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March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph in a hotel-style hall with recessed ceiling lights. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand in a close group. A woman in a white top and a red-orange head wrap, with long braided hair, reaches forward with cupped hands. An older bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban receives or offers a folded white paper. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, orange shawl and beaded necklaces stands at centre. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and gold-trimmed clothing wears heavy beaded jewellery and bangles. A tall ornate staff wrapped in flowers stands in the background. A bearded man in a rose-pink fur-trimmed garment is at left. Behind them a monitor and equipment sit on a table.2014-03-20A photograph of a ceremonial reception in an indoor hall. On the right, a man in an orange-red turban and bare-chested orange-red cloth with beaded silver bangles and a pearl necklace sits before an ornate gold throne with palms pressed together in greeting; he has distinctive ceremonial adornment and a swept-up appearance, and this matches the a person candidate for the seated presiding figure, but the appearance cues are not sufficient for certainty. Facing him, a bare-chested, white-ash-smeared sadhu with long white beard wears an orange-saffron wrap and orange turban and holds a golden trident garlanded with orange marigolds. A golden lion figure sits near the throne. Another orange-turbaned man stands at left and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands behind. Background shows a beige ceiling and air vent.2014-03-22July 19 20152015-07-19A crowded indoor photo of a devotee in a saffron turban and marigold garland being embraced and touched by a man in orange robes with a red knit cap seen from behind, who holds a silver trident. Other people in orange and saffron clothing surround them, and a silver kalasha-style finial and trident stand in the background under white ceiling lights. A brown-robed attendant with a large gold-toned bead necklace is at the left edge.2013-02-12October 18 20152015-10-18A photo of a crowded ceremonial gathering under a decorated canopy with a large silver trident mounted on the right. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and matching robe, with a sandalwood mark on his forehead and orange marigold garlands around his neck, is embraced by a man in an orange robe and red knit cap who wears glasses and a red shawl. Others in orange and saffron robes and turbans crowd close; a bearded man in a red shirt stands at right and a figure in a light orange turban at far right. Silver ritual vessels and ornate silver fittings are visible behind them.2013-02-12October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a group in a bright hotel-style hall gathered around an older bearded sadhu holding a tall silver trident (trishul) decorated with orange marigold garlands. The sadhu wears orange and yellow robes and holds a folded white paper. Around him, a woman in an orange head wrap and red-orange scarf over white clothes, with dreadlocks and bangles, gestures while speaking. A bearded man in a saffron turban and orange robe with a pink shawl stands behind them. On the left, a person in a deep red head wrap and beaded red-and-gold jewellery is seen from behind, and on the right a bald man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala. Six people are visible.2014-03-20March 25 20142014-03-25March 25 20142014-03-25A photograph of a crowd at a tented event with a red backdrop and hanging decorative bunting. In the foreground a long-haired figure in orange robes with a flower garland kneels and reaches forward to take an orange cloth from a man in a white shirt, white dhoti and white head cloth who stands in the centre. A young man in orange robes and an orange-and-red sash stands at right, holding a golden trident. Behind them women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas, and other people in white and casual clothes, watch. A golden trident and a red-and-orange cloth are in the foreground. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the scene appears to be a ritual exchange of a cloth.2016-04-27