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Outdoor evening event lit by a string of multicoloured fairy lights overhead. A central man with a tall, swept-back black hair crown adorned with a crescent moon ornament stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a red-saffron cloth, a yellow-orange marigold garland, layered rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces and bracelets. Around him, devotees in orange and white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded, including a shaven-headed man in orange with rudraksha beads and a woman in white and gold at right. A tall silver pole rises behind him.

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Night photo at an outdoor ashram event under strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A central figure with a tall, swept-back black hair crown, crescent ornament at the top, red-saffron cloth and thick gold ceremonial necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed, wearing a yellow-orange garland. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and red-saffron clothing match the presentation cues. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and white dhotis stand with hands folded, one man in white with glasses. Overall a devotional, pratyaksha pada puja-style gathering.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a central figure with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a tall black dreadlocked crown-like headdress with a small crescent ornament, a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti on the forehead, a red shawl over the shoulders, a thick yellow-and-white marigold garland, rudraksha mala, and heavy gold necklaces and armlets. Behind him, a bare-chested man in a saffron dhoti wears white vibhuti and a bindi and stands beside another figure in white vibhuti. Colourful string lights and a metal pillar fill the background; other people stand softly blurred in white clothes at right. The figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, crown-like headdress, saffron-and-red ceremonial clothing and rudraksha malas, consistent with Swamiji (probable) in a satsang or puja setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A central figure with long, sculpted dark hair piled high and a silver crescent ornament stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears a deep red shawl over the torso, a thick yellow-and-orange flower garland, layered gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi with white tilak. Behind him stand a bespectacled man with a white tilak and a shirtless man with a rudraksha-style necklace, both in orange-and-saffron cloth, and a man in white clothes on the right. Blurred multicolored string lights fill the background.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a man with his palms pressed together in namaste at chest height, eyes lowered, in a reddish-brown robe. He wears an ornate gold crown, a long swept-up dark hairstyle, a red, white and purple flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha malas. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand beside him; the one on the left raises a tall silver staff, and the one on the right holds a silver-topped ceremonial rod. A woman in white with folded hands is partly visible at the right edge. Red walls form the backdrop.2016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24A central figure with palms pressed together in anjali mudra stands in a temple setting, gazing upward with a serene expression. He wears a gold crown with a jeweled band, a red-brown shawl over the shoulders, a gold pendant, and a long garland of white, pink and purple flowers. Nearby, a man in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a tall metal staff upward, and another orange-robed man with a white tripundra behind him stands with his hands clasped. A white-clad devotee with folded hands is at the right edge. Red walls and a wooden door frame the scene.2016-01-24