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Night outdoor festival scene under a large decorated canopy with a red, green, yellow and blue fringed border and a trident finial. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-red robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, sits on an ornate silver-backed throne with gold lion-shaped armrests and touches the shaved head of a white-marked priest kneeling before him; the priest wears white body markings and an orange dhoti. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, sit with hands folded along the edge of the stage, with lights and bunting behind.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time outdoor ceremony at a stepped stage hung with colourful striped fabric and lights. A man in saffron-orange robes and a pink-and-white garland sits on a raised throne-like seat, holding a silver trident, while a shaved-headed young priest in orange dhoti with white marks on his arms and chest bends before him. Nearby sit a golden lion figure, a kalasha-topped umbrella with a trident finial, and seated saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, some wearing rudraksha malas. A woman with long dreadlocks in orange stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron robes and garland, with long hair, distinctive ceremonial adornments and a trident; the appearance matches but is not fully certain.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesNight outdoor event on stone steps under a large multicoloured fringed canopy. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, holding a tall golden trident-topped staff upright while raising one hand and smiling from a red-draped seat. Beside him, a man in an orange robe sits on a cushion with a brass staff, and a man in a yellow shawl sits further right. Seated devotees in orange, red and white line the steps; one on the right wears a rudraksha mala and bare upper body. Golden lion-shaped seats, lamps and a decorated umbrella frame the dais. Night lights and string decorations fill the background.2016-12-23 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor evening celebration at a raised stage with a golden trident-topped staff and a decorative umbrella overhead. A bearded man seated on an ornate silver-backed throne with golden lion armrests, wearing rust-brown robes, a pink and white flower garland and a tilak, smiles broadly while a bare-chested sadhu with long dreadlocked hair and an orange dhoti with red sash leans in and adorns him. Several attendants in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes sit or stand nearby, some with rudraksha malas, and a crowd is visible in the background under strings of lights and red-and-yellow flags. A man in a white and gold garment stands at left holding a fan or ceremonial whisk. Watermarked archive image.2016-12-23February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-gold throne beside a golden lion statue, wearing an orange-brown robe, a pink-and-gold floral garland and a long swept-back hairstyle with a beard. He holds a silver trident upright and rests his hand on the head of a young man kneeling before him in an orange dhoti with a gold chain and bangles, hands folded in reverence. Behind them, rows of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees, some with rudraksha malas and white markings, sit along the stone steps of a large water tank with a crowd on the tiered stands above. a person: the seated figure shows long hair, orange robes, a floral garland and a ceremonial trident, consistent with the page. Watermarked archive image omitted from text.2016-12-23Night outdoor ceremony on a raised red-and-gold stage beneath a decorated canopy with saffron, green, red and white fringed bunting. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and pink-and-white flower garland, sits on a silver-backed throne with lion-armrest carvings and raises a silver trident. Beside him, an elder in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a gold throne. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with gold trim sits near a gold trident, and on the right an older man in yellow-gold shawl and a younger man in orange with a mala sit at the edge. A brass kalasha-style vessel and offerings lie on the stage in the foreground.2016-12-23