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Night photograph at an outdoor stage with a red carpet and petals on the floor. A man with a white turban trimmed in gold and a long beard, wearing white garments with gold borders, stands at left holding a string of rudraksha beads and a small tray. Near centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes sits on the red carpet beside a seated man in white. At lower right, a woman in an orange sari with her hair in a braid bows low with her forehead to the carpet. Men in white shirts and a cameraman with a tripod stand nearby; a decorated pillar with colourful patterns and gold trim rises behind the stage.

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December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09A night stage event with a red carpet strewn with petals. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth with a white turban edged in gold sits on the carpet, holding a long brown rudraksha mala and offering it to a man in white who bends forward with folded hands. Behind them, several men in white clothing stand near a tripod-mounted video camera, and two men in saffron-orange shawls sit at the back of the stage. The scene is set beside a decorated pillar with gold and multicoloured fabric hangings. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand at the right edge.2005-12-09Night photograph of a conference or ceremony on a red-carpeted stage. A smiling man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border, with a long beard and bare upper torso, sits at centre and holds a long rudraksha mala across the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt. A second white-clad man stands at left holding the mala. Behind them an orange-shawled figure sits, a small camera is held by a boy in white at right, and a tall striped and patterned banner pole rises in the background. Petals scatter the red carpet. A medallion pendant hangs on the seated man's chest.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Night-time stage event on a red carpet scattered with flower petals. A man seated on the left wears a white turban, white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, and a long gold chain necklace; he holds a rudraksha mala and gestures while speaking, with a tripod-mounted camera nearby. Behind him, a man in an orange-saffron robe sits beside another seated man, and a standing man in white clothing stands on the carpet. In the lower right, a woman in a white and green sari bows forward, prostrating at the front of the stage. Plastic chairs and white draped fabric line the stage edge, and a decorated pillar with floral patterns stands at the back.2005-12-09A photograph from a stage event shows a bearded man in a white turban, white dress and gold-bordered cloth, seated on a white cushioned seat, lifting a long rudraksha mala over the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands folded in namaste. A person in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the left, holding the mala, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Behind, a man in orange robes sits on a red-carpeted dais, and a cameraman with a tripod works near the stage. Bystanders in white clothes stand under a yellow canopy, and red flower petals cover the carpet. The seated bearded man is a probable match for Swamiji by appearance cues: a white turban, long hair and a rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial pendant. He is shown bestowing the mala on a devotee.2005-12-09A seated man in white dhoti and white turban with gold border, wearing a gold necklace, extends his arm to place a rudraksha-style mala over the head of a man bending low in a white shirt and white dhoti on a red carpet strewn with petals. Behind them, cameramen and assistants in white stand near a tripod-mounted camera, and an orange-robed figure and onlookers are visible under a gold and red stage backdrop. The scene appears to be a devotional blessing during a conference event.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Nighttime outdoor event with a red carpet strewn with flower petals. A smiling man with long hair, a white and gold-bordered shawl, a white turban-style head covering, gold chain necklace and rudraksha mala sits on a white seat, holding the beads. A woman in a white and green sari with flowers in her hair leans forward with folded hands. Other white-clad men stand behind, a tripod camera, speakers and a banner with a colourful pattern are visible.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09