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Outdoor ceremony on red-carpeted steps before a crowd seated on tiered stone terraces. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a maroon-red dhoti with gold trim, gold armlets and bangles, and beaded necklaces, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne holding up a silver trident and raising one hand. Before him stands a row of about ten women in white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas, hands folded in anjali. A gold-edged yellow platform with brass fixtures sits in the foreground. Behind them, many white-clad devotees and orange-robed attendants fill the terraces.

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Outdoor ceremony in a stone amphitheatre with red-carpeted steps. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-brown garment, gold armbands, layered gold necklaces and a long swept-back hair style, holds a tall silver staff and gestures toward a woman kneeling at the front. She wears a white and gold-bordered sari, a rudraksha mala and a brown blouse, and offers folded orange cloth. Behind her, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand or kneel, holding orange cloths. Spectators sit in the tiered seating and wave red flags. Golden trays with circular recesses sit on the carpet in front of the throne. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, based on the throne, long hair, gold ornaments and red-brown clothing.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ceremony at a red-stepped amphitheatre with many small lamps lining the steps. A man on a red and gold throne-like seat at left, with long dark hair, gold armband and bracelets, a bare chest, a rust-coloured cloth at the waist and beads around the neck, holds a tall silver staff with a finial. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and beads, ceremonial seated position as the central figure. Beside him a woman in white with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a folded saffron cloth. Several women in white sarees with gold borders stand to the right, some holding white papers, one carrying folded orange cloth. A woman bends forward at lower right over a yellow tray with green leaves. Devotees in orange and saffron stand on the steps in the background.2017-08-14Outdoor ceremony at a stepped amphitheatre-style courtyard with a red-carpeted stage. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a deep red-brown wrap, sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-like base, holding a silver trident and a peacock-feather fan. Before him, a row of women and men in white sarees and dhotis stands with hands joined in prayer; several wear rudraksha malas and gold pendants. Long wooden tables hold brass plates arranged in a circle. Seated and standing devotees in white and saffron fill the tiered seating behind. Overhead hangs a gold canopy with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments. Several people in the scene wear white ritual clothes, and the setting suggests a Krishna Janmashtami celebration.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a red-tiered amphitheatre. A man seated on a gold and red throne, with long black hair, a dark red garment, gold armlet and bracelets, and a gold necklace, holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a pot; his appearance is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain. Around him, women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand or bend over a golden offering tray with small dishes, one woman reaching to arrange them. Some hold folded orange cloths. Seated devotees in white fill the stands behind, with red and orange flags visible. The scene suggests a naivedyam offering.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ceremony on a red-carpeted stage before a tiered red stone amphitheatre with rows of seats. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a peacock-feather fan behind him, a crown-like headdress, ornate gold necklaces and armbands, and a red-orange cloth sits on a gold throne with a red cushion, holding a silver staff and receiving orange cloth offerings. Five women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in a row holding folded orange cloths. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari sits near a gold tray with green leaves. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in white dhoti and shirt with gold borders kneels with hands pressed to his head in reverence before a gold plate with cup-shaped depressions. Swamiji (probable): the seated bare-chested figure with long hair, peacock-feather fan, ornate gold jewellery and a silver staff matches the cues for the Swamiji candidate, so this is a depiction of a ceremonial offering on a throne.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ritual at a stone-stepped amphitheatre with a water channel. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a golden canopy holds a silver trident and wears an orange-red garment, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; he appears to be Swamiji (probable) by his long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments and rudraksha cues, seated in the role of the presiding teacher. Nearby, a woman in a white and gold sari with a mala kneels beside brass trays and a leafy offering on a golden platter. Several women in white saris with malas stand on the red carpet holding papers and joining hands in devotion, and a small crowd of seated devotees is partly visible in the foreground. Orange-robed attendants stand at the left edge.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14