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December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20Indoor photograph in a bright hall with pale pink walls, orange and yellow hanging fabric decorations overhead, and a wall speaker. A man in a short-sleeved dark-brown shirt and sunglasses in a white shirt, with a blue gift bag, reaches toward a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long swept-back hair, a gold chain and bare chest, who is smiling and handing over an item. Around them stand a man in white robes with an orange shawl and glasses, a bald man in a white shirt with a moustache, an older man with white hair in a beige blazer, and a man in an orange robe. At the right edge a bald man in white holds a brass tray with gold-coloured items.2011-02-22December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and colourful pillars. In the centre, a man wearing an orange-red robe, long rudraksha mala and a red shawl smiles while receiving a small white card or paper from a man in a white shirt. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes holds a silver tray with a gold ornamental object. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, and a few people are visible in the background.2010-10-09Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.2007-08-09October 09 20102010-10-09December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph inside a hall with a golden throne decorated with yellow, white and red flower garlands behind a central stage. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a gold-trimmed border stands centre-right, smiling, extending a white gift bag to a man in white ritual clothes and a rudraksha mala. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing red-brown rudraksha malas, stand in a row holding white cloth bags with tree prints, and an assistant in orange clothing and other people watch from behind. The stage has a red floor mat and maroon and orange drapes.2009-12-27A photograph of a hall with decorated pillars and draped fabric. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and robes places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. The standing man in orange holds a silver tray of offerings, and an orange-robed attendant stands beside him with another tray. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands with palms joined. Other devotees in white and saffron stand behind on a striped mat. The orange-robed figure in the centre has long dark hair and is a person candidate.2011-01-21A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering under a decorated tent-style canopy with striped and patterned pillars. On the right, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a dark sash is being greeted by a devotee's hand on his shoulder, while another monk in orange holds a silver tray with a small lamp and offerings. On the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper, and a man in white stands beside him. Another man in white and a boy are visible in the background among other attendees.2011-01-22