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Outdoor courtyard scene at a temple-like compound with a pale multi-storey building and a white shikhara-style spire at right. A young man in a dark polka-dot knit cap and grey sweater holds a metal tray of flower petals and marigolds. An elderly bearded sadhu in orange robes and an orange knit cap scatters petals from the tray. A smiling man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style pink and orange marigold garland, and rust-red robes with gold trim stands in the centre with hands joined. Two other figures in red-orange robes stand behind, and a man in orange on the right holds a phone.

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Outdoor courtyard scene at a temple complex with weathered cream and white buildings and a small white shrine with red base behind. A bearded elder in saffron robes and an orange cap raises his hand in blessing toward a smiling young man wearing a red-and-gold saffron wrap, a long red and yellow marigold garland, and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, with hair tied up in a bun. A young man in a grey sweater and dark polka-dot cap holds a metal tray of mixed flower petals. Other saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the background, and a person in orange holds a phone at right.2014-01-30Outdoor scene at a courtyard of an old building with a white temple shikhara at right. An elderly man in an orange saffron kurta and a bright orange knitted cap stands at left, raising one arm to sprinkle or bless a smiling younger man with flower petals from a metal tray held by a young man in a grey sweater and dark dotted cap. The younger man in the centre wears a red and gold-striped saffron cloth, a garland of red and orange flowers and has his hands folded in namaste. Behind him, several people in orange and red-saffron robes walk and stand, including women in saffron saris. A phone is raised at right. Visible persons: about five to six. The photo is watermarked with copyright and source text, which is not to be described.2014-01-30January 30 20142014-01-30January 30 20142014-01-30A photograph of a street-side exchange outside a building with a metal grille and hanging greenery. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange shirt and black rudraksha mala folds his hands in greeting. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange shawl with a bead necklace stands near the door. On the right, a sadhu in a deep red turban and bare-chested with an orange shawl and yellow flower garland folds his hands in namaste. Other saffron-robed sadhus, a man in a red turban, and onlookers stand behind, with a bare-chested older devotee and several people further back.2015-09-14January 30 20142014-01-30An outdoor courtyard scene in front of a whitish multi-storey building and white temple spires. An older man in an orange shawl, pink dhoti and a bright orange knitted cap places a flower garland around the neck of a smiling young man in a maroon and gold-striped dhoti, bare-chested. A tray of rose petals and marigolds sits in the lower left. Behind them, two men in orange robes stand, one holding a phone, and two women in maroon and orange saris walk in the background near a red-painted shrine. Whether the garland-giver is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2014-01-30Outdoor courtyard beside white and red shrine spires. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala, a multicolour marigold garland and a tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined in greeting. Across from him, a person in a grey sweater and a dark patterned cap holds a metal plate of offerings. Behind, a man in orange robes and dark glasses photographs with a camera, and another man in orange holds a phone. A few other robed figures stand nearby.2014-01-30July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph in a narrow whitewashed corridor of an ashram or temple in Varanasi, with a long row of food-laden plates on a low table along the right. On the right, a smiling man in a deep red-maroon turban, a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds, and a red-and-yellow striped dhoti and shawl stands near the plates. Several saffron-robed sannyasis surround the scene, including a bearded elder on the left with a multicoloured shawl, rudraksha mala and walking stick, and a shaved-headed monk in orange bending forward with hands pressed together in greeting. Other monks in orange and pink robes stand behind, some barefoot, and a man in white is partly visible at the far right. Under the photograph's caption, the right-hand man in the maroon turban and orange garland has some appearance-based cues matching the a person label, though the identification is uncertain.2015-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony with a man in a grey knitted vest over a red sweater offering a long pink and red flower garland to a bare-chested man in dark red and gold-bordered robes, who bows forward with his hands joined. A saffron-robed man stands at left, and a sannyasi in orange robes with a tilak stands behind the bowing figure. A brass plate holding marigolds and flowers sits near the garland. Several onlookers in casual and white clothing stand in the background near a pale pink building. The bowing figure wears a long garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, and has his hair tied up with flowers.2014-01-20 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies