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A photograph of a stage at an indoor event with exposed truss rigging and rows of stage lights overhead, a pink-red curtain at right, and a backdrop of illuminated lights. A man in a reddish-maroon dhoti-style wrap and draped cloth, with a beaded necklace and a bangle, walks across the stage looking upward; his long dark hair is tied up. Stage lights and a standing air conditioner unit are visible at left.

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A man with long dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard stands on a stage in a rust-red draped garment, bare-chested with a red sash across the shoulder and a bracelet on his wrist, looking upward. Pink-red velvet curtains frame the right side, stage truss rigging and spotlights hang overhead, and a row of golden oil lamps lines the stage edge behind him. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair and saffron-orange ceremonial clothing are the qualifying cues for the figure at the centre of this event photograph. A white wall-mounted air conditioner sits at the left edge of the stage.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands on a brightly lit stage beneath a metal truss rig hung with stage lights. He wears a dark red-maroon draped garment with gold border, a leopard-print patterned shawl across the chest, red bangles and a rudraksha bracelet, and a gold crown-style ornament with a red bindi and long dreadlocked hair. He looks off to one side with his hands at his sides. Other lights and a glowing stage backdrop are visible. Appearance cues (long hair, crown, ornate red clothing) are consistent with a Swamiji (probable) on stage, though the image is not clearly identifiable.2017-12-18A photograph taken from a low angle on a stage under a metal truss rig hung with stage lights and spotlights. A single man stands on the right side of the stage in a rust-red and leopard-print-patterned draped garment, with bare arms and red bangles. He has long dark hair, a jewelled ornament on the forehead and a red-marked forehead. A red velvet curtain hangs on the right edge, with a dark backdrop behind him and a glowing orange LED screen along the lower edge. A white ventilation unit sits at the bottom right corner.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man in a stage costume walks across a dark stage under stage lights and truss rigging. He wears a rust-red draped dhoti and a leopard-print upper wrap with a gold-edged band, red wristbands, a gold necklace and a red forehead ornament, his long dark hair swept back. A red curtain hangs at the left edge and a lit display panel stands at the right. The look is a theatrical costume rather than a ritual setting.2017-12-18A man in a dark red-maroon draped garment stands on a lit stage with his hands on his hips, looking upward. He wears a dark head covering with a small ornament at the forehead, layered ornate necklaces and armlets, and a red sash. Overhead are aluminium truss rails with stage lights and yellow beams. Lit candles or lamps line the stage edge in the foreground, and red stage curtains frame the right side.2017-12-18A photograph taken from a low angle on a stage under a white tented ceiling with metal truss rigging and rows of stage lights. A single man stands centre frame in a dark red-maroon draped garment with leopard-print patterned panels across the chest and waist, red rudraksha-style beads on his wrists and a red-and-gold bead mala. He wears a red-and-gold headpiece and gazes upward. Warm footlights glow at the bottom of the frame. The figure is the only physical person visible.2017-12-18