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A man stands on a raised striped platform in front of a yellow and green backdrop with leafy branches and a painted border of arches. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a white shawl, gold-bordered cloth, and long garlands of orange and red flowers with a red floral necklace across his chest; a red mark is on his forehead. His hands are pressed together in front of his chest in a respectful gesture while he speaks or chants. Behind him stands a throne-like seat draped with orange and white flower garlands and a black umbrella. A woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge of the platform, and a partially visible person is at the left edge. Flower petals lie on the platform surface.

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A man with long swept-back dark hair stands on a flower-decorated dais under a canopy hung with leafy branches and a yellow backdrop. He wears a cream embroidered kurta with a cream wrap, a white dhoti, and a long white garland with red flower clusters around his neck. He is smiling, mouth open, hands raised together in front of his chest as if speaking or singing. Behind him stands a decorated throne-like seat wrapped in white and orange-red marigold and white flower garlands. Scene suggests a satsang or discourse at a stage event.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A standing man in a cream and gold embroidered kurta with a gold-toned sash at the waist and a long garland of white flowers and red roses around his neck, palms pressed together at his forehead in namaskar. He stands before a flower-decorated stage with orange and white marigold garlands draped over a seat and an ornate throne-like structure, with leafy green branches and red-and-white painted pillars behind him. A person in a red and white sari is visible at the right edge. Candidate presentation includes garlands and ceremonial dress but the face and overall appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a devotee-like figure greeting a decorated dais.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A man in a cream-white kurta and white dhoti stands on a decorated stage, palms pressed together above his head in a greeting gesture. He wears long garlands of white flowers and red blossoms around his neck and a saffron-orange garland draped over his shoulder. Behind him, green foliage hangs from a canopy and yellow floral decorations fill the backdrop, with a partially visible white and green banner above. Other people are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame. The setting resembles a public satsang stage with floral decor.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A photograph of a stage at an outdoor event, decorated with yellow flowers, green leaves and a red-and-white painted border. A central figure stands on a red carpeted dais wearing a cream and gold dhoti with a long white and orange flower garland draped over the shoulders and an orange and white ornamented garland arch above him; he is shaded by a dark umbrella held by an attendant. Behind him a large floral arrangement of orange and red marigolds frames the platform. To the left, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. Seated devotees in white and a few attendants in saffron shawls fill the foreground, with spectators in the lower corners. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold and cream attire with garlands, though the image is small and appearance is only partly clear.2007-12-15A central figure stands on a red-carpeted platform beneath a dark canopy, framed by thick garlands of white and orange marigolds and green leafy branches arranged as a decorative arch. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a white garland of flowers and a gold-bordered wrap, and holds one hand raised in a gesture of blessing. Around him, several men in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls stand and sit, some raising their hands, while devotees in the foreground watch from below. Behind the platform is a yellow backdrop with a painted red and blue border pattern. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identifiable only by the garlanded central seat, flowing hair and ceremonial gold-bordered attire; the identification is uncertain.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A man in an off-white kurta with a tan shawl draped over one shoulder stands on a raised platform decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strings. He raises his arms and grips a leafy green branch or mango leaf bunch hanging from above, in a ritual decoration setting. Behind him is a yellow and green backdrop with mango leaf torans and a white-and-red patterned border. A white kalasha-like form and flower garlands with maroon tassels are visible at the base of the platform. The scene suggests a ceremonial programme in an outdoor pandal. The figure's long dark hair is tied back, and the person appears to be a central figure at the event, with appearance cues that are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2007-12-15