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A seated figure with long swept-back hair, a white turban with gold border, layered gold necklaces and a cream-and-gold dhoti-shawl rests a hand on the head of a man in white shirt and white dhoti who bows low before him. Behind them stand a man in white shirt and a woman in white gold-bordered garment with a dark bead necklace, hands folded. A photographer with a camera stands at left under a canopy with string lights and a decorated cloth panel.

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Night photo of an outdoor event under a cream and orange canopy. A man in a white turban, cream dhoti and cloth with gold borders and long rudraksha malas sits on a raised white seat at right, touching a long rudraksha mala. In front of him a man in a white shirt bends low with hands pressed together in reverence. Behind them, men in white shirts and white clothes stand, one holding a camera, and an elderly man with a white moustache wears a rudraksha mala and an ID badge. A standing fan stands at centre.2005-12-09A seated man in a white turban with long, swept-back dark hair wears white and gold-bordered robes, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, receiving a bow. A devotee in a white shirt and trousers bends forward, head touching the seated man's hand while a standing attendant in white rests a hand nearby. On the left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala watches. A gold-coloured fan and a draped white cloth stand behind, under a tent ceiling with festive hangings. The seated man matches the page's cues for a person, shown as in-person and receiving honour from a devotee.2005-12-09A seated man with long hair and a white turban, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace, smiles as he places his right hand on the head of a bowing devotee in a brown shirt. The devotee kneels on a red mat in a blessing gesture. Behind them, a standing man in white clothing and a seated man in orange robes look on, and a woman in a multicoloured dress with a plaited hairstyle sits nearby. A tripod-mounted camera and a stage backdrop with colourful hangings form the setting. a person is seated centre-left, identified by long swept-back hair, a white turban, gold-bordered white dress and gold ornament, performing a blessing on the devotee.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Night-time stage event on a red carpet scattered with flower petals. A man seated on the left wears a white turban, white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, and a long gold chain necklace; he holds a rudraksha mala and gestures while speaking, with a tripod-mounted camera nearby. Behind him, a man in an orange-saffron robe sits beside another seated man, and a standing man in white clothing stands on the carpet. In the lower right, a woman in a white and green sari bows forward, prostrating at the front of the stage. Plastic chairs and white draped fabric line the stage edge, and a decorated pillar with floral patterns stands at the back.2005-12-09A photograph at an evening event under a tent with festive fabric and hanging decorations. A smiling man in a white turban and white robe with a gold-bordered shawl sits on a white throne-like seat, wearing a long dark beard, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. He laughs as a man in white kurta with a round rosette badge bends forward to touch his feet. Another man in white stands behind, and a figure in saffron/orange robe sits behind the seated man. a person shown in the seated role, receiving the devotee's obeisance.2005-12-09Evening event on a red carpet at an outdoor stage. A smiling man with long hair, a white turban and a white dhoti with gold borders sits on a white seat, holding a rudraksha mala in his hand, with gold necklaces on his chest. Beside him a devotee in white with a red and gold shawl bows with palms pressed together. Other men in white and red shawls stand and sit behind, a camera on a tripod faces the stage, and a saffron-robed man sits on the red carpet. Yellow and gold drapes and flower petals scattered on the carpet frame the scene.2005-12-09Evening photograph at an outdoor stage with a white canopy edged in gold and blue, and stage lights overhead. A seated figure in a white turban and white garment with a gold border, wearing a long gold necklace, reaches out to rest a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and trousers with a red-and-white garland, who stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them a man in white bends forward at the foot of the white-draped throne-like seat, which has a red cloth and flower garland on it. Other men in white clothes stand behind on the stage and in the dark crowd at the right. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji, matching the white turban, gold-bordered robe and gold necklace on a throne, with the page noting his presence at the Salem conference.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09A seated man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and a large gold ceremonial necklace smiles while placing his hand on the head of an older grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red thread around his neck, who bows forward on a red carpet. Other men in white clothes sit or stand nearby, a tripod-mounted camera and speaker stand are visible, and rose petals lie on the carpet. Several men in white and an orange-robed figure are in the background of a night event.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09