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Nighttime 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.

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December 09 20052005-12-09Night 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.2005-12-09A 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.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Photograph from an indoor evening event on a red carpeted stage with a yellow and white canopy and decorated pillars. A man in a white turban with a gold border, a red tilak on his forehead and a golden-bordered yellow garment sits smiling and holds a rudraksha mala out toward a woman in a white sari with a small paper packet. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit behind, one in saffron. A video camera on a tripod is visible, and a few onlookers appear at the right edge. Swamiji candidate in_person appearance is probable: the seated man has a long beard, a turban and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial adornment, so the Swamiji (probable) label applies to him as the seated figure receiving and handing over the mala.2005-12-09Night-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.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09Outdoor evening event under a yellow-trimmed tent. A man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold border, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white-cushioned seat and smiles while holding a mala. a person (appearance cues: white turban, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala, gold-bordered garments). Before him, a woman with grey hair in a braid, wearing a white blouse and patterned shawl, presses her palms together in devotion, while a man in a white shirt stands beside her. Behind them, devotees in white garments sit or bow on a red carpet scattered with flower petals, and a brass bowl of pink petals sits nearby. Stage poles in orange and gold fabric frame the background.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09