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Night outdoor ceremony at a stepped stone ghat beside a water tank, lit with coloured lights and a decorated canopy. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, and has long dreadlocked hair and a full beard; he holds a tall gold-topped staff and rests beside a small gold lion-shaped seat. Around him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread sits on the steps beside gold ceremonial staffs. Rows of saffron-robed devotees, mostly women and some men, sit along the steps and face the seated figure. A gold-fringed saffron cloth and brass vessels lie in front, and a figure in the foreground with dreadlocks writes on paper. The central seated man matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron robe and garland, presiding as the main figure of the ceremony.

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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony beside a long illuminated water tank with stone steps. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a red-draped seat, wearing an orange-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, flanked by golden trident-topped staffs and a golden lion figure. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair, flower garland and orange robe are the cues here, and he is presented as the honoured figure on the raised seat. Around him seated devotees in orange and maroon robes, several with rudraksha malas, sit along the water's edge, some with hands folded. A standing man in a yellow dhoti and white-robed attendants stand nearby. Behind them tiered seating, orange flags, red and white railings and strings of coloured lights frame the scene.2016-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12Night outdoor festival at a stadium-style venue lit by floodlights, with a large crowd seated in tiers. 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