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A photograph of a ceremonial hall with a red carpeted walkway and a striped rug, where a bearded man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and gold turban with a crescent emblem, a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold necklace, walks forward toward a dark deity murti with four arms and a crown set against a starry blue backdrop. Gold tridents stand on either side. Dressed in white, a woman with a red shawl and other white-clad attendees stand or kneel along the edges, and a cameraman films the procession. The man's appearance with turban, crescent emblem, saffron-orange clothing and gold necklace is consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) presence, and he is presented as the central figure walking toward the murti.

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Photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and shawl with a red turban and a long beaded mala with a gold ornament walking barefoot down a red carpet between devotees who stand with palms pressed together. Around him a crowd of mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, some in white and red, stand on both sides with hands folded in namaskar. Behind the walkway a backdrop shows a glowing blue cosmic starfield and a large golden deity murti with a cobra hood, flanked by a camera operator and stage lights. Some people sit in white plastic chairs at the left edge. a person, in appearance-based label, walking the carpet with devotees in prayer.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 17 20162016-12-17A bearded man in an orange-red saffron robe with a gold-trimmed waist cloth and a red-orange turban walks down a striped multicoloured runner holding a wooden staff. Lined up on both sides, devotees in white, teal, pink and orange clothes press their palms together in anjali. Behind him stands a stage with a red and pink cosmic backdrop, gold trident (trishul) staffs, and a large dark rock-like pedestal topped with a deity murti. A cameraman and a photographer with a camera are visible at the edges. The scene suggests a satsang procession toward the dais.2016-12-17December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A bearded man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a matching orange turban bearing a crescent emblem, walks barefoot down a red carpet between rows of devotees. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant. Devotees on both sides press their palms together in anjali, some kneeling; women wear saris and salwar in red, gold and white. Behind them a large deity murti with multiple raised arms and a crown stands before a blue starfield backdrop, with a golden kalasha-like offering. A cameraman films at right.2016-12-12December 17 20162016-12-17December 12 20162016-12-12A bearded man in a rust-red and maroon robe walks down a red-carpeted aisle toward a stage, wearing a maroon turban with a gold ornament, a gold chest pendant on a beaded necklace, and gold armlets. He has a distinctive appearance but his face and ornaments give only partial cues, so he is treated as a person. Seated devotees in the foreground have hands folded in anjali, and a cameraman in white stands at the right. Behind the stage, a gold-draped altar holds a dark stone form flanked by golden lion-like finials and small gold figurines, with tall gold-topped poles at the top left.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12