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A photograph of an indoor ceremony in a temple-like hall. A smiling person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown garment with gold trim, a white shawl, and a long rudraksha-style garland with gold necklaces, bends forward to clasp the hands of a man in a white robe with an orange turban and a red garland. Behind them stands a large floral arrangement of yellow, red, orange and purple flowers, and a gold-framed image is visible at the top. Rose petals scatter on the floor and a hand holds a silver tray at the left edge. Two physical people are clearly visible.

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January 06 20132013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06A photograph of a ceremonial gift exchange in front of a large floral backdrop of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, white dhoti-style garment, gold necklaces, bangles and red-and-green flower garlands holds up a silver-grey shawl with both hands. Beside him, a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and white kurta, also wearing a red flower garland, smiles and reaches toward the shawl. A hand holding a small brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge. Two people are visible.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06A photo of a birthday or honouring ceremony in an indoor hall. A seated figure bare-chested, with a pink turban and a white and gold dhoti, wears layered garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. The figure sits on a throne-like seat heaped with marigolds and roses, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. A man in a white shirt bends forward to offer something from a plate and touch the figure's hand. Behind them, a priest in a red-brown dhoti holds a silver tray aloft. To the left, a sannyasi in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside a golden chair, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in a green shirt stand nearby. A golden throne back frames the scene. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; cues are limited to the pink turban and garlands.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06January 03 20162016-01-03A person in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a red-and-blue garland stands at the left with palms joined in anjali, smiling, with a white-and-red tilak on the forehead and gold bangles on the wrist. Before them a large deity murti and a golden shivalinga-like form are heavily adorned with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with gold ornaments and a gold kalasha-style base. Behind the garlanded figures, seated deities with crowns and gold jewellery occupy a golden shrine. The setting is a temple mandapa with a gold-painted arch. Two people partly visible at the left edge wear saffron and white. The person in front is identified only by appearance cues: an orange robe, a shaved-looking head with a tilak, and gold bracelets, which do not establish identity; treat as a devotee performing darshan and puja.2015-01-04 +1 copiesA bearded man in an orange turban and white clothing, draped with a silver-green shawl edged in purple, stands at the centre smiling while two men in saffron-toned attire assist him. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a red-and-green garland and gold ornaments and smiles with hands extended. A bald priest with rudraksha beads at the lower left steadies the shawl. Behind them is a large arrangement of yellow, red, purple and white flower garlands, and a gold lamp stands at the right edge. Several people are visible, and the photo appears to show a garlanding and shawl-offering moment at a satsang. a person is identified by the orange turban, distinctive ornate shawl and garland presentation, though this is an appearance-based label.2013-01-06A woman in a brown and white sari with a red bindi places a long garland of red and gold beads around the neck of a man in a white robe and a saffron-orange turban. Behind them is a floral backdrop of yellow, red and purple flowers arranged around a gold-framed seat draped in grey silk. Rose petals are scattered in the foreground. The woman holds the garland with both hands and smiles while the man bows his head to receive it. The scene appears to be a garlanding honour at an ashram gathering.2013-01-06October 06 20172017-10-06