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A smiling man in a deep red-orange turban with a small gold trident and a jewelled brooch stands at the centre of a crowd, wearing an orange-rust garment and a long gold-beaded necklace with rudraksha-style brown beads. He holds a large gold trident staff upright beside him. Around him, devotees in white and coloured saris and kurtas crowd close, including a woman with a red-and-yellow vibhuti or kumkum mark and a woman in white at right. Blurred figures fill the foreground and background of this ceremonial gathering. Swamiji (probable): the central man wears a turban, rudraksha-style malas and ornate gold necklace, and carries a trident staff in a procession-like setting.

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A smiling man in a crowded hall wears a maroon-red turban with a jeweled brooch and a small trident emblem on top, a red-brown robe over bare shoulders, and layered gold necklaces with rudraksha beads. He holds a tall gold trident staff on the right while audience members in white, cream and saffron clothing surround him. Swamiji (probable): the turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha cues match the Swamiji description on this page. In the background a large screen glows at top left, and devotees including a woman in a green sari and a young man with a white shawl and mala look on.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling bearded man in a crowd wears a maroon-red turban with a small gold trident pinned to the top and a gold ornament at the side, a golden necklace of beads and rudraksha malas, and a saffron-orange robe. A large gold trident is raised in the upper right background. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and other people in a bright hall look on. a person, presented in person, with distinctive turban, trident and ornate beaded necklaces.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man in a rust-red shawl and matching red-brown turban walks through a crowd, smiling with eyes closed. He wears layered gold and bead necklaces, gold armbands, and a jewelled ornament on the turban, and holds a tall gold trident staff. Around him, many people in white, saffron, pink and teal clothes fill the hall, some with garlands, and a large screen glows in the background.2016-12-07Photograph of a procession in a crowded hall. A bearded man in the centre wears a deep maroon turban decorated with a jewelled ornament and a small gold crest, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, and a bare upper body draped in saffron-orange cloth; he smiles broadly. Behind him a tall gold trident is raised. To the left, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala looks ahead. Devotees fill the background and foreground, some with raised hands. a person is the central figure in this procession, identifiable by the maroon turban, gold trident and ornaments.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Photograph of a crowded hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red turban and red-brown robe smiles broadly, wearing a gold-toned trident-topped staff held aloft by a figure at right, a gold necklace and multiple rudraksha malas, and a crescent-and-trident ornament on his head. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-clad attendees fill the foreground and midground, many with hands raised. A large screen at upper left shows a figure in pink and teal, and a red digital sign glows on the right wall.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where a man in a deep red turban and bare chest, wearing a gold crown-like ornament with a jewelled brooch and a gold trident-like staff, smiles at the centre. Behind him a golden trident rises into the frame. He wears a rudraksha-style red shawl draped over his shoulder and gold bangles. Around him seated and standing devotees in white and green saris and white kurtas watch, and a woman in a green sari sits at right. The setting appears to be a large ashram-style assembly with red and white pillars.2016-12-07