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A man stands barefoot on a stage in a dark setting, wearing a rust-red draped dhoti and a leopard-print shawl across the chest and shoulders. He has long dark hair with a jeweled ornament, a white and red forehead mark, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrists, and a gold pendant necklace. His hands are pressed together at his chest. Behind him, rows of brass oil lamps are lit, and a large screen displays glowing lamp imagery. The appearance is consistent with a person in a ceremonial presentation, but his features are not clearly identifiable from this view.

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December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a dark stage in front of a black curtain, wearing a rust-red draped garment with a leopard-print shoulder and waist wrap, red beaded armbands, a white forehead marking, and a jewelled headpiece in his long dreadlocked hair. Behind him, rows of tall brass oil lamps with lit flames line the stage. A printed copyright line runs vertically along the right edge.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands in the centre of a dark stage, walking barefoot across the floor toward the left. He wears long dark locks swept up under a gold-and-red ornamental headpiece, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a gold pendant necklace. His bare upper body is partly covered by a draped rust-red cloth over a leopard-print animal-skin wrap, with red rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arms. Behind him, rows of brass oil lamps stand on the stage, several lit, beside a large projection screen showing glowing orange imagery. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ornate headpiece, rudraksha adornments and distinctive ceremonial dress are visible on this performer, so this appearance-based label applies; the depiction is in person on stage.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A barefoot man stands on a dark stage in front of a row of tall brass oil lamps, one of which is lit, with a glowing lamp-patterned screen behind him on the right. He wears a rust-red draped dhoti and a leopard-print shawl across his chest, tied at the waist with a red sash. He has long dreadlocked hair topped with a jewelled ornament, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrists, and a gold necklace. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate jewelled headpiece, rudraksha adornments and ceremonial gold necklace match the presentation of the event's guru, shown here in performance on stage.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18