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May 18 20142014-05-18May 18 20142014-05-18May 18 20142014-05-18December 17 20152015-12-17A photograph of a bald, bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a thick rudraksha mala with a gold armlet, receiving a pink flower garland and green leaves placed on him by a man in a white shirt who reaches in from the left. Other men in white shirts stand nearby, smiling, and a pink and red decorated backdrop hangs on the wall behind. The scene resembles a garlanding honour in an indoor hall with a ceiling projector and fluorescent lights.2012-10-15August 01 20102010-08-01A young man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands smiling, wearing a very large garland of pink and red roses with white and yellow flowers draped across his shoulders and chest. An older man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, bows low and touches his feet. Another man in white shirt with a dark mala stands at left, smiling. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling face in an orange-red headwrap and orange robes, with a red and white floral backdrop. The scene appears to be a devotee-welcoming honour at an event, with the garlanded young man in saffron-orange clothing.2006-09-23August 11 20092009-08-11A seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl sits on a brown upholstered armchair with black carved armrests and a footstool, receiving a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms placed over his shoulders. An elderly man with white hair and beard, dressed in a white kurta and dhoti, holds a silver tray and arranges the garland. A second man on the left wears an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala. Behind them is a tiled wall, a wooden cabinet holding fruit and cloth, and pink flowers and a kalasha-like vessel at the bottom. This is a Tamil Nadu house visit scene with garlanding in progress. a person is the seated figure, identified by saffron clothing and rudraksha beads visible at the neck area of the attendant standing nearby, not by face.2014-06-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial garlanding. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala stands at left, raising a long pink flower garland high over the head of a bearded man with long, dreadlocked hair. The garland-receiver wears an orange-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a dark beaded mala and a man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and beads stand in the background, with red draped fabric at the frame's edge and a gold pole behind. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall with a deep red backdrop.2016-12-21A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and black beaded necklace garlanding a man in an orange robe. The recipient wears a large pink rose garland with white and yellow flower strands, has long dark hair, and is smiling. Behind him is a large printed backdrop in orange and red tones, with a partial Tamil-script sign at the lower right and colourful balloons at the upper left. Two people are visible, plus a partly visible third man on the left edge.2006-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor room with pale walls and a tiled floor. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and a garland of pink and red flowers draped across the shoulders and lap, sits in a wooden armchair with an orange cloth over a small stool before him. A grey-haired older man in a light blue striped shirt leans in to drape the garland, while a bald man in white kurta-style clothing bends forward to assist. A bearded man in white stands behind, and a seated man in white with a mala is partly visible at left.