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A large crowd fills a brightly lit tented hall during an event, with many people raising hands and celebrating. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wearing a cream, gold-embroidered garment stands with back to the camera, facing the gathering on a raised platform. Nearby, several men and women wear saffron and orange robes, white kurtas and yellow and orange saris; some hold flower garlands. A large brass lamp with a lit flame and yellow flower offerings sits at right, beside a table laden with offerings and decorations. Bright flowers in red, orange and yellow line the front edge of the stage.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A large crowd of devotees fills a white-canopied tent at night under bright lights, many with hands raised and swaying in celebration. In the foreground a woman in a pale green-yellow sari stands at the left edge beside a long table covered with white cloth, a tall decorated birthday-style cake and a golden tray, lined with lit candles. Men in white kurtas and women in white, red and orange saris stand among the crowd, and a red flower arrangement sits on the table. Several people are visible in the midground near a stage edge with white and red draping and a sound speaker.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A large tented gathering at night under bright lights, with a crowd of many dozens of people in white, red, orange and yellow clothing pressing toward a raised stage. In the left foreground a figure with long, loose dark hair wears a pale cream-gold long robe and stands beside a table draped in white. On the table sit a large rectangular cake decorated with red and white icing, a tray of golden sweets, and a row of lit candles, with flower arrangements in yellow and red nearby and a knife set laid out. Several attendees in red and orange garments stand in the crowd, and a boy in white stands near the front.2009-01-01December 12 20072007-12-12December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph inside a large white tent at an evening Holi celebration, with strings of white and yellow bunting and a bright floodlight overhead. A long-haired man in a cream kurta with a red-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland stands at left, arms outstretched toward a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, some with orange shawls, and yellow-and-pink colour smeared on their clothes. Many people have raised hands or are clapping, and a woman in a green sari stands near the front. The man's appearance matches the page's claim of Swamiji, presenting long swept-back hair, a red-and-gold shawl and a garland, which is a probable identification.2008-11-12December 15 20072007-12-15January 01 20092009-01-01