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Photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, shaved-headed, in an indoor hall during a ritual. Foreground: a bald monk wearing clear-lensed glasses and red rudraksha beads is holding and offering a plate of food or prasad. Center: a younger monk in orange robe with black script print and rudraksha mala smiles while another monk places a garland or beads around him. Right: a monk with a white tripundra on his forehead in an orange printed shawl looks down. Background: women in white saris with red borders and white head coverings, a white lace umbrella canopy, and printed banners. Several saffron-clad figures in the crowded scene.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01June 15 20152015-06-15 +1 copiesFour shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes gather in a hall with a golden figure visible at the top right. The man at right, wearing thin-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala, looks down at a folded green leaf and paper slips held in his hands. Beside him a man in a red-brown garment and rudraksha necklace bends over a mobile phone, while to the left two smiling men wear orange shawls printed with mantra text, sandalwood marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A small logo appears at the top left corner, and a stone-coloured wall and display boards are behind them.2015-06-15July 10 20152015-07-10A photograph inside a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a white-curtained shrine and silver ornate canopy behind. A seated person in an orange-red turban and saffron robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha bracelets holds a golden object and gestures toward a sadhu in orange and a red-and-orange shawl printed with mantras. Other sadhus stand nearby, one with grey hair and an orange cloth, another in pink with a white beard, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. Garlands, brass lamps and a deity murti are visible. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly confirmable as a person.2015-09-11Photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-red robes with gold borders placing a hand on the head of a shaved-headed devotee kneeling with palms joined in namaskar. The kneeling man wears rudraksha malas, a gold-bordered saffron shawl and a red armband printed with repeated text. Behind them, other devotees in red and saffron sit on white sheets and red cushions in a hall with a large screen and a deity shrine at the top left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron-red robe with gold border, rudraksha mala) performs the blessing; the kneeling devotee is a disciple.2015-07-09July 30 20172017-07-30September 14 20152015-09-14A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-yellow robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange scarf printed with script. The standing man holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them, a gold-carved throne and red drapes frame the scene, and two people in white and red garments stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by turban, mala and robe cues, giving a blessing.2015-10-25A photograph of a ritual exchange inside a tent-like shrine space with red-and-gold draperies. A man in a saffron-orange turban, gold necklace and beaded rudraksha malas sits on a raised seat, extending his hand to a white-haired older man in an orange kurta and red patterned shawl who bows forward and takes his hand. A shaved-headed man on the left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl stands behind. Behind them are silver-framed deity murti and a golden decorated seat with a parasol, with brass lamps on a table. Visible cues on the seated man (turban, gold necklace, malas, saffron clothing) are consistent with the a person candidate, though the face is not used for identification. Several people are visible.2015-09-11 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23A seated figure in an orange-red turban, saffron robe and heavy gold necklaces sits on a brown leather throne-like chair, smiling and extending a hand to touch the forehead of a bowing man in white kurta and orange shawl with printed script. A woman in orange and a seated woman in white stand nearby, and a row of women in white and orange shawls watch in a gold-patterned room. A small black tray with a stick lies in the foreground. The seated figure fits the page's appearance-based a person candidate with turban, saffron clothing and gold jewellery, but the identification is uncertain.2015-07-12