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December 21 2009

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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony. A seated man in orange robes and a matching orange head cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sits at centre-left while a woman in orange and pink, wearing beaded necklaces, bends forward with hands raised toward him. Behind them, a man in a dark orange-and-white robe stands facing right and holds a white book with a red tasselled cloth. A man in a cream-coloured embroidered kurta stands at the far left. A white fringed canopy is held overhead by a man in a light blue shirt, and several men in orange robes and turbans stand in the background near a fence.2006-12-22January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor evening scene at an ashram on a red carpet. A man in a cream embroidered kurta bows low at the left. Seated in orange robes are three saffron-clad sannyasis: one in a dark-orange shawl with rudraksha beads, one in orange with a mala, and one with bare shaved head in orange cloth. A standing figure in an orange robe with an orange turban stands at right, facing them. A large silver ceremonial parasol stands behind the seated group, with white-clad men and orange-robed attendants in the background, and lit lamps on a pillar at right.2006-12-22Outdoor evening gathering at night under a white umbrella with fringed edge held by a man in grey shirt. Seated in front, a man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits centrally, flanked by an elderly woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace and a seated man in white shirt and grey trousers. On the right, a smiling person in orange robe with orange head covering and a long beaded mala stands bending toward them, holding a book and red flowers, while another person in orange robe holds a book. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand behind, and string lights glow on the right.2006-12-22November 21 20102010-11-21A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair sits on a white-covered cushioned seat with a patterned red and gold cloth, a wooden staff resting on a striped mat before him. Around him, devotees in white clothes and white-and-orange sashes stand and sit on the ground; a girl in a gold-toned dress with a small medallion sits in the foreground, and an older woman in a floral top sits at left. Some people wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Small colourful decorative items lie at the bottom edge.2006-12-31February 15 20092009-02-15December 22 20062006-12-22January 13 20152015-01-13December 30 20092009-12-30Photograph of a night procession under an orange and white tent canopy at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with string lights overhead. Several sadhus in saffron and orange robes stand together: one in light orange with an orange turban raises a hand, a bearded sadhu in deep orange wears a marigold garland and holds a long staff, and a bald sadhu in orange has a beaded mala. A red and gold ceremonial parasol and red and orange flags are raised behind them. A white-clad man with a white turban and a bearded white-robed elder stand nearby, and a crowd of onlookers in casual shirts watches from the background. A folding chair with a white plastic bag sits at left.2016-04-22December 01 20092009-12-01