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Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple drapery hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth, with long tousled hair, leans forward to accept an object from a shaved-headed monk in orange robes who holds it with both hands. A seated man with long dark hair, a red garment and cream shawl, wearing a flower garland, smiles at the exchange and appears to be Swamiji (probable) on the basis of his long swept-back hair, red and gold ceremonial dress, garland and seated position of honour. Seated beside him are orange-robed monks and white-clad elders on red-cushioned chairs, with onlookers standing behind them.

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Outdoor photo under a pink canopy decorated with marigold garlands on a purple backdrop. A long-haired, bearded man in saffron robes, bare-chested with a saffron wrap, stands at center holding a white flower garland with red blossoms. Facing him, a person in cream and saffron shawls bows with hands folded. At right, a shaved-headed young man in saffron robes holds a tray with a yellow object. Seated on red-cushioned gold chairs are saffron-robed monks and a white-bearded elderly man in cream shawl, with more onlookers behind under the tent. The scene suggests a ceremonial garlanding with saffron-clad monastics.2007-08-09Outdoor stage event under a white canvas canopy with a purple backdrop hung with marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and orange shawl embraces another man in orange, who holds a white flower garland. Seated on gold-trimmed red chairs behind them are several saffron-robed sadhus and a bearded man in white. On the right, an elderly shaved-headed sadhu in orange sits beside a red and white ornate throne-like seat. A few people in white clothes stand in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with purple draping and orange and yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with long hair tied back in a knot, wearing an orange cloth, drapes a gold-bordered cream shawl over a smiling man with long wavy hair in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak. Seated behind them on ornate chairs are orange-robed sannyasis, including a bespectacled man with an orange head covering and a shaved-headed monk in orange, with onlookers in white standing at the sides. The setting suggests an investiture or honouring ritual.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a striped red, yellow and blue canopy with a lotus emblem. A long-haired, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a beard, reaches toward an older man in an orange turban and a gold-bordered saffron shawl who smiles. Behind them stand saffron-robed attendants, one holding a microphone, and white-clad onlookers. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms hang at right, with green trees behind. The older man in the turban and gold-trimmed shawl has the cues of the presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a priest or devotee in a ceremonial setting.2007-08-09December 30 20072007-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13February 14 20132013-02-14January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a temple-setting exchange. A bald older man in orange robes bends forward, holding a yellow fruit and a folded paper or money, offering them toward a seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, who raises one hand in a gesture of speech. Behind them are brass lamps, a small brass bell, a kumkum box, and garlands of orange and purple flowers on a deity or altar display. Two younger men in orange stand at the left edge, one with a white forehead mark. A visible cues-based candidate appears in the seated man, with long hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and a throne-like seat, so the appearance is a probable match; the bald offerer is a devotee.2010-07-15Outdoor stage event under a white tent with a gilded ornate throne at left draped with a rainbow flower garland. An older bald man in orange robes stands at centre-left, handing a small object to a smiling man in an orange shawl and red cap. At right, a sannyasi in a red turban, rainbow flower garlands and rudraksha mala stands beside others in orange and red robes. Seated figures in orange robes sit at left and right edges. a person cues (none clearly distinctive enough to commit).2015-01-13