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Inside an orange-draped tent, a long-haired man with a saffron turban and saffron dhoti, adorned with gold armlets, stands in a close embrace with an older bearded man in a white turban and white kurta. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in orange with a tall orange turban and a white shawl stands center. At right, a priest in white dhoti with a gold chain and rudraksha beads holds a ceremonial object, and a bearded sadhu in orange garments stands behind. Brass ritual items and a red cushion sit in the foreground, with a banner and fabric hangings in the background.

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Photograph inside a tent-covered hall with grey and beige walls and framed pictures behind the crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown turban, brown-orange shawl and a long rudraksha-style brown beaded mala smiles while greeting people; a person candidate with a turban, shawl and distinctive beaded mala. Around him, a bald man in orange robes and gold necklaces, a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, an older man in orange, a man with a horizontal white tilak in a red shawl, a man in red and gold, and a man in an orange-yellow turban stand close. Bare-chested devotees with sandalwood marks and mala necklaces are visible at left. A red cloth backdrop and a brass plate of offerings sit on a table at right.2016-05-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11February 08 20132013-02-08A photograph inside an orange-draped tent with red and orange fabric hangings. A man in an orange turban and saffron-orange shawl with a pinkish-orange wrap extends his hand to a bald man in a red-orange dhoti-style garment and rudraksha mala who stands before him. A gilded throne-like seat with a tiger-striped cloth is at left. Behind them, several devotees stand, including a bearded elderly man in a saffron-orange shawl holding a metal vessel, a man in a white turban and grey shawl, a man in a cream cloth wrapped over the head, and a woman in the background. Ceremonial darshan or blessing setting, with the main figure wearing a long saffron shawl and distinctive gold armband; probable Swamiji with orange turban, orange shawl and gold adornments, appearing in person.2013-02-12January 01 20092009-01-01May 11 20162016-05-11February 10 20132013-02-10Inside an orange-draped tent, a man in an orange turban and orange robes with a gold-banded waist wrap and gold bangle stands centre-left, facing a bearded elderly sadhu in a white turban and pale robes wearing a red flower garland and holding a long staff. To the right, a man in a white vest and orange head cloth holds a lit oil lamp or arati dish toward them. Other robed men in saffron and white stand behind, and a shaved-headed monk in orange with rudraksha beads appears at left. Banners with printed text hang on the tent walls. The scene reads as a ritual greeting or aarti at an ashram gathering.2013-02-11January 13 20152015-01-13April 23 20162016-04-23Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants inside a decorated tent with red carpet and hanging festoons. Centre-left, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange wrap, seen from behind, faces an older bearded sadhu with vermilion forehead marks and an orange robe. To the right, a white-bearded man in orange robes and glasses, with tilak, gestures with one hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a flower garland, another in white with gold trim, and a figure in a red-trimmed white dress stand on the red carpet. A man at right holds a silver staff with a crystal-like finial. Decorations include coloured tassels and lamps overhead.2016-05-05