an older bald man in saffron robes with a maroon and gold shawl, who receives it with both hands. A cameraman with a video camera stands behind them, and a table with a blue cloth and bottles is at right. Several more people in saffron and white stand in the background. The long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes of the young man are the visible cues; the scene is a handover at a table during an event.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A 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.2009-12-30A 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 20092009-12-30Photograph 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.2009-12-30Indoor ceremonial scene under a white draped ceiling with dark maroon swags and tassels. A man with long, loose black hair, a vertical white forehead mark, an orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala stands at a white-draped table, smiling as he receives a clear bowl of fruit and flowers from a bearded man in a red robe with gold-patterned border. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing stand near tables of offerings and a fruit arrangement. A white-clad figure in a yellow shawl stands at right near a small stage. The setting appears to be a hall with a projector screen and fans, suggestive of an ashram-style ceremony.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Indoor event photo in a hall with a red curtain and projector screens. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sannyasi robe with rudraksha malas and a vermilion tilak, is smiling and handing a fruit basket to an elderly man in white clothes with a red-and-gold shawl. Other people in saffron or orange robes stand around, including a bearded figure at left and a man in white at right. A tray with an orange cloth and a bottle sits on the table in front, and a microphone is visible.2009-12-30