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Outdoor evening event at night. A long-haired figure in white ceremonial cloth with a white turban and a gold-bordered yellow sash reaches out to touch the face of a seated man in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead. A man in wire-rimmed glasses and a white shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, holds the turbaned figure's hands in a gesture of devotion. Behind them stand other men in white shirts and a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace. A decorated pillar with colourful floral and geometric panels, a loudspeaker and a red carpet appear in the background.

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December 09 20052005-12-09Night-time event photo at an outdoor pandal with a red carpet runner. A man in a white turban with gold-bordered white cloth and a long gold-and-white garland stands at left, holding and offering flowers or fruit toward a seated white-clothed figure; a steel tray of flowers and fruit is in the foreground. Two men in white shirts and mundus stand at centre, one with hands pressed together in namaskar at right. A photographer with a camera stands on a raised platform at top left, and a crowd of people in white clothes fills the background under string lights and a colourful decorated pillar.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09A smiling man in a cream-white turban and white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a heavy gold necklace stands bare-shouldered, pressing his right palm onto the head of a kneeling man in a dark striped shirt who has a rudraksha-style mala. Long dark hair and a beard frame the turbaned figure. Behind them a red-carpeted stage area holds a brass plate with yellow flower garlands, lemons and offerings. A seated man in white with a rosette badge watches, and several onlookers stand beneath colourful banners and a loudspeaker. The turbaned figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-gold shawl cues, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance; he is blessing the kneeling devotee in a darshan-style gesture.2005-12-09Night outdoor event under a white canopy with yellow trim and a blue valance, lit by stage lamps. A man with a white turban, white garment with gold border, and long mala necklaces sits on a raised white seat, extending his hand toward a bearded man in white shirt kneeling or bowing in front of him. A garland of white flowers and green and pink blooms lies in the foreground. Behind, two women in white and cream saris, one wearing a yellow rosette badge, stand watching, with several men in white shirts in the background.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Night-time photo on a stage under a white and yellow canopy. A figure in white robes with gold borders and a white turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, sits on a large white throne-like seat and places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man in a white shirt with hands joined in namaste. A second man in a white shirt stands at right, and other people stand and kneel in the background. A red carpet with scattered flower petals lies in front of the seat, with stage lights and colourful decorative hangings behind. a person is the seated figure giving blessing.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09A photograph from an indoor tented event with a draped white and gold canopy overhead. A central figure seen from behind wears a white turban with red-and-gold banding and a white garment, with long dark hair falling down the back and a red shawl over one shoulder. A man in a white kurta with a blue ID lanyard and a rudraksha mala leans in to touch the figure's head, while a woman in white with a dark braid looks on from the left. Other men in white and a man in a yellow shawl stand in the background, and flower offerings in baskets and a bouquet sit at the lower right. The appearance-based label is a person, identified by the turban, long hair and red shawl in a ritual setting, but the figure is seen only from behind.2009-11-29July 30 20062006-07-30