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A photograph of a ceremony on a red-carpeted stone amphitheatre with rows of small lamps along the tiered steps. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne holds a silver staff and wears a red-and-gold garment, gold armbands, a multi-strand bead necklace and a peacock-feather-style ornament; a red-maroon cloth and gold jewellery adorn him. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, gold ornaments, a red-and-gold garment and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, matching the page's Krishna Janmashtami celebration. Before him a young man in white dhoti with a bare chest and white body markings bows with palms joined over a gold tray holding leaves. Women in white saris with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a woman in a cream sari holds up a folded orange cloth. Several attendants stand nearby and more people are seen on the stairs.

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August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A festival scene at an outdoor stone amphitheatre with red-painted steps lined with small lamps. On the left, a man dressed as Lord Krishna sits on a gold-and-red throne with a peacock-feather crown, a long silver staff, a red-brown dhoti and a red cloth, gold armlets and a bead necklace, with a peacock-feather eye-mark painted on his cheek. In front of him, a bare-chested man with white sandalwood markings and a rudraksha mala kneels and bows, pressing his palms together and touching an orange cloth offering to his forehead. Behind them, women in white saris with brown borders and bead malas stand watching, and a figure in a yellow-and-white garment sits near a basket of green leaves. Shaded seating and a few spectators fill the background.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a ceremony on an outdoor stepped amphitheatre with red stone seating. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne with red cushions holds a tall silver staff and wears a peacock-feather ornament, long dark hair, red-brown dhoti and shawl, gold bangles, bead necklaces and a gold waist ornament. A young boy with bare shoulders and white dhoti hands him a stack of folded orange-saffron cloths. Behind them, several women in white and cream sari-style garments with beaded necklaces stand holding orange cloths, and a few white-clad people sit or stand near the steps. a person seated on the throne, presenting or receiving the saffron cloths in a ritual offering setting.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor Krishna Janmashtami event at an open amphitheatre with red brick tiered seating. A man seated on a golden throne at left wears a red-brown garment, a peacock-feather ornament on his forehead, gold armlets, a gold necklace and a long black braided wig, and holds a silver staff. Facing him at right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white body markings holds out folded orange cloth, while several women in white dhotis and a red-garmented woman assist. A bowl of green leaves and a golden tray with cup-shaped depressions sit in front. Supporting lines: a Krishna-themed offering being made in front of a figure in Krishna-style costume.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ritual at a red-tiered stone amphitheatre. A man seated on a gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red and gold garment, gold armlets and bracelets, multiple beaded necklaces and a peacock-feather ornament, holds a silver staff and extends a hand toward a bare-chested man in white dhoti at right who offers folded orange cloth. A woman in a yellow-gold sari sits beside the throne near a brass tray of leaves. Several women in white saris with orange borders, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand holding orange cloth. Seated devotees and spectators fill the terraced steps behind, and a large gold tray with circular cups sits in the foreground.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14