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A long-haired bearded man in a rust-orange saffron robe walks barefoot down a central aisle carpeted with colourful striped rugs, holding a wooden walking staff in his right hand. Devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in anjali, some seated and bowing low to the floor, a woman in a red top and a man in a white dhoti and shawl among them. Cameras on tripods are visible behind the crowd and a white draped hall with orange and yellow paper decorations hangs overhead. The man wears distinctive long swept-back hair, full beard, and a rudraksha-style wrist band, cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the image is a photograph of an event with visible participants.

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December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on the forehead walks barefoot along a colourful striped rug through a hall lined with seated and standing devotees. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over a bare upper body and carries a wooden cane. Devotees on both sides press their palms together in anjali, many women in saffron, red and yellow saris and men in white. Orange and red festoon flags hang from the ceiling, and a camera operator stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rust-orange shawl and ceremonial presence mark him as the central walking figure, and the page identifies the event as Sadashivoham 2016 Nithyananda Yoga.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16A bearded man with long dark hair walks barefoot down the centre aisle of a hall, wearing a rust-orange draped robe and holding a wooden staff, and smiles. Seated and standing devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands raised in namaste, women in red, pink, yellow and green saris and salwar kameez, and a shirtless man in the background. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the walking man has long hair, a beard and a saffron robe, and is being greeted as the central figure of the procession.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a yoga or satsang hall where a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange draped robe over his shoulder and bare feet, walks down a colourful striped runner between rows of people. Several devotees on both sides stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in orange and a woman in yellow stand near the path. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands further back, and a few people sit on the floor. Orange and multicoloured paper hangings decorate the ceiling and a white draped backdrop fills the background, with a camera on a tripod visible at the right.2016-12-16