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A photograph taken from below of a man standing on a stage under a white draped ceiling and metal truss rig with stage lights. He wears a deep red dhoti-style garment with a tiger-print shawl across his chest and a gold-bordered waist sash, and red rudraksha malas on both wrists. His hair is long and swept back, with a small ornament at the forehead, and both hands are raised to his brow in a gesture of gazing outward. Audience not visible.

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A photograph of a man on a stage performing a standing ritual gesture, both arms raised with hands at the crown of the head and eyes closed. He has a white tilak on his forehead, a red bindi, a dark moustache and long dark hair, and wears a reddish-maroon garment with a leopard-print patterned shawl, a gold necklace and red beaded bracelets. Overhead are metal truss rigging and stage lights, with a white draped valance above. Given the page's description of this event, the man's appearance does not clearly establish him as the a person, so the identity is uncertain and no name is asserted.2017-12-18A man in a dramatic performance stands on a stage beneath a white pleated valance and white truss rigging fitted with stage lights. He wears a red-orange draped garment with leopard-print patterned panels, a red-orange sash, a jewelled ornament on his forehead, and red rudraksha-style bead bracelets on his wrists and arm. His right hand is raised to his head in a gesture while his eyes are closed. a person: long dark hair swept back, a crown-like ornament, and saffron-orange ornate clothing describe this performer, though the appearance is uncertain. The scene is a stage event with one person visible.2017-12-18Photograph of a man standing on a stage under a silver metal truss rig with hanging stage lights. He raises both hands to his forehead in a ritual gesture, with fingers pressed near the brow. He wears a red and orange garment with a leopard-print shawl, a red sash at the waist, red rudraksha malas on the wrists and upper arms, a gold necklace, and a red tilak mark on the forehead. Long dark hair falls behind him. A white draped canopy hangs above. Probable Swamiji appears here with his distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, so the depicted figure is labelled Swamiji (probable), performing a stage demonstration before a stage backdrop.2017-12-18A man stands on a stage with his hands on his hips, gazing upward. He wears a red-maroon draped garment with a leopard-print and gold-bordered sash across the chest and waist, a gold-banded head ornament with a red bindi on his forehead, and red rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arms. Overhead, a white truss rig holds stage lights, with yellow beams streaming down, and a draped white canopy lines the top of the frame. Probable Swamiji: the long dark swept-back hair, ornate crown-like headpiece, saffron-red ceremonial clothing and rudraksha adornments are visible on this performer on the stage.2017-12-18A man stands on a stage with hands on his hips, gazing upward. He wears a long rust-red draped garment with gold border and a leopard-print shawl across the chest and waist, plus red and wooden rudraksha-style bead bracelets on his upper arms and wrists. A dark head wrap with an ornate gold ornament sits on his head, and a gold necklace is visible. Overhead, metal lighting trusses hold spotlights, with yellow stage lights glowing below. The appearance and distinctive ceremonial cues (leopard shawl, red-gold drape, beaded armbands, head ornament) are consistent with the a person candidate, shown as a performer on stage.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands on a stage under a metal lighting truss hung with spotlights and yellow beams. He wears a rust-red draped garment with a leopard-print shawl across the chest, a gold-edged sash at the waist, a red headband with a gold ornament, bead bracelets on the upper arms and wrists, and a gold necklace. His hands rest on his hips and he gazes upward. a person is a candidate based on the long swept-back hair, ornate attire and bead adornments; the printed page labels him as a person. A white draped curtain hangs above the rig.2017-12-18A photograph taken from below of a man standing on a stage under a metal truss rig hung with stage lights and spotlights. He wears a rust-red sari-style garment with leopard-print patterned sections across the chest and hip, a matching red waist sash, red-beaded rudraksha bracelets on both arms, and a gold necklace. He has long dark hair with a gold ornament on the crown, a vertical tilak mark on the forehead, and a short beard. A white draped fabric covers the ceiling above. The figure appears to be a single person, possibly a person, with cues of long hair, a crown ornament, rudraksha beads and ornate ceremonial clothing.2017-12-18A man stands on a stage under stage truss rigging and rows of stage lights with yellow beams. He wears a rust-red draped garment with gold-thread borders and a leopard-print shawl across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on both wrists, and a gold ornament in his hair with a black hairstyle. He has a vermilion dot on his forehead, a beard and moustache, and stands with hands on his hips while looking off to the side. Only one person is visible.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18