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A photograph of a ritual on a red-floored stage in an indoor hall. On the left, a woman in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a red seat with flower garlands, smiling and pressing her palms together. Around the stage, about twenty shaven-headed young men in orange robes sit cross-legged holding tall bamboo poles with orange cloth streamers. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor before them, and scattered petals cover the stage. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge beside a standing fan, and a video camera is mounted at right. Hanging orange lanterns and a brown door are visible in the background.

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February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a ceremony on a stage decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a large maroon heart-shaped backdrop. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing orange robes, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold ceremonial necklace, sits on a raised seat and smiles while extending one hand outward. Beside him a woman in orange robes sits smiling. On the left, a man in orange robes pours liquid from a vessel near a brass offering dish with flowers. On the right, several seated men in orange robes hold tall bamboo poles with orange flags, with brass lamps on the floor. Audience members are visible in the lower foreground.2006-07-11August 22 20062006-08-22A photo of a ceremony at an indoor hall. A long-haired man bare-chested with an orange cloth draped over his lap sits on a raised seat at left, smiling, and places a rudraksha-style mala or garland around the neck of a young boy in a white shirt standing before him. Behind them, a row of orange-robed sannyasis sit on the floor smiling, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a seated man in white stands at right. Tall bamboo poles with small orange flags rise around the seating area, a golden lion-shaped object and flower garlands lie in the foreground, and brass oil lamps sit on a low platform. A ceiling fan and stage rigging are visible. a person is the bare-chested long-haired man with flowing hair, orange cloth and ceremonial adornments, presented as the central figure conferring the garland. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, gesturing as he speaks to a group of shaved-headed men in saffron robes seated on a stage floor. Several monks hold tall bamboo staffs topped with orange flags. A golden deity murti with a crown stands beside the throne, and a brass vessel with petals sits at lower left. Behind them hang dark red curtains and a large framed picture. The seated speaker's appearance matches the candidate cues of long hair, saffron clothing and a throne, but identity is uncertain.2006-08-22September 09 20132013-09-09February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a sannyasa initiation ritual in a hall with a red-carpeted stage. A long-haired man bare-chested in orange cloth sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat with a golden lion-form base, leaning forward to touch the head of a younger initiate in orange robes who kneels before him. Behind them, many shaved-headed monks in saffron robes sit in rows, several holding tall bamboo staffs with small orange flags. Rose petals are scattered on the floor, a brass pot sits nearby, and a gilded deity murti stands at the right edge. The long hair, swept-back style and orange cloth of the seated figure are a person cues, and the page indicates his presence.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22