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Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple draping and orange and yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long hair tied back in a knot, wearing an orange cloth, drapes a gold-bordered cream shawl over a smiling man with long wavy hair in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak. Seated behind them on ornate chairs are orange-robed sannyasis, including a bespectacled man with an orange head covering and a shaved-headed monk in orange, with onlookers in white standing at the sides. The setting suggests an investiture or honouring ritual.

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Outdoor ceremony under a striped canopy with a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange dhoti, drapes a large saffron and gold cloth over the shoulders of a seated monk in orange robes and a light saffron shawl, who has a tilak on his forehead. Several other saffron-robed monks and a man in a white shirt sit or stand nearby, and a monk in orange holds a tray of flowers and red blossoms at right. Gold-armed chairs with red cushions are arranged in rows.2007-08-09A large outdoor ceremony under a pale pink canopy draped with purple fabric and marigold garlands. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala, wearing saffron-orange cloth, drapes a golden-bordered orange shawl over another person, who is partly hidden. Seated nearby on red-cushioned chairs are several saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees, including an older bearded man in cream clothing at lower left and a bearded man in orange at centre-right. A bald saffron-clad monk sits at lower right. The scene suggests an investiture or honouring ceremony.2007-08-09Outdoor photo under a pink canopy decorated with marigold garlands on a purple backdrop. A long-haired, bearded man in saffron robes, bare-chested with a saffron wrap, stands at center holding a white flower garland with red blossoms. Facing him, a person in cream and saffron shawls bows with hands folded. At right, a shaved-headed young man in saffron robes holds a tray with a yellow object. Seated on red-cushioned gold chairs are saffron-robed monks and a white-bearded elderly man in cream shawl, with more onlookers behind under the tent. The scene suggests a ceremonial garlanding with saffron-clad monastics.2007-08-09A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage beneath a pink canopy, with a purple backdrop decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange upper cloth, stands with his back partly turned and drapes a gold-bordered orange-red silk shawl over another man. The man receiving it has long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears orange saffron robes. Seated figures in orange robes and white clothing sit along the stage edge and in the background, including a man in white near the right edge. Visible people number roughly four to six in the frame.2007-08-09Outdoor stage event under a white canvas canopy with a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and orange shawl embraces another man in orange, who holds a white flower garland. Seated on gold-trimmed red chairs behind them are several saffron-robed sadhus and a bearded man in white. On the right, an elderly shaved-headed sadhu in orange sits beside a red and white ornate throne-like seat. A few people in white clothes stand in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple drapery hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth, with long tousled hair, leans forward to accept an object from a shaved-headed monk in orange robes who holds it with both hands. A seated man with long dark hair, a red garment and cream shawl, wearing a flower garland, smiles at the exchange and appears to be Swamiji (probable) on the basis of his long swept-back hair, red and gold ceremonial dress, garland and seated position of honour. Seated beside him are orange-robed monks and white-clad elders on red-cushioned chairs, with onlookers standing behind them.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow and blue with a white cloth edge and marigold garland on a purple drape. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth, long hair tied up, lifts an orange and gold shawl. Beside him a man in an orange robe and orange turban stands still, receiving the cloth. Seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis watch from the right, and a red and gold chair is visible at lower right. Three people are clearly visible in the scene, with a few more partially visible at the edges.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor ceremony under a striped red, yellow and blue canopy with a lotus emblem. A long-haired, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a beard, reaches toward an older man in an orange turban and a gold-bordered saffron shawl who smiles. Behind them stand saffron-robed attendants, one holding a microphone, and white-clad onlookers. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms hang at right, with green trees behind. The older man in the turban and gold-trimmed shawl has the cues of the presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a priest or devotee in a ceremonial setting.2007-08-09