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A photograph of a seated group at an outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion with a hanging blue, orange and red cloth banner in the upper left. On the right, a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-red shawl and sits with his hands clasped; the appearance is a person with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange shawl, seated among devotees. Beside him, a man in a yellow shawl with long curly hair sits, and next to them a man with a tilak on his forehead and orange cloth, wearing rudraksha beads. Further left, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits, and white-clad devotees fill the background.

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December 30 20062006-12-30August 21 20162016-08-21Evening outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion with orange and yellow fabric hangings at left. Three seated men in front, shoulders bare or draped, facing right toward an unseen speaker. Foreground right: a man with long swept-back dark hair, red bindi on forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, hands clasped in lap; a candidate with a compatible presentation (long hair, saffron clothing, red forehead mark) but appearance-based identification is uncertain. Centre: a man with a white tripundra and red mark, wearing an orange-green garland-draped wrap with a beaded mala. Left: a man in a yellow shawl with red trim and folded hands, a bearded man in orange behind him. Several white-clad onlookers sit in the background. The copyright credit and archive caption are overlaid on the lower right.2007-08-09A photograph of a golden ornate throne decorated with floral garlands in red, orange and white. Seated on the throne is a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a gold necklace, holding a printed booklet in his hands, with a silver bowl and red cushion beside him. Two saffron-robed attendants stand at his left, one with a shaved head and orange shawl, the other kneeling with folded hands. A woman in orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right, and a man in white kurta stands behind. Flower petals lie on a silver vessel in front of the throne.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17May 14 20152015-05-14February 15 20132013-02-15February 24 20072007-02-24August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph inside a temple hall with dark tiled floor. In the foreground, a long-haired figure wearing a red silk garment, a white and red flower garland and gold armlets sits on a patterned cloth with hands resting on knees. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-gold garment and a man in a yellow dhoti with an orange-beaded mala sit on the floor. A bare-chested man with a grey-haired head bends over at right, and a man in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Another man with hair tied in a bun is seen from behind in the lower centre. Standing figures in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari stand in the background near a doorway. A small white platform stands at centre.2011-05-17A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a microphone while speaking, on a white-draped chair with gold-bordered cloth. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark. Beside him on the left sits a bespectacled man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a long wooden staff. Behind them, several men in orange robes sit or stand, one wearing a small Indian flag pin. A girl in the lower right corner is partly visible. Pink, yellow and green paper streamers hang on the pale yellow wall, and a leopard-print mat lies on the floor.2007-08-15December 23 20092009-12-23