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A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands on a stage before a deep red curtain and an ornate gilded throne, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulder and bare chest with a gold-edged orange wrap at his waist, smiling and looking to his left. Two men in orange-red robes with gold borders stand to the right, one raising an arm in a gesture, and a man in white ritual cloth stands behind them with rudraksha beads. In the foreground, red and yellow flowers are blurred. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the long-haired man in the shawl with distinctive hair and ornate-style dress; the others are attendants or devotees.

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September 11 20152015-09-11A smiling man with long dark hair and a red vermilion mark on his forehead stands on a wooden stage wearing a deep maroon robe with gold-bordered drape over the shoulder and waist. He wears a thick multi-strand necklace of gold beads and a bracelet, and looks upward. Behind him, several young men in red and white traditional garments stand on the stage. Ornate white-and-gold arches, a colourful striped canopy overhead and brass lamp stands frame a deity murti or throne-like shrine.2015-09-11Photo of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red mark on his forehead, a thin necklace and a draped red-orange shawl with yellow border, standing before a deep red curtain and large gold ornate decorative objects. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identifiable by long swept-back hair, ornate red-orange wrap and a gold necklace, standing in a stage setting at an event. A faint blurred green foreground leaf is visible at lower centre.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11October 06 20172017-10-06February 22 20132013-02-22Behind him, young attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and red-and-gold shawls hold lamps and stand beside a silver-framed altar. On the altar a deity murti is draped with a bright orange-and-yellow garland, and silver umbrellas with multicoloured fringes overhead frame the scene.2015-09-11May 19 20132013-05-19A smiling man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark stands on a wooden stage, wearing a deep red garment with a gold-bordered drape over one shoulder and a thick multi-strand necklace of gold and rudraksha-style beads. Behind him, a man in orange-red ceremonial dress with a white flower garland looks on, and a few other attendants in orange clothing stand near brass lamp stands and silver-toned arched backdrops. Colourful striped canopies hang overhead under pink stage lighting. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, presented with long hair, ornate gold-and-bead necklaces and ceremonial red-saffron dress, shown walking in a procession-style ceremony.2015-09-11