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Photograph of several bare-chested men in orange cloth embracing indoors. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and a saffron shawl hugs another man from behind, both arms around him. To the right, another shaved-headed man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style beaded mala looks on while others crowd together. Behind them hang framed portraits and posters in warm red and gold tones, with yellow lamps hanging near the top of the frame.

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Photo of several bare-chested men in saffron/orange cloths embracing at an indoor event. A central man with a dreadlock-style hairstyle wrapped in rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead smiles broadly while hugging another man whose hair is tied in a bun and who wears a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala. A man at left in a saffron wrap laughs, and a man at right wears rudraksha malas and glasses. Behind them hang orange draped fabric and a wall of black-and-white framed portraits. No visible identification of a person is made from appearance alone.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes embrace in a hall with large blurred photographic prints of fiery imagery behind them. The man in front has short dark hair, a light beard and a gold bangle, with rudraksha beads on his wrist, and his arms are wrapped around the other man. Beside them, a sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head wears white vertical tilak marks, a rudraksha mala and a silver chain, and looks down. Additional people are blurred in the background.2019-01-01Photograph of a group of devotees in orange-saffron cloth in a plain white hall with a wooden doorway at right. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and rudraksha malas is turned away, and a man with a bare back embraces another in an orange cloth. A woman at left wears a decorated headpiece and a rudraksha mala, with her hands folded in front of her chest. Several people in orange garments and beaded necklaces stand behind them. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance, so no candidate is named.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of an embrace between two sadhus with long dreadlocked hair bound up in topknots, one with a gold-tinted tie in his hair. The foreground figure, bare-shouldered with an orange cloth and rudraksha beads on his arm, hugs a second man from behind. Behind them, a smiling sadhu with white tilak marks and rudraksha necklaces, and another bare-chested man with rudraksha malas, sit in an orange-clad group. Background shows framed red-and-orange pictures on a pale wall and a yellow draped table edge.2019-01-01A photograph in a bright hall showing an embrace between two men in saffron-orange cloths. The central figure, bare-chested with a dreadlocked brown hair bound by a leopard-print and silver-embellished headband, wears rudraksha bead bracelets and a small ear stud, and holds the other man in a tight hug. The man embraced has long dark hair and is bare-backed with an orange wrap. To the left, a bespectacled man with a white forehead marking and rudraksha malas stands beside them. On the right, several people in orange garments wearing layered beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas stand in the background. Cues are not sufficient to attribute the central figure to a person, so he is described by role only.2019-01-01A photograph of a group of sannyasis in saffron-orange clothing at an indoor event. In the centre, a bespectacled man with a short beard and white ash markings on his forehead smiles as he embraces a man with long dreadlocked hair seen from behind, whose bare back is covered by a draped orange cloth with a gold sash. To the right, a man with dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband and a rudraksha mala necklace presses his palms together in greeting. Partly visible at left is a bearded man in orange with a red tilak. Behind them is a wall covered with black-and-white portrait photographs. Four people are visible.2019-01-01March 30 20162016-03-30January 01 20192019-01-01Two men in saffron and maroon sleeveless wraps embrace warmly at an indoor hall with white pillars and a light lattice roof. The man on the left wears an orange-saffron wrap and his face is turned away; the man on the right wears a maroon wrap with gold trim, a red tilak on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha mala strands and beaded bracelets on his arms. Behind them a bald man in a maroon wrap and gold-rimmed glasses smiles, and another man in a maroon wrap stands beside a display board of black-and-white photographs. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothes sit on the floor at left, and potted red heliconia plants stand near the pillars.2015-12-20