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A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a shawl and a red bindi hugs a smiling woman in orange clothes and glasses, both embracing warmly. Behind them, a woman in orange with dark beaded necklaces and a red-orange sash stands on the left, and several saffron-clad attendees and seated devotees in white fill the open pavilion. On the right, a display board is covered with black-and-white photographs of many people pinned in rows. The embrace is at the center of a gathering in a covered hall.

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December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20Photograph of a bald, bare-chested man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace embracing a devotee in an orange robe at an indoor gathering. Around them, people in orange and saffron robes stand and sit, including a young man with tied-back hair and a rudraksha mala beside a girl in orange. To the right, a wall-mounted display board holds many black-and-white and colour portrait photographs pinned in rows. Seated attendees in white clothes and red shawls are at left, and a large white pillar and potted plants stand in the background.2015-12-20A photograph of an indoor event hall where several men and a younger figure in saffron and orange robes stand near two display boards covered with printed black-and-white and colour portrait photographs. On the left, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red-and-orange shawl stands with his hands clasped. In the centre, a young man in orange with a red-and-white shawl and a rudraksha necklace stands beside a man in dark maroon robes with a mala, while a figure in orange with a red shawl adjusts or embraces another person. Seated devotees in white and red sit on a white cloth on the floor in the background, with potted palms and white columns visible.2015-12-20Photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis embracing at an indoor gathering with a white-pillared hall and potted plants behind them. The man on the left, with a shaved head and small earring, wears an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. The man on the right, also shaved-headed, wears a maroon and gold-bordered shawl over an orange garment, with a dark mala and a beaded bracelet on his upper arm. Behind them, another robed man smiles and a seated audience in white is visible. On the right, a display board holds black-and-white framed portrait photographs and printed pictures. No specific identification of either embracing man is made from appearance.2015-12-20Two men in saffron and maroon sleeveless wraps embrace warmly at an indoor hall with white pillars and a light lattice roof. The man on the left wears an orange-saffron wrap and his face is turned away; the man on the right wears a maroon wrap with gold trim, a red tilak on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha mala strands and beaded bracelets on his arms. Behind them a bald man in a maroon wrap and gold-rimmed glasses smiles, and another man in a maroon wrap stands beside a display board of black-and-white photographs. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothes sit on the floor at left, and potted red heliconia plants stand near the pillars.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20Photo of several bare-chested men in saffron/orange cloths embracing at an indoor event. A central man with a dreadlock-style hairstyle wrapped in rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead smiles broadly while hugging another man whose hair is tied in a bun and who wears a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala. A man at left in a saffron wrap laughs, and a man at right wears rudraksha malas and glasses. Behind them hang orange draped fabric and a wall of black-and-white framed portraits. No visible identification of a person is made from appearance alone.2019-01-01A photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling lights, framed pictures on the walls and red curtains. Several men and women in saffron and orange robes stand close together, many wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. One man in a dark-red and orange shawl embraces another in an embrace, while a shaved-headed monk in orange bends forward at the front. A man on the right with long dark hair, a gold-toned necklace and orange garment looks toward the group. Floor has scattered petals and offerings. Other devotees in orange saris and robes stand behind, and a woman in orange clothing applauds at right.2016-02-23December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of several men in orange and saffron monastic clothing embracing indoors in a hall with a pink-red ceiling light and wooden partition screens. The central bald man wears glasses, a saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant, and he smiles while being hugged by a man with a shaved head and a bare upper body wrapped in a gold and maroon shawl. Other monastics in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand behind them, and a man in yellow and red garments stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a warm group greeting among ritual participants. Whether the central man is the a person named on the page cannot be determined from appearance alone.2016-02-23A photograph of devotees embracing indoors. In the foreground a woman in a brown and gold-bordered sari hugs a woman in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak mark, both smiling. Around them other women wear orange robes and rudraksha malas, and a young girl with a bindi and beaded mala stands at left. Someone with white hair appears in the background. No recognizable a person figure is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2019-01-01