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Photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a festive ceremony. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland, with a gold chain, walks forward smiling while onlookers clap and raise their hands. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and yellow shawls and saffron-clad devotees fill the space. A golden trident stands at the right edge, and a white-clad man holds a gold staff. Blue drapery, hanging colourful striped pillars and ceiling lights frame the scene, with a few devotees and children in the foreground.

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A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe stands in a procession, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, smiling with eyes lowered. Behind him a golden trident-shaped staff is held by a man in orange robes. Around them, people in white and orange and yellow shawls crowd a hall with colourful painted pillars and a blue backdrop, and a man on the right holds a round blue and gold decorated fan. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style gold necklace and garland cues. The image shows a festival procession inside a decorated hall.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a festive dance procession at a Brahmotsava event. A central man in saffron-orange robes with long wavy hair and a white flower garland dances barefoot on a tiled floor. Around him, devotees in white clothes with saffron and yellow shawls clap and sway, and many more people stand along the walls. A man in orange robes holds a tall ornate golden staff at left. A blue draped backdrop and banners hang in the background. Several dozen people are visible in the hall.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph inside a large tented hall with a white canopy and decorative striped pillars. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace, smiling with his arms outstretched as if speaking or dancing. Behind him a crowd of devotees stands with hands folded in namaste; many women wear white saris with yellow or gold borders and orange shawls, and several men wear saffron robes. A small child in pink shorts and a white top stands at right, holding a man's hand. The floor is white tile with a dark border line and scattered petals. A probable Swamiji is in person, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, and ceremonial gold necklace with garland, as the page indicates his presence at this event. The group totals about 21-100 people visible.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a celebratory dance at an indoor hall during a festival. In the centre stands a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace, smiling as he faces right. Around him, dozens of devotees in orange and saffron robes, white kurtas and yellow sashes dance and clap with arms raised. A blue backdrop hangs behind them and a foreground hand is partly visible at the lower left. The central figure has long swept-back hair, orange robe, garland and gold necklace, consistent with the presentation cues in the page, so he is a probable Swamiji (probable) in the crowd.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23