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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a red and white pavilion with teal and yellow geometric bunting. A long-haired, bearded man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, extending his hand toward a ceremony in progress. Nearby, a monk in orange with a shaved head holds a book, while a figure in a gold silk shawl kneels or bows in the centre. Seated devotees in orange and saffron fill the front row on ornate wooden chairs, and a turbaned man in orange is at right. Several men in white shirts stand in the background. The scene reads as a formal initiation or ordination ritual.

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August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a striped red, yellow and blue canopy with a lotus emblem. A long-haired, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a beard, reaches toward an older man in an orange turban and a gold-bordered saffron shawl who smiles. Behind them stand saffron-robed attendants, one holding a microphone, and white-clad onlookers. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms hang at right, with green trees behind. The older man in the turban and gold-trimmed shawl has the cues of the presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a priest or devotee in a ceremonial setting.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor gathering under a tent-like canopy with red and yellow geometric-patterned drapes. Many saffron-robed monks and sannyasis sit on red floor mats and chairs in the foreground and centre, while white-clad devotees sit on the left and across the rear. A man in a white-and-grey striped shirt stands at right, facing the assembly. On the left, a musician in orange plays a harmonium-style instrument beside microphones on a red-covered table. Several people in the front row sit on ornate wooden chairs with their backs to the camera. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone; a distinctive senior figure with a white beard in the centre is visible but not reliably identifiable. Crowd is a large seated assembly.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09