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A bearded man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a matching orange turban bearing a crescent emblem, walks barefoot down a red carpet between rows of devotees. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant. Devotees on both sides press their palms together in anjali, some kneeling; women wear saris and salwar in red, gold and white. Behind them a large deity murti with multiple raised arms and a crown stands before a blue starfield backdrop, with a golden kalasha-like offering. A cameraman films at right.

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A photograph of a man in a rust-red robe walking down a carpeted aisle between rows of people with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a red turban with a gold ornament, a long necklace of rudraksha-style beads with a gold pendant, and gold armbands. Devotees on both sides wear saris and kurtas in red, orange, and white. Behind him stage lights hang from a draped red and maroon canopy, and a large backdrop shows a deity murti with a blue halo. A cameraman is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the central walking figure with a turban, rudraksha necklace and gold ornaments.2016-12-12Photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and shawl with a red turban and a long beaded mala with a gold ornament walking barefoot down a red carpet between devotees who stand with palms pressed together. Around him a crowd of mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, some in white and red, stand on both sides with hands folded in namaskar. Behind the walkway a backdrop shows a glowing blue cosmic starfield and a large golden deity murti with a cobra hood, flanked by a camera operator and stage lights. Some people sit in white plastic chairs at the left edge. a person, in appearance-based label, walking the carpet with devotees in prayer.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A bearded man in an orange-red saffron robe and matching turban walks barefoot down a striped multicoloured runner between two rows of devotees, holding a wooden staff in his right hand. The devotees on both sides stand with palms pressed together in namaste, women in saris and salwar kameez in pink, teal, yellow and blue, and young boys in orange kurtas. An elderly man in white kneels at the right edge of the runner. Behind them a stage holds a golden deity murti with trident-shaped ornaments and a red-and-purple painted backdrop of mountains and cosmos, with a gold-fringed white ceremonial frame in the left foreground. a person appearance cues are present but partially visible, so identification is uncertain.2016-12-17A photograph of a ceremonial procession moving down a runner between seated devotees with palms pressed together. A man in the centre wears a deep maroon-red turban with gold ornaments, a rust-red shawl over the body, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, a red stage with a gold-draped altar, a video camera on a tripod, and a cameraperson in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth. A silver and white ceremonial object is visible in the foreground. The man's appearance is consistent with the a person profile described in the page, but the identification is uncertain, so the description records only visible roles and clothing.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 17 20162016-12-17A man in a rust-red saffron robe with a matching red-orange turban walks barefoot down a striped multicoloured runner toward the viewer, holding a tall wooden staff in his right hand. Lines of devotees on both sides sit or stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many women in saris and salwar kameez, one young man in orange. A white-clothed person bows low on the runner in the background. Behind them stands a large statue of a deity with trident-like tridents and a dramatic red and purple cosmic backdrop, with a gold-draped altar and brass tridents in the hall. The scene reads as a formal satsang or procession with devotees offering respect. Tall pillars and a red velvet-covered chair edge the frame.2016-12-17