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A photograph of a long event hall with a striped runner rug down the centre aisle. A bearded man with long hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl and holding a wooden staff, walks barefoot along the runner while people on both sides press their palms together in anjali. Devotees in white, pink and black clothing line the aisle, many seated in plastic chairs. Colourful paper tassel decorations hang from the ceiling and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge.

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December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16A bearded man with long dark hair walks barefoot down the centre aisle of a hall, wearing a rust-orange draped robe and holding a wooden staff, and smiles. Seated and standing devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands raised in namaste, women in red, pink, yellow and green saris and salwar kameez, and a shirtless man in the background. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the walking man has long hair, a beard and a saffron robe, and is being greeted as the central figure of the procession.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on the forehead walks barefoot along a colourful striped rug through a hall lined with seated and standing devotees. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over a bare upper body and carries a wooden cane. Devotees on both sides press their palms together in anjali, many women in saffron, red and yellow saris and men in white. Orange and red festoon flags hang from the ceiling, and a camera operator stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rust-orange shawl and ceremonial presence mark him as the central walking figure, and the page identifies the event as Sadashivoham 2016 Nithyananda Yoga.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16A man with long dark hair and a full beard walks barefoot down a central aisle in a decorated tent, wearing a plain rust-orange robe wrapped over his shoulders. Devotees line both sides of the colourful striped runner; many stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, while others kneel near the front. Some wear white ritual garments, one man in white dhoti with a saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beads, and women in saris of red, green and mustard. Hanging paper lanterns in orange, blue and yellow decorate the ceiling. The man in the orange robe is not identifiable from appearance here, so his role is simply a walking figure at the center of the procession.2016-12-19