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Outdoor ceremony in a stone amphitheatre with red-carpeted steps. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-brown garment, gold armbands, layered gold necklaces and a long swept-back hair style, holds a tall silver staff and gestures toward a woman kneeling at the front. She wears a white and gold-bordered sari, a rudraksha mala and a brown blouse, and offers folded orange cloth. Behind her, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand or kneel, holding orange cloths. Spectators sit in the tiered seating and wave red flags. Golden trays with circular recesses sit on the carpet in front of the throne. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, based on the throne, long hair, gold ornaments and red-brown clothing.

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August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ceremony in a stone amphitheatre with red-carpeted steps. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne holds a silver staff with a round finial. He wears long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces, gold armbands and a red-brown dhoti. a person is seated in the central role, with long hair, ornate gold adornments and red regalia cues. A woman in white and gold-bordered cloth kneels at the gold tray and hands him a folded orange cloth, while others in white hold orange cloths. Devotees in white stand on the steps and a girl sits beside the throne.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor red-stepped amphitheatre. A man seated on a golden throne with red cushions, bare-chested, wearing a red-and-gold garment, a multi-strand beaded necklace, gold armbands and a peacock-feather headdress, holds a silver staff. Beside him a younger bare-chested attendant in white and gold dhoti reaches forward to offer folded orange cloths. Several women in white saris with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and a woman in white kneels at the golden tray. Spectators are seated in the background on tiered steps. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, which is a person appearance cue in a role of presiding devotee-honoured guest.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ceremony at a red-stepped amphitheatre with many small lamps lining the steps. A man on a red and gold throne-like seat at left, with long dark hair, gold armband and bracelets, a bare chest, a rust-coloured cloth at the waist and beads around the neck, holds a tall silver staff with a finial. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and beads, ceremonial seated position as the central figure. Beside him a woman in white with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a folded saffron cloth. Several women in white sarees with gold borders stand to the right, some holding white papers, one carrying folded orange cloth. A woman bends forward at lower right over a yellow tray with green leaves. Devotees in orange and saffron stand on the steps in the background.2017-08-14A photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a red-tiered amphitheatre. A man seated on a gold and red throne, with long black hair, a dark red garment, gold armlet and bracelets, and a gold necklace, holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a pot; his appearance is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain. Around him, women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand or bend over a golden offering tray with small dishes, one woman reaching to arrange them. Some hold folded orange cloths. Seated devotees in white fill the stands behind, with red and orange flags visible. The scene suggests a naivedyam offering.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor photo at an open-air stone amphitheatre with red-carpeted steps lined with small lamps. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a peacock-feather fan wears saffron-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and gold armlets, and holds a silver staff. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans forward offering folded orange cloth to him. Behind, women in white ritual dress with rudraksha malas hold folded orange cloth, and a figure in white stands at the right. A gold tray holds leaves and fruit.2017-08-14Outdoor ceremony on red-carpeted steps before a crowd seated on tiered stone terraces. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a maroon-red dhoti with gold trim, gold armlets and bangles, and beaded necklaces, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne holding up a silver trident and raising one hand. Before him stands a row of about ten women in white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas, hands folded in anjali. A gold-edged yellow platform with brass fixtures sits in the foreground. Behind them, many white-clad devotees and orange-robed attendants fill the terraces.2017-08-14