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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an ashram setting with a painted banyan-tree backdrop. A smiling figure with a saffron-orange turban, orange garment, long rudraksha malas, gold necklace and armbands stands at left, reaching to wrap a shawl around a bald, bowing man in a white garment with a yellow shawl. Behind them a bald priest with white forehead markings and a white cloth lifts a cloth overhead. Probable Swamiji in an orange turban with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, shown placing a shawl on a devotee.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A standing man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl draped over a dhoti, wears a heavy gold necklace of large beads and gold bracelets. He stretches both arms forward to tie or adjust an orange cloth wrapped around the head of a kneeling man with a shaved head, who wears a red undershirt and a pale orange-peach shawl. A small silver cup and bowl sit on a low table at lower left, with orange cloth nearby. A cushioned beige sofa stands behind, and a large painted banyan tree mural fills the right background. Two people are visible.2013-02-12February 08 20132013-02-08A photo in a simple room with a red patterned curtain and a large painted banyan-tree backdrop. A younger person in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold-edged border and a sash, wearing a rudraksha mala, drapes an orange-red shawl over the head of an elderly bearded man seated on a beige sofa. The seated man wears a peach-saffron robe, round glasses, and a saffron head covering with a red tilak mark, and carries a dark backpack-style bag. No readable event caption is visible in the image.2013-02-14Photo of a standing man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace draping his chest, placing a grey shawl over the head of a bending man in a white shirt and a seated-style devotee in yellow and maroon dhoti with a gold pendant and white sacred thread. A bald man with a red vertical tilak and glasses stands behind, watching. Behind them is a large painted backdrop of banyan tree trunks and roots. Orange-clad figure's clothing and beads are distinctive; the person presenting the shawl matches the a person appearance cues of an ornate saffron turban, saffron robe and beaded necklace, so probable identification is noted as appearance-based only. Three physical people are visible, a shawl being presented in a respectful gesture.2013-02-11Photograph of an indoor setting with a large printed backdrop of a banyan tree and green foliage. A man in a red shawl over a brown wrap, with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bracelet, reaches to adjust an orange shawl around the shoulders of a smiling man in an orange turban, orange kurta and tan vest. Another man in orange robes stands behind them, and a bearded man in orange stands nearby. A brown drape hangs at left and a bed-like cot is visible below.2013-02-08A photograph of two men in a room with a painted forest backdrop of large banyan trees. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a dark reddish-brown cloth and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beads and pendants; he smiles and places his hand on the shoulder of the other man. On the right, a bearded man with slicked-back hair wears a bright orange shawl and orange robe, bowing forward with hands together near the first man. A red curtain hangs at the left edge and a beige cushion is visible below. The right man is a devotee in orange, bowing.2013-02-12August 30 20152015-08-30A smiling man with short dark hair, wearing a draped orange saffron cloth over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala, lifts an orange shawl over the head of a bowed older man in a white garment. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes and a woman in orange with a mala look on. A large banyan tree backdrop with aerial roots fills the wall. The scene suggests a felicitation or honouring of a visiting sannyasi. No one's identity is confirmed from appearance; the smiling man is shown in a role of offering the shawl.2013-02-14A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange turban, layered orange-and-gold robes and a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala with a gold-tone pendant, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white kurta with an orange scarf. The kneeling man has palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand golden ornate throne elements and red drapery, with a bowl of apples and a dark kalasha-like vessel on the floor. The seated figure has distinctive long dark hair under the turban and ornate ceremonial adornments, a person candidate in a blessing role.2015-10-25March 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copies