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Photo of several bare-chested men in saffron/orange cloths embracing at an indoor event. A central man with a dreadlock-style hairstyle wrapped in rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead smiles broadly while hugging another man whose hair is tied in a bun and who wears a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala. A man at left in a saffron wrap laughs, and a man at right wears rudraksha malas and glasses. Behind them hang orange draped fabric and a wall of black-and-white framed portraits. No visible identification of a person is made from appearance alone.

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Photograph of several bare-chested men in orange cloth embracing indoors. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and a saffron shawl hugs another man from behind, both arms around him. To the right, another shaved-headed man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style beaded mala looks on while others crowd together. Behind them hang framed portraits and posters in warm red and gold tones, with yellow lamps hanging near the top of the frame.2019-01-01Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes embrace in a hall with large blurred photographic prints of fiery imagery behind them. The man in front has short dark hair, a light beard and a gold bangle, with rudraksha beads on his wrist, and his arms are wrapped around the other man. Beside them, a sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head wears white vertical tilak marks, a rudraksha mala and a silver chain, and looks down. Additional people are blurred in the background.2019-01-01A photograph of a group of sannyasis in saffron-orange clothing at an indoor event. In the centre, a bespectacled man with a short beard and white ash markings on his forehead smiles as he embraces a man with long dreadlocked hair seen from behind, whose bare back is covered by a draped orange cloth with a gold sash. To the right, a man with dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband and a rudraksha mala necklace presses his palms together in greeting. Partly visible at left is a bearded man in orange with a red tilak. Behind them is a wall covered with black-and-white portrait photographs. Four people are visible.2019-01-01A photograph in a bright hall showing an embrace between two men in saffron-orange cloths. The central figure, bare-chested with a dreadlocked brown hair bound by a leopard-print and silver-embellished headband, wears rudraksha bead bracelets and a small ear stud, and holds the other man in a tight hug. The man embraced has long dark hair and is bare-backed with an orange wrap. To the left, a bespectacled man with a white forehead marking and rudraksha malas stands beside them. On the right, several people in orange garments wearing layered beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas stand in the background. Cues are not sufficient to attribute the central figure to a person, so he is described by role only.2019-01-01December 20 20152015-12-20Two men embrace closely at an outdoor gathering. The man on the left wears a leopard-print turban, gold-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala, and an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. The man on the right, in an orange garment with long dreadlocked hair wound up, hugs him from the side, and a green leaf-like item is held near them. Other robed people stand softly blurred behind. The scene is a warm, intimate greeting among devotees.2019-01-01A photograph of two men in a warm embrace in a storage area beside stacked timber planks and stone blocks. The man on the left has long, dark, matted locks with a red flower tucked above his forehead, a full beard, white ash marks on his forehead, and a bare chest draped with an orange-saffron cloth. He is smiling with eyes closed. The man on the right, partly visible, has his arms around him and wears an orange garment. Behind them are a yellow sack, an orange cloth draped over wood and blue material on the left. Two people are visible, and the scene shows an affectionate greeting.2018-05-05January 01 20192019-01-01A young man with dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband, wearing glasses and an orange shawl over bare shoulders, embraces a child whose head rests on his chest. Rudraksha malas hang across his neck and chest. Beside him a dreadlocked young person with a red bindi and rudraksha beads, and a bearded bare-chested sadhu on the right, all wear rudraksha malas and stand in a hall with framed event photographs on the wall behind them. Visible people: five, with several partially cropped at the edges.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01 +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.2016-02-23A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a shawl and a red bindi hugs a smiling woman in orange clothes and glasses, both embracing warmly. Behind them, a woman in orange with dark beaded necklaces and a red-orange sash stands on the left, and several saffron-clad attendees and seated devotees in white fill the open pavilion. On the right, a display board is covered with black-and-white photographs of many people pinned in rows. The embrace is at the center of a gathering in a covered hall.2015-12-20