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A photo inside an orange and red tent at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A man with long dark hair, a saffron-brown robe, a pale pink shawl, a yellow flower garland and gold waist belt and armband reaches out and touches the head of an elderly bearded man in a grey-striped shawl who bows low. Behind them, saffron-robed monks and devotees in orange and white stand and watch, some smiling, and a small red-and-white flag stands in the background. The tall figure with the pink shawl and gold ornaments matches the page's a person appearance cues, shown as the one giving blessing, while the others are priests and devotees.

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February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09A photograph inside a red and orange tent at a riverside gathering. A long-haired man in a brown robe with a gold belt, a yellow marigold garland and a pink shawl stands on the left, leaning forward to place his hand on the head of a kneeling man in an orange shirt and blue cloth. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a white beard stands among other men in white and orange clothing; a man in a light shirt and rudraksha beads holds a microphone at the lower right. Leopard-print fabric and gold-decorated cushions lie at the left edge. Several people stand in the background.2013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09A photograph inside an orange-and-red tented enclosure where a bald man in saffron robes bows his head and embraces a larger figure from behind. The embraced figure wears a brown-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold-threaded waistband, a gold armlet, rudraksha beads, and a yellow marigold garland over pinkish shawl drapes. Around them stand several devotees in orange and maroon robes and turbans, a man in a red garment in the lower right, and a figure with a bare head in the background. Hanging red and orange cloth lines the tent walls. a person is not confidently assigned: the larger figure shows rudraksha, gold ornaments and a marigold garland, but the face and frame are only partly visible.2013-02-09A photograph inside an orange and red tented pavilion with a red draped backdrop. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak markings, a marigold garland, brown and rust robes, a pink shawl, gold armband and bangles, and a gold-trimmed belt stands at a gilded throne with a leopard-print cloth, extending his arm to a saffron cloth held by a devotee. In front, a smiling man with a red tilak wears an orange and pink shawl, and a bald man in a red-and-orange wrap sits at right. Several other devotees in saffron and orange garments surround them, and a metal vessel is visible at lower centre.2013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09Inside an orange-and-red tented pavilion, a man in an ochre-brown dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold armlets, smiles while draping a long saffron-orange cloth over the shoulders of a devotee who bows forward. The devotee wears a grey shawl over a red garment. Behind them, a bald priest in a gold-necklaced saffron wrap and other people in white ritual dhotis and saris attend nearby. A silver trident, a ceremonial staff, a gold palanquin-style seat and brass vessels stand in the tent. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and ornate gold adornments is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seen in person, honouring the devotee with a shawl.2013-02-08February 09 20132013-02-09