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A barefoot man in a rust-orange draped robe and long rudraksha mala walks down a red carpet between two rows of standing devotees, smiling and reaching out to shake hands. He has long dreadlocked hair and wears a gold chain. Devotees on both sides wear white, pink, and green traditional clothes and press their palms together, while others hold up phones. Yellow and red decorative drapery hangs overhead in the background. Devotee greeting procession at a satsang hall.

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A photograph of a procession through a hall with a red carpet, lined on both sides by devotees in white, pink and blue kurtas and saris, many with hands folded or touching the feet of the figure walking through. The central man wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a large rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, with long hair swept back and a smiling expression. Yellow and orange draped fabric and hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha malas, consistent with the page's account of this event.2017-12-19A smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks down an aisle between seated devotees who press their palms together in anjali. He wears multiple rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him a red draped backdrop, a framed portrait, and a video camera on a tripod are visible. Devotees in white shirts, green and white salwar, and saffron scarves surround the aisle, and a screen displays colourful imagery at left. Ceremonial arrival, darshan setting, probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas.2017-12-19December 16 20162016-12-16A photograph of a crowd at a red-draped event hall. In the centre, a man in a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap with a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain walks forward smiling with eyes closed, a white vertical mark on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. Around him, devotees in white and green with palms pressed together in anjali greet him. Behind, a cameraman films from a raised platform, and a screen shows a colourful image.2017-12-19December 16 20162016-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A crowded indoor festival procession in a decorated pavilion with red carpet, red and green pennants, and a chandelier overhead. Around him, a woman in orange sari and gold necklace smiles, a shaved-headed man in saffron with gold garland holds a staff, and men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold necklaces walk alongside. Onlookers press in from both sides and behind, many with phones raised.2016-04-24December 16 20162016-12-16A bearded man with long dark hair walks barefoot down the centre aisle of a hall, wearing a rust-orange draped robe and holding a wooden staff, and smiles. Seated and standing devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands raised in namaste, women in red, pink, yellow and green saris and salwar kameez, and a shirtless man in the background. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the walking man has long hair, a beard and a saffron robe, and is being greeted as the central figure of the procession.2016-12-16December 19 20172017-12-19December 12 20162016-12-12December 09 20162016-12-09