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A photograph taken at night of a man in a pale cream turban and white sleeveless garment with silver edging, standing with palms pressed together in namaste near a golden gilded throne-like chair. A gold necklace hangs at his chest. Beside him stands a bare-chested figure in red-orange cloth. Green leaf garland hangs from the upper right, with red and yellow decorated pillars and a large swirling ornamental arch behind. Audience members sit at the lower right in the dark. A visible white-robed attendant sits at lower left near a brass vessel.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Night photo of an outdoor stage under a corrugated roof, hung with leaf festoons and cloth streamers. On the left, an elderly man with a white-painted chest and forehead stripes, grey beard, rudraksha-style beads, a saffron-brown dhoti and a light headwrap stands with his hand near his mouth. On the right, a smiling young man in a white dhoti and shawl, a pale turban and a gold-beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange fill the ground, and a shrine area with garlands and a deity murti is visible at right. A round wooden drum stands in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time ceremony in an open ashram hall decorated with a hanging string of green leaves, a tall decorated pillar and a gold-framed red throne at left. A man in a cream turban, white dhoti-style wrap with silver border and a long beaded necklace walks forward smiling, carrying nothing visible. Behind him an older man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested beside a cream pedestal, and a priest in white with a gold necklace pours or offers from a brass vessel at left. Brass bowls, a lamp, flower petals and a silver plate sit on a white cloth in front. Seated devotees in red and white garments fill the right side, including children in red.2010-10-16A man seated on an ornate red velvet throne with gold carved framing and a gold finial sits with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting and a broad smile. He wears a cream-coloured turban with a small red bindi on the forehead, a white shawl over bare shoulders, and a long gold necklace of beads. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him on the right, an older bearded man with white tripundra marks on his forehead gestures with raised hands, and a bald man in glasses sits in the lower left foreground. Warm blurred string lights glow in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a turban, gold bead necklace and white shawl, matching the page's reference to Swamiji present at this event.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Night outdoor ceremony under a tin roof strung with green leaf garlands and red and orange cloth banners. Two men stand with hands joined in anjali at the front. The left man has an ascetic appearance with long white beard, white painted markings on his arms and face, and a rust-orange cloth wrap. The right man wears a cream-coloured turban, a white draped garment leaving the back bare, and a long dark ponytail; he smiles with palms pressed together. A wooden peetha or plank and a brass lamp sit in the foreground, with a seated audience of many people behind them in the dim hall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate red velvet throne with a gold-carved frame, smiling with palms pressed together in anjali. He wears a cream-coloured turban, a white dhoti-style garment with a white shawl draped over one shoulder, gold ceremonial beads, and a gold armlet. Beside him at left, a younger man in white clothing with a gold necklace sits partly visible. At right, an older bearded sadhu with white tripundra markings on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments, and orange robes claps his hands. Warm bokeh lights glow in the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the turban, flowing long hair, white ceremonial garments and gold necklaces.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA smiling man in a beige pleated turban with a red bindi stands before a red upholstered throne with an ornate gold crest. He wears a white draped garment with silver edging, a long gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants, and a gold armlet. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver ceremonial bowl. Smoke or incense haze fills the background, with a red and white banner behind them. Swamiji (probable): the man in the center has long swept-back hair, a turban and saffron-adjacent ceremonial gold necklace cues, and is the central figure, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.2010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05