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A photograph on a stage in front of a large orange banner reading Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha in Kannada, Hindi and English, decorated with portraits of historical figures. A man with long swept-back hair wears a brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth, a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, and gestures expansively with his right arm while speaking to a smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban with a red tilak, who holds his hands together and wears a rudraksha mala. Two more men in saffron stand behind, one bald and one wearing glasses. Orange chairs are in the foreground.

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October 19 20132013-10-19A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an Akhil Bharath Hindu Mahasabha event. A figure with long dark hair, a brown and gold-bordered cloth and bare shoulders reaches up to drape an orange shawl over the head of a standing man in orange robes and an orange turban, who holds a microphone. Behind them, a man in orange shawls and a bald priest in red-brown robes with rudraksha malas and white markings hold a fruit tray and a stick. A red-orange banner with portraits of historical figures and the text AKHIL BHARATH HINDU MAHASABHA hangs behind them, with maroon curtains and orange chairs around.2013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19Stage event in front of a red-and-orange banner reading "Akhil Bharath Hindu Mahasabha" in Hindi/Kannada-style script and English, with a row of portrait illustrations of historical figures. A tall brass lamp with multiple flames stands center stage. Seven people are visible: a man in orange kurta and white trousers at left with a red-and-orange shawl and badge; a man in orange robes and orange turban holding a wooden staff; an older man in orange robes with rudraksha mala and tilak; a figure in brown-and-gold dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace, hands clasped near the lamp; a man in orange robes with orange turban; and a man in orange robes and turban at right holding a microphone and gesturing. Ceremonial lamp lighting with saffron-clad guests on a stage.2013-10-19A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a brown and gold garment with a gold border and beaded rudraksha mala stands at left, smiling as he drapes a bright orange shawl over the shoulders of a bespectacled man with a shaved head in orange robes. Behind them a banner shows portraits of many men in turbans, caps and suits, with orange and red colours and printed text. Several other figures in orange robes sit or stand in the background, including a seated person on the left in orange with a white forehead marking, and an orange-clad man on the right with a rudraksha mala. Red velvet drapes hang behind. Swamiji (probable) is the man in brown and gold with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, identified by these cues, performing the honouring of a guest swami.2013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19A stage event at an indoor hall with a deep red velvet curtain behind a row of orange upholstered armchairs. Four or five seated swamis in orange and saffron robes sit on the stage; the man on the far right in an orange turban holds a microphone and gestures with his right hand, while a seated man in pink-and-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bare feet listens. Behind them a banner shows a row of portraits of historical Indian figures and the words Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. On the right a framed portrait sits beside baskets of fruit on an orange-draped table. Several bald men in saffron stand in the background.2013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19