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A photograph of an indoor room with a red curtain, a gold-framed red velvet throne chair at right, and a white wall. A man in a red-orange turban and reddish-brown robe with gold trim and a beaded necklace is smiling as he drapes a long orange flower garland over the head of a bare-chested, grey-bearded older man with a wrapped mala and a gold-and-black belt. The garland-giver holds a woven straw tray in his other hand. Another person in robes stands in the background.

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August 20 20152015-08-20 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a room with a white wall, a dark doorway and red curtains. On the right, a man in an orange-red turban, saffron-gold dress and long dark hair, with gold bangles and a gold necklace, holds a small object in both hands toward an older bare-chested man on the left, who wears a thick orange-red bead garland, a red headband, red wristbands and an orange-yellow cloth. A third man in the background, with a shaved head and red-and-gold robes, stands behind them. A gold, crystal-studded throne with a red tufted cushion sits at right, and a green cloth lies at left.2015-08-20A photograph of an indoor ritual scene in a room with white walls, a red sofa with gold trim, and a red velvet chair with gold carved armrests at right. A bare-chested elderly man with white beard and grey hair, wearing an orange garland and a saffron cloth, holds out his hands while a younger man in a red-orange turban, bare-chested with gold-trimmed saffron cloth and gold bangles and necklaces, places something into his palms. Two other men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, one with a white tilak on his forehead. The man in the turban has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, though his identity is not established from appearance. A green cloth lies on the sofa at left.2015-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20152015-08-20A photograph of four men in a room with a red velvet and gold ornate throne at right and a red curtain behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white hair and beard, wearing an orange beaded necklace and a red-orange beaded headband, holds his hands out to a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-gold wrap who is adorned with a long gold chain and gold bangles and is offering or giving something in his palms. Behind them two men in red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas smile, one holding a small white object. The scene appears to be a devotee-and-teacher exchange in a ritual setting.2015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20A photograph in a room with white walls, a red curtain and an ornate gold throne with a red velvet, jewel-studded seat on the right. A man with a red turban and long dark hair, wearing a red-and-gold saffron-toned robe with gold borders, smiles broadly as he clasps the hands of a bare-chested older man with grey hair and beard. That older man wears an orange beaded garland, a red wristband and a gold-bordered cloth, and has a red headband. Two more men stand behind them in red robes with gold borders; one has a white vertical tilak and beaded necklaces. The turbaned man's distinctive long hair and ornate necklaces are visible, and he is seated near the throne, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2015-08-20Indoor photo in a room with white walls, a red sofa with gold trim, and dark red curtains. An older bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style orange cord on his head drapes a gold-and-orange shawl with green and purple borders over a smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne. The seated man wears a red-orange turban and red garments. A third man in orange clothing with a mala stands behind them.2015-08-20