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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a yellow and red umbrella overhead and a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl, stands at left drawing a sash across the shoulders of an older white-bearded man in a beige shawl and light saffron robe, who stands before a red-cushioned chair. Other saffron-robed monks, one shaved-headed in orange, and white-clad onlookers stand nearby, and a white garland of flowers with red blossoms is held up at right.

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August 09 20072007-08-09January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor 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.2007-08-09Outdoor festival photograph under a white tent at an evening event. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-gold clothed garment, a thick red flower garland and yellow flower in his hair drapes an orange shawl around the shoulders of an elderly white-haired man in an orange kurta. Behind them, a man in brown rudraksha malas and a dhoti stands with hands raised, another bald man in white claps, and a gold-coloured deity murti glows in the background. a person is the man with long hair, crown-like flower adornment, saffron garb and garland, placing the shawl on the elderly guest.2016-01-03Outdoor 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.2007-08-09Outdoor 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.2007-08-09Outdoor 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.2007-08-09January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with red and white striped fabric and a green-and-white banner. A bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala, bows forward while another orange-robed man holds up a golden-orange silk shawl for him. A man in white shirt and white trousers stands to the right, and seated elders in orange and white are visible at the left edge. Marigold garlands hang on the pillar.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09