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A photograph of a temple-style hall during a Sadashivoham session. A central figure stands in a red garment with a leopard-print lower wrap, wearing a large dark crown-like headdress, a beard, a gold ceremonial pendant and a layered garland of white and gold flowers, with gold armbands. Seated devotees in the foreground wear orange-tinted eye masks, some with white and orange clothing and garlands. Cameramen on tripods film the scene at left and right, and a gold-decorated shrine with a deity murti and an ornate red-and-gold banner hangs in the background.

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A photograph from a Sadashivoham programme hall at Adi Kailasa. In the centre stands a bare-chested man with a tall swept-back dark hairstyle and a full beard, wearing a red-orange cloth over a leopard-print wrap, with a long multi-strand gold and white flower garland, a gold pendant, and gold armbands. He stands on a red stage area. Behind him are golden deity murti, orange-and-red floral backdrops, and a camera on a tripod. Seated devotees fill the foreground, several wearing orange-red eye masks, one woman in teal, and a man in cream clothing.2016-12-05December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a ceremonial event with a central figure walking along a striped runner toward a stage. The man wears a maroon-red turban with a gold emblem, a rust-orange shawl, a multi-strand beaded rudraksha-style mala and a large gold ornamental pendant, plus gold armlets and wrists bangles, and a full beard. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together in anjali, watch him; some are seated on chairs. A camera operator on a raised rig and a cameraman in a white dhoti stand at the right. The stage behind has red drapery, yellow cloth and a gold-draped altar with lamps, and a silver ornamental object sits in the foreground. a person by appearance cues, shown as an in-person figure.2016-12-12December 05 20162016-12-05December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a gold ornament walks barefoot down a red-carpeted stage between seated rows of devotees wearing orange eye coverings. He wears a gold-and-rudraksha necklace, a leopard-print wrap over rust-brown dhoti, and gold armbands. Behind him, a red draped backdrop and a camera on a tripod are visible, with a cameraman in white at right. Seated attendees in white, red, yellow and lavender clothing fill the foreground.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man stands at the centre of a crowded evening ritual gathering, smiling toward the camera. He wears a rust-brown turban with a gold floral ornament and crescent moon motif, a brown saffron-toned shawl, a leopard-print lower garment, and multiple tiers of gold bead necklaces with a gold pendant; matching brown armlets are on his upper arms. Behind and around him, many seated devotees in white, orange and green clothing sit close together; some hold small items, and oil lamps glow in the foreground. A person in the lower left has a hand raised toward their head. The man's appearance with turban, gold necklaces and rust-brown robes matches the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji in person, presented as a probable identification from appearance cues.2016-12-08December 05 20162016-12-05A man stands in profile in the centre of a large hall, facing left. He has long dark hair swept up and wrapped in a rust-orange turban, a thick gold chain necklace, a gold armband and bracelet, and a sleeveless rust-brown top over a leopard-print wrap. Seated devotees fill the floor around him, many wearing sunglasses or eye masks, some in orange, yellow and pink saris. A large screen on the left shows figures in white and pink, and a camera rig hangs from the upper left. The standing man has distinctive long hair, turban and gold adornments; he is a person in a performance or teaching role at the front of the hall.2016-12-07