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A stage event with purple and cream draped fabric and white and pink floral decorations. A man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with an orange turban stands at right, draping a golden-bordered shawl over a seated woman in a cream sari, who bows. A younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a garland. A seated man in a grey shirt, wearing a white flower garland, smiles in a chair at right. A blue basket of fruit sits on a glass table. Visible name placards sit on the table.

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A stage ceremony with a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap reaching forward with both hands toward a seated woman in a cream and gold sari with a white flower garland. A young man in an orange kurta and dhoti on the left holds out a book or gift box to the exchange. A man in a grey shirt with a garland sits smiling on the right behind a carved wooden chair. Glass side tables, white and pink flower arrangements, and purple-and-cream draped backdrop complete the stage setting. Tamil name placards sit on the tables.2009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03 +1 copiesPhotograph of a stage ceremony with a yellow and purple draped backdrop decorated with white daisies and palm fronds. A figure in a saffron-orange turban, orange shawl and orange robe embraces a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, placing a white flower garland around his neck while a sash is draped on him. The man bows his head. To the left, a woman in a cream and gold sari sits in a carved wooden chair with her hands folded. Another person in a striped shirt stands at the right edge, and a figure in orange stands at the far left. Glass-topped tables with placards and water bottles are in front of the chairs.2009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03Two 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.2007-08-09March 03 20092009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03Outdoor 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.2007-08-09A photograph of a stage event in a hall with a banner reading in Kannada script behind it, with orange marigold garlands hanging at the left edge. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall orange turban, with long hair swept back, stands center-stage garlanding a seated man who wears a golden-brown silk shawl with tasselled borders and a white garland of flowers around his neck. Next to them a bald attendant in white dhoti and cream shirt with a yellow shawl holds a tray of offerings covered in green cloth. Seated audience members in white and cream clothes line the right side of the stage, and a standing fan and a row of water bottles are on the stage edge.2010-09-20Outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy with colorful tinsel and paper garlands. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap stands barefoot, handing an object to a woman in an orange-brown sari with gold border and gold bangles. Behind them a purple banner shows framed portraits of several men, and seated men in white shirts and white dhotis sit at a draped table with flower garlands and a vase. A man in white stands at left and a dark-haired figure in white moves near the edge. The man in orange shows a person by his distinctive saffron robe and swept-back orange head wrap; treat identity as appearance-based only.2007-01-12