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Two saffron-robed men embrace on a stage under a white canopy with purple drapes and marigold garlands. The man at centre-right with long dark hair and a red-orange shawl is tearfully embracing a bare-chested man with his hair tied up in a knot at left, whose orange cloth wraps his waist and drapes over his shoulder. At right, an attendant in orange holds a white-and-red flower garland. Seated on red-cushioned gold chairs behind them are saffron-clad monks and white-bearded elders, with a man in a white shirt standing in the back. Several people are visible in the audience and on the stage, including a bearded man in orange at right.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a pale pink canopy with a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. Center, a man with long dark hair and a gold-and-cream shawl over an orange robe smiles while a bearded man in an orange robe and long hair, shown bare-chested to the waist, drapes a red-and-white flower garland over him. At right, a man with shaved head in orange robes holds a garland and a ceremonial item. Seated on gold-trimmed red chairs behind them are orange-robed sannyasis and a white-robed elder with a white beard. Swamiji (probable) is the smiling center figure, identifiable by his long hair and gold-and-cream shawl, receiving the garland. Several devotees in white shirts sit in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with a purple backdrop strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man with long hair in orange robes stands at the centre, leaning forward and holding a small object toward a person in cream and orange cloth who bends in front of him, apparently receiving a blessing. A bare-shouldered orange-robed attendant on the right holds a red-and-white tray. Seated on red-cushioned gold chairs are several orange-robed sadhus, one with white hair and beard in cream cloth, and a clean-shaven man in a white shirt standing behind. Several onlookers in white and light shirts sit in the background. The page indicates a formal ordination ceremony with a visible2007-08-09A tented ceremonial hall with a white canopy and red-and-gold chairs in the foreground. A man in a long orange robe and orange turban stands with his back to the camera, reaching up to place a garland or cloth over the head of a seated devotee in orange robes. Other orange-robed men sit on the gilded red chairs, some with hands raised in greeting. A photographer in white clothes films from the right, and a man in orange holds a tray of fruit and offerings. A uniformed guard stands in the background near pink drapes, and a few people in white and red stand by the stage area.2007-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple draping and orange and yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long hair tied back in a knot, wearing an orange cloth, drapes a gold-bordered cream shawl over a smiling man with long wavy hair in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak. Seated behind them on ornate chairs are orange-robed sannyasis, including a bespectacled man with an orange head covering and a shaved-headed monk in orange, with onlookers in white standing at the sides. The setting suggests an investiture or honouring ritual.2007-08-09A photograph of an outdoor stage event with a white draped backdrop and a painted deity picture behind. In the centre, a bowing man in orange robes and an orange turban embraces a smiling man in an orange turban, long dark hair and a red shawl with gold border. Gold-fringed fabric and a garland of white flowers with yellow and red blooms are at left. A man in pink stands at far left, another man in a light shirt stands behind. At right, a seated figure in orange clothing applauds beside a table with black plaques. a person: the centre figure in the red shawl and orange turban, with long hair and ornate gold-edged shawl, is being honoured by the bowing devotee.2007-12-30A photograph of a public event on a stage. A person in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over the shoulders stands at right, smiling, and places a white flower garland around the neck of a seated man in white clothes draped with an orange shawl with gold border. Behind them a man in orange robes stands at left. A seated man in a white striped shirt at left covers his face with his hand, and other seated people in white clothes are visible at right. Behind the stage is a painted backdrop with a temple-like image. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the standing figure in the orange turban and sleeveless top is described only by role as a person garlanding another.2010-09-20A photograph of a stage event under a white tent with a red backdrop. A large portrait of a turbaned, smiling man in orange is behind the stage. In the centre, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, long swept-back hair and dark rudraksha malas is placing a hand on the shoulder of a man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered orange shawl. Another man in white stands at left holding a red-and-gold shawl, and a woman in orange draped garments stands at right beside a tray with flower garlands in yellow, white and purple.2010-02-18A stage ceremony where a man with long dreadlocks and orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant, stands at left while a man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala, lifts a red and gold embroidered shawl around him. Behind them a man with shaved head in orange clothing holds a silver tray of yellow and white flower garlands with green leaves. Orange cushioned chairs and a dark blue curtain with hanging white and yellow flower garlands form the backdrop. The gesture resembles a felicitation with a shawl, offered during a formal event.2011-02-13