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A staged performance scene in which a man with long dreadlocks and a rust-brown shawl bare-shoulders sits on the right, reaching up to steady a large printed portrait mounted on a board. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban with a gold ornament and gold garland, wearing an orange robe. Behind it, a bare-chested performer in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala, and a child in dark clothing reaches toward the board from the left. The setting is a stage with warm, red-orange lighting.

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A staged photograph of a ceremonial scene in which robed attendants in orange and maroon clothing handle a large cardboard cutout portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing an orange turban with a gold emblem, a saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown wrap sits at right, lifting one arm, while a child in an orange cloth stands at left. Rudraksha malas and wristbands are visible on several attendants, with a red-and-gold cloth draped near the seated figure. The setting is a colourful stage backdrop.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a shirtless man seated with his head bowed slightly, smiling, receiving a blessing from a man in saffron-orange robes with long dreadlocked hair, a dark beard, gold earring and multiple rudraksha malas. The blessing man presses a hand to the seated man's forehead while holding a white paper, and bowls of red fruit sit on a green cloth beside them. Other saffron-clad people stand in the background near a golden throne. The scene suggests a diksha or darshan blessing. The blessing man has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, matching the page's description of an event with a person present, so he is a person candidate.2018-02-04September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA 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.2011-02-13A young man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard stands bare-chested, wearing an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text, and smiles while a priest raises a hand to his head. The priest has long dark dreadlocks, wears a rust-red garment, orange-beaded bracelets and gold earrings. Behind them, a woman in a black top and jewellery stands near a bronze figure holding a bowl, and a cardboard cutout portrait in an orange turban and gold necklaces is visible. Another figure in saffron and a photographer appear in the background.2017-07-07September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated man in a rust-red ochre shawl and heavy gold ornamental necklaces, with rudraksha bracelets and a vertical forehead mark, holding a green leaf over a colourful patterned pot held by a young attendant in saffron-orange turban and rudraksha mala who has white painted markings on his bare shoulders. The seated figure, with long swept-back hair and a crown-like throne behind him, matches the appearance cues of a person, with the attendant performing a ritual offering in a temple-like hall with red pillars. Two people are visible.2017-09-24 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14