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A man stands barefoot at night on an outdoor stage with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lifted upward. He wears a red draped garment with dark blue-and-gold trim, a gold ceremonial necklace, and a small red mark on his forehead; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands an empty red velvet throne with gold trim. To his right, a silver kalasha with a green leafy top and red cloth sits beside a decorated fire pit with flower and fruit offerings. In the background, a row of people in white and pastel clothing bow or stand with folded hands, and a decorated palanquin-like structure with colourful hangings appears at right. Colourful banners hang from the ceiling above.

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Outdoor evening event on a raised stage with palm trees and a dusky sky. In the centre, a barefoot man in a red draped garment with a red shawl and a long garland of gold and beads stands with palms pressed together in namaste, looking upward. Behind him is an empty red velvet throne with gold trim. To the left, a man in white ritual dress with a garland stands near the throne. A brass kalasha wrapped in red cloth with mango leaves sits beside a sunken fire pit with marigold petals. Several devotees stand in the background, some in white and yellow, near a decorated pillar with colourful hangings.2010-12-22March 28 20132013-03-28February 23 20112011-02-23December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22February 19 20112011-02-19A man in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered yellow sashes stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting, eyes lowered, before a tall ornate silver lamp stand (deepam) wrapped in red and orange flower garlands with a lit wick at its top. Rudraksha beads hang on his chest, he wears gold armlets and bangles, and a tilak is marked on his forehead. Behind him a gilded throne with red cushions and a red velvet curtain form the backdrop, with brass lamps to the right.2013-07-20February 23 20112011-02-23A standing man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-red draped garment with a gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads. Behind him, a man with a shaved head and white tilak wears a red garment, and a white-clad attendant stands near a round fan-like backdrop. A bare-chested man with white tilak sits in the lower right foreground.2013-05-19A man in profile with long dark wavy hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra near his chin, gazing to the side. He wears a red shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy necklace of large gold beads with dark spacers, and a red tilak on his forehead. Blurred red columns and a building stand behind him in an outdoor setting. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and red ochre-toned shawl, shown in a devotional gesture.2010-12-22September 16 20112011-09-16Outdoor photograph of a man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He wears a red wrap over bare shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads with a rudraksha-style look. Behind him, two people in white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer, and a drum is visible at left among green leaves and trees in soft morning light. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), identified by the long hair, red wrap and ornate gold necklace cues, shown in devotion during a gathering.2010-12-22