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A man in a rust-orange sleeveless wrap and matching dhoti walks across a glossy hall floor, carrying a brown wooden book or folder under his left arm. He wears a crescent ornament and a leopard-print headband above long dark hair, a white vibhuti and red kumkum mark on his forehead, gold hoop earrings, and a long white and gold beaded garland with a gold belt and pendant. Beside him, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a dark rudraksha mala walks with white tilak markings. Behind them, seated devotees in white dhotis and a woman in white sit near chairs under framed pictures on pink walls, with a loudspeaker mounted high on the wall. A striped runner lies on the floor.

A photograph of a procession on a striped runner over red carpet beneath a large gilded tree-like decoration. A bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a silver medallion and a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, draped with multicoloured marigold and jasmine garlands in yellow, white, red and green, walks barefoot with gold armbands and a gold necklace. Behind him a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver umbrella-like canopy pole, and a woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala walks beside. A photographer in white clothes takes pictures at right, and a purple lamp hangs overhead.

A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot across a light cream runner on a polished floor. He wears layered red and coral beaded necklaces, a large silver pendant, gold earrings, beaded armbands, and a white forehead mark with a red bindi. Behind him, a second man in matching orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a red wooden box or plank. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left near camera equipment. Behind them, a gilded arch and golden seated figures stand before dark curtains.

Indoor hall with a red carpet runner and stanchions with chains. A figure in a maroon-red dhoti-style garment with gold-striped bands, a matching turban with gold ornament, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles stands on the carpet placing a hand on the head of a man in white shirt and trousers, who bows. Other devotees in white shirts wait in line holding small papers, and a tray of fruit and sweets sits at right. Stage with maroon drapes and a lectern appears behind, with two figures in orange-red robes at far right. a person: the standing figure in the red-gold turban and beaded malas, shown in a blessing gesture, is a.

A photograph of a procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A central figure walks barefoot along a red carpet, wearing saffron-orange robes with gold borders, a matching saffron shawl, a red-and-orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a forehead bindi. Robed devotees in saffron and orange line both sides, several wearing gold necklaces, bindi and white forehead marks, and two women in white saris with red borders stand among them. Pillars and a framed wall display are visible at the right. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure, judged from his long hair, garland, saffron robes and mala; the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.

A photograph of a ceremonial procession on a red carpet. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-red draped robe wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a silver staff, eyes closed. To his left, a man with long dark hair wears white dhoti with gold borders and gold beaded necklaces and holds a silver staff. To the right, a man in orange robes with white markings on his arms holds a silver trident-topped staff. Behind them, a man in white with gold necklaces raises a red-and-white pole with an umbrella-like canopy overhead. Four men are visible in total.

A photograph, rotated sideways, of a hall with a pink carpeted walkway lined by gold-coloured railings. A man in a rust-brown wrap with a gold and beaded necklace holds a long staff across his shoulders while walking, and a woman in a rust-brown outfit with gold trim and a dark ribbon-tied hairstyle walks behind him. Rows of seated people and bags are visible along the sides, with a pillar and lit lamps in the background.

A standing man in rust-red sannyasi wrap draped over his shoulder and waist, wearing a long multi-strand garland of white and gold beads, a gold waist belt, gold hoop earrings, a leopard-print headband with tied hair, and a red bindi with white sacred ash on his forehead. He holds a wooden staff. Behind him sit several people in white dhotis, some bare-chested, and a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a microphone. A portrait-style banner with a credit line is visible at top, and the setting is a hall with a microphone stand and cushioned seating. Several other people are partly visible in the background.