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Photograph from a stage event with a blue starry backdrop. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera wears a white dhoti with wide gold borders and a wireless microphone clipped at his waist; a red and gold head cloth is visible. To the right, an older man with white hair and beard, wearing glasses and an orange robe, sits with hands joined in front of gilded ornate decor. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes sits on a gold lion-footed throne-like seat, with a gold framed mirror-like panel behind. A floral garland hangs at the top left, and orange cloth draped over a seat is visible in the centre. Several seated figures in orange are present on the platform.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A ceremonial event with a standing man in a brown-and-orange draped garment, long swept-back dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange turban, a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands, holding a tray of offerings wrapped in orange and gold cloth while leaning toward two seated elders in saffron robes on ornate gold-carved thrones with lion-head armrests. The seated men wear orange robes and ear-piece headsets; one has a white beard and glasses. A golden lion sculpture sits in the foreground, with a garland-decorated backdrop and purple stage lighting behind. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man, based on dreadlocks, turban, gold ornaments and saffron-orange clothing, presented with the tray in a seated-dignitary setting.2016-12-21Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with a gold ornate throne and a golden arch behind it. Several men in saffron and orange robes and turbans sit in front, including elderly men with white beards and rudraksha malas, some holding red books. Standing on the left, men in saffron-and-gold dhotis and turbans attend, and a man in white kurta bends forward toward the throne area. A woman in a rust-coloured garment with a red head covering stands with her back to the camera, and a photographer with a camera stands at the right edge. The gilded throne area holds a floral garland of bright colours.2015-01-13December 21 20162016-12-21Photograph of a seated ceremony with an ornate gold throne in the foreground. A bearded man with long grey-white beard and swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha-style bead bracelet, sits and turns toward a younger man with curly hair and glasses who wears a white dhoti and a cream shawl over the shoulder and gestures with an open hand. Behind them, other figures in orange robes and gold-trimmed seats sit, including a bearded elder in orange and a person with a red headband. A gold staff or ceremonial rod stands at the centre. Reddish-maroon drapery forms the backdrop. Visible cues on the bearded central figure (flowing hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha beads) make the candidate a person seated in person, though the appearance is only partly distinct.2016-12-21A photograph of a ceremonial stage. A standing man with long dreadlocked black hair, a rust-brown turban, gold necklaces, gold armbands and a rust-brown wrap over his shoulder reaches out and drapes an orange cloth over the shoulder of a seated elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing an orange robe and glasses. Beside him, another seated man in orange with a grey beard watches. Gilded throne chairs with lion-head armrests stand behind them, and a sceptre leans at the left edge beside a garland of flowers at the top right. Several other saffron-robed people sit on the stage.2016-12-21Three men in saffron-orange robes sit on ornate gold thrones with carved lion-armrest details on a stage under a deep blue starry backdrop. The man on the left has long dark hair tied up, a full black beard and a wristwatch, and holds a small object in one hand. The seated man in the centre has a long white beard and white hair and presses his palms together in his lap. The man on the right wears glasses, has white hair and beard, and rests a hand on his thigh. Behind them a dark deity murti is draped with a garland of orange, white and green flowers. Gold and silver ritual tables are in the foreground.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes holds a handheld microphone and speaks from an ornate gold throne with carved lion heads. Three people in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders sit in front of him, facing him; one holds a microphone and another wears a rudraksha-bead necklace. A woman in an orange sari and gold armlets sits at the right edge, and an elderly man in white is partly visible on the far right. Behind them, a gold-and-purple decorated stage backdrop with a large golden figure and floral arrangements. a person: the speaker wears orange robes, a long grey-white beard and a rudraksha mala, and his appearance is consistent with the page's claim, but the face alone is not used for identification.2017-03-18