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Outdoor event photo at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. A man in a white shirt with a red and white floral garland and a gold-bordered orange-and-red shawl smiles while receiving a bundle of fruit or offerings from a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, whose long hair falls below the turban. Behind them is a large orange-tinted banner showing a turbaned figure. Palm fronds and a striped red and grey pillar frame the left side, with water visible at right.

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Outdoor ceremony at a stage with a large backdrop portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and red tilak on the forehead. In front, a smiling man in a red-and-gold shawl with a garland and gold-bordered sash stands at center, receiving a gift wrapped in green cloth. A robed figure in orange with a long swept-back hair and beard and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha-style neckpiece, hands him the gift from the right. A potted palm frond stands at left, and a partially visible person in white stands at far right beside a water backdrop.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Photograph of two men facing each other closely on a decorated stage under a white canopy with a green and gold-striped valance and red-and-gold trim. The man on the left wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and his hands are folded in greeting. The man on the right wears an orange turban and orange robe with a garland of yellow, white and green flowers around his neck, and his hands are tied with red thread held by the other man. A blue backdrop with a red border and a white circular emblem is behind them. Two people are visible.2006-11-24A photograph of a ceremonial garlanding indoors. A figure in a rust-brown turban and brown-and-gold shawl, with a pink garland, smiles while placing a marigold and white flower garland on a man in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them a bearded man in orange and another in saffron stand near a gilded pillar and a large blue backdrop with a fiery emblem. A bearded man in orange at right looks on, and an orange-clad attendant stands at the back. Four or five people visible in total.2015-07-19November 24 20062006-11-24July 19 20152015-07-19July 16 20162016-07-16November 24 20062006-11-24Photo of a ceremonial gathering in front of a backdrop showing a night-sky galaxy and a glowing orange sun. On the right, a man in an orange turban, orange-and-gold sash, pink flower garland and bangles stands smiling and extends his hand toward a seated man in a white kurta with an orange shawl who is pressing his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, a man in an orange turban and orange garland sits, a brass lamp with a bird finial stands on a table, and a white-bearded man in glasses and orange cloth is partly visible at left. Four people are visible, and the scene reads as a reception or honouring moment rather than a temple ritual. The right-hand figure has distinctive orange-and-gold clothing, a turban and a flower garland, so the appearance-based label applies.2015-07-19A photo of a darshan exchange in a stage setting with red drapes and a gilded carved pillar against a blue starry backdrop. A man in white kurta with an orange saffron shawl and white and multicolored flower garland stands at left, receiving a folded paper or envelope. Facing him at right, a smiling figure wears a rust-red turban, a red flower garland, a gold-coloured necklace of beads, and an orange-gold wrap, with bangles on the wrists. a person is identified by the red turban and long garland cues, with the role of giver of darshan. Other hands and stacks of papers appear at the right edge. Two people are visible.2015-07-21A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a satsang stage. In the foreground, a smiling person in an orange-red turban, with a pink flower garland, gold chains and gold bangles, rests a hand on the head of an older man with grey hair who bows forward; he wears an orange garland of yellow and white flowers and a light beige shawl. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a flower garland stands near a brass oil lamp and an ornate gold pillar. The backdrop is a purple and blue cosmic-style image. Three physical people are visible.2015-07-19 +1 copies