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A night stage event with a red carpet strewn with petals. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth with a white turban edged in gold sits on the carpet, holding a long brown rudraksha mala and offering it to a man in white who bends forward with folded hands. Behind them, several men in white clothing stand near a tripod-mounted video camera, and two men in saffron-orange shawls sit at the back of the stage. The scene is set beside a decorated pillar with gold and multicoloured fabric hangings. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand at the right edge.

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Evening outdoor event on a red carpet scattered with flower petals. A man in a white turban with gold border and white dhoti with gold trim sits cross-legged, smiling, holding a long rudraksha mala across his hands while a young man in white kurta bows toward him. Another young man in white kneels nearby with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a cameraman in white operates a video camera on a tripod, and several people in white and an orange-clad figure sit or stand in the background beside a yellow-draped stage and a decorated pillar with colourful panels.2005-12-09Night-time event photograph on a red-carpeted stage. A man seated at left wears a white dhoti and a white turban with gold border, long hair, a gold necklace, and holds a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala in both hands, smiling toward someone. Another seated figure in an orange-saffron garment is at centre. Several men in white robes stand behind, one photographing with a camera on a tripod. Colourful striped pillars and a yellow canopy frame the stage, and devotees in white sit in the foreground, one holding a small camera. Seated front-right is a man with a woman beside him. Visible white-clad attendees line the stage edge.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Night event photo on a red-carpeted stage with gold-edged white cloth draped around the platform. A man in a white turban and white robe with gold border sits smiling, holding a rudraksha mala while another man in white drapes or places a mala on his shoulder. A devotee in white bends forward at the lower right, taking hold of the same beaded mala. Several standing men in white shirts and dhotis watch from behind, and a camera on a tripod stands at the top center. A figure in orange robes sits in the background. The a person candidate is present but his appearance is not conclusively distinctive, so the label is unsure.2005-12-09Night photograph of a conference or ceremony on a red-carpeted stage. A smiling man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border, with a long beard and bare upper torso, sits at centre and holds a long rudraksha mala across the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt. A second white-clad man stands at left holding the mala. Behind them an orange-shawled figure sits, a small camera is held by a boy in white at right, and a tall striped and patterned banner pole rises in the background. Petals scatter the red carpet. A medallion pendant hangs on the seated man's chest.2005-12-09Photograph from an indoor evening event on a red carpeted stage with a yellow and white canopy and decorated pillars. A man in a white turban with a gold border, a red tilak on his forehead and a golden-bordered yellow garment sits smiling and holds a rudraksha mala out toward a woman in a white sari with a small paper packet. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit behind, one in saffron. A video camera on a tripod is visible, and a few onlookers appear at the right edge. Swamiji candidate in_person appearance is probable: the seated man has a long beard, a turban and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial adornment, so the Swamiji (probable) label applies to him as the seated figure receiving and handing over the mala.2005-12-09Night photograph at an outdoor stage with a red carpet and petals on the floor. A man with a white turban trimmed in gold and a long beard, wearing white garments with gold borders, stands at left holding a string of rudraksha beads and a small tray. Near centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes sits on the red carpet beside a seated man in white. At lower right, a woman in an orange sari with her hair in a braid bows low with her forehead to the carpet. Men in white shirts and a cameraman with a tripod stand nearby; a decorated pillar with colourful patterns and gold trim rises behind the stage.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Evening photograph at an outdoor conference stage with a red carpet and gold-trimmed decorative pillars. In the foreground, a man in a white turban and white garments with gold border holds a rudraksha mala and places it toward a seated figure. A young man in white kneels with hands joined and bends forward to receive a rudraksha mala. Other men and a woman in white stand nearby, a man in a saffron/orange shawl sits in the background, and a photographer with a camera is visible at the left. Scattered petals lie on the red carpet, and spectators in white clothes stand at the right edge.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Evening stage event at an open-air or tent venue with a red carpet and yellow-and-orange draped stage edges. In the foreground a man in white shirt holds a long rudraksha mala, and a seated figure in white dhoti with gold border and white turban-style head covering faces him. A woman in white sari with a rudraksha necklace sits on the red carpet with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a camera on a tripod, and a person in saffron-orange garments sits on the stage. Colourful decorative fabric hangs on the right and an ornamented pillar with a white garland stands behind.2005-12-09