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Indoor event photo of a man with swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and a bare upper body wrapped in a rust-orange cloth, wearing heavy gold necklaces, gold armbands and a gold bangle. He reaches out and touches the hands of a line of shaved-headed young boys in orange robes, some with white and orange forehead markings, beaded necklaces and small earrings. Behind them stand men in white and grey shirts, and a backdrop with colourful decorative panels and a projection screen is visible.

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July 21 20132013-07-21June 27 20132013-06-27A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange cloth wrapped at his torso, a dense gold and beaded ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi, reaching out to hand items to a group of young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings. The boys wear orange robes and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, and one holds a small red object. Behind them stand several adult men in shirts, and a gold-decorated shrine or throne is visible at the right edge.2013-06-27A photograph of a formal ceremony in a hall. On the right, a man with swept-back long dark hair, a tilak mark, ornate gold necklaces and a rust-brown garment with gold border reaches out to hand orange cloth to a line of shaven-headed young people in saffron robes, some with white forehead marks and rudraksha beads. Several standing men in white shirts and a man in a grey shirt watch in the background, and devotional decorations line the wall.2013-06-27September 26 20132013-09-26A photograph in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a projection screen behind. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hand toward a row of young boys in orange robes and orange turbans, some with rudraksha malas, some holding folded orange cloths. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha malas and a tilak holds a silver plate with fruit and offerings. Several other people in orange stand around the room, and a red table with rudraksha malas and offerings sits in the lower right. The man in the orange turban and gold necklace has a distinctive appearance and is a person candidate, though the image is not conclusive.2013-08-03July 27 20132013-07-27June 27 20132013-06-27June 17 20132013-06-17June 29 20132013-06-29Photograph of a devotional event indoors with a maroon curtain behind. A central man in a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and shawl wears a heavy gold necklace of large beads with a gold pendant, gold earrings, a red tilak and a swept-back hairstyle; he is smiling and extending his hand toward two young boys in saffron-orange robes. Other people include a man in a white shirt at left, a shaved-headed priest with white forehead markings and orange-brown garments at right, and onlookers in the background. A red tray or box with fruit and offerings sits at lower right, and a shaped gold-edged cloth lies near the boys.2013-05-24A photograph in a bright hall with red-curtained windows shows a long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth with gold borders and a long beaded mala, smiling as he hands folded orange cloths to a line of shaved-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon waist cords. Several boys wear white tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them stand other saffron-robed people, a bare-chested man in brown with a rudraksha mala, and women and men in white ritual dress, with a pink tray visible at left. Many onlookers stand in the background.2013-07-27