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A photograph inside a large tented pavilion at a religious gathering. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold ornament sits on a low golden seat beside a silver-topped pole, offering something from his hands to a seated devotee in orange. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl wearing a gold chain. In the centre, a younger man in orange dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace and a golden trident-topped staff holds offerings. To the left, a man in white shirt with an orange shawl and a younger man in orange t-shirt stand watching, and a woman in white sits at the bottom centre. Several other devotees in orange and red scarves sit at the lower edge.

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May 17 20162016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17A photograph of a crowded indoor event hall with white fabric walls and string lights. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare chest with a dark rudraksha-style mala, sits at the right on a gold-accented seat with his arm resting on it. Standing beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tall golden trident-topped staff and an apple-like fruit. Around them, a bald man in saffron-brown robes and a long beaded necklace points while speaking to younger men in casual clothes, one in an orange t-shirt. A man in white ritual dress with a green lanyard stands nearby, and a woman with a red tilak sits low in the foreground.2016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne receiving a greeting from a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl. The seated figure is bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair swept back, wearing a brown-maroon cloth and a beaded necklace, and extends his hands to clasp the visitor's hands. Beside them a young man in an orange upper cloth and cream-and-maroon dhoti, wearing a heavy gold beaded mala, stands holding a tall gold ceremonial staff. Behind them a man in white and a bare-chested man with orange-and-white cloth stand nearby, and a woman with a red bindi and a seated man in glasses sit at the lower edge beside a brass vessel.2016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17April 27 20162016-04-27A ceremonial scene at an outdoor-style pavilion. A bearded-looking man in a pale white dhoti and shirt bows forward while receiving an orange cloth draped over his shoulders from a seated figure. The seated man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a brown-red wrap over bare shoulders, and a thick rudraksha-style mala necklace; he reaches out and drapes the orange shawl. A standing priest in an orange-and-cream cloth with long hair and glasses stands at left, and another in white holds a tall golden staff topped with a finial. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and mala necklaces watch. A brass kalasha vessel sits on a low stand beside the throne-like seat, which has gold-trimmed ornamental armrests. A woman in a dark top sits near the lower center. a person: the seated man in brown-red wrap and rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, is the seated central figure receiving the devotee.2016-05-17A photograph inside a decorated tent with red draped walls and hanging paper lanterns. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and a flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms sits with bare upper body in orange cloth, extending a hand toward a golden trident-shaped ceremonial staff. Beside him a sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bald devotee in a white turban and orange shawl smiles at centre. Several other people in saffron, white and casual dress crowd around, including a woman in red sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in a floral polo shirt.2016-04-27A photograph of a crowd at a tented event with a red backdrop and hanging decorative bunting. In the foreground a long-haired figure in orange robes with a flower garland kneels and reaches forward to take an orange cloth from a man in a white shirt, white dhoti and white head cloth who stands in the centre. A young man in orange robes and an orange-and-red sash stands at right, holding a golden trident. Behind them women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas, and other people in white and casual clothes, watch. A golden trident and a red-and-orange cloth are in the foreground. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the scene appears to be a ritual exchange of a cloth.2016-04-27July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo under a corrugated tent roof with steel trusses. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a white horizontal forehead mark, an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala holds a tall gold ceremonial staff with a finial, offering it toward the cupped hands of a middle-aged man in a white striped shirt who bows in devotion. Other devotees in white and orange stand around a wooden table with a silver tray. A videographer with a camera is visible in the background, and a monk in orange robes stands at the lower right. a person cues include the long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, and he is distinctively dressed and presenting the staff to devotees.2010-10-31 +1 copies