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July 21 20152015-07-21A photograph inside a decorated hall with a large gold-ornate throne at right. A seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange shawl, with a white floral garland and gold bangles, extends an orange toward a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow tilak on his forehead, who leans in holding a small silver plate. Behind them, saffron-robed monks with rudraksha malas and shaved heads stand near a heap of oranges and pink flowers. Standing spectators in white clothes, one wearing a red garland, watch from the background, and a camera operator is visible at right. A rose lies in the lower right corner.2015-05-27January 13 20152015-01-13January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a white tent with a red carpet. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-and-gold cloth, with a long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, bows and hands a small envelope to a seated man in orange robes with a white flower garland, who sits on an ornate gold-and-orange throne. A man on the right in a cream shirt holds a silver tray of red apples. Behind them, a standing man in white clothes with folded hands stands before a gold throne decorated with floral garlands. Several attendants in orange and saffron cloth stand at left and back. a person cues include the long swept-back hair, ornate orange clothing and rudraksha beads on the seated figure, but identity remains uncertain.2015-01-13July 21 20152015-07-21May 27 20152015-05-27May 27 20152015-05-27October 10 20152015-10-10January 13 20152015-01-13May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.2016-01-03