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Photograph of two people on a stage with red carved wooden panels behind them. The figure on the left wears a dark swept-back hairstyle, a saffron-red wrap with gold-orange borders, and a red-brown beaded mala, arms extended toward the right in a greeting. The man beside them wears a shaved head, a red bindi, a dark beaded mala and a red-orange wrap with gold borders, holding a white phone. A partially visible person on the far right applauds. a person (the figure on the left shows a swept-back hairstyle, a rudraksha-style mala and a red-gold wrap, but appearance is not conclusive).

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A person stands in profile on a stage before a large ornate red wooden structure with carved floral and scroll motifs, a trident-like finial and a thin water stream falling from it. The figure wears a red and gold wrap with orange-gold bands, a thick rudraksha mala around the neck and a bracelet, with hair piled high on the head. Both hands are pressed together in anjali mudra, and the person smiles while facing the carved structure. Warm red stage lighting and dark wooden panels form the background.2015-12-17December 15 20152015-12-15A smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in a namaste gesture in front of a large carved stone-style relief of a deity with a crown and multiple arms. He wears an orange-red garment, multiple rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, a gold pendant, and gold bangles on his wrists. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like styling, saffron-toned clothing and ornate rudraksha malas, but the image is a single photo so identification is uncertain. Behind him a golden-orange deity relief with arched frame and carved details fills the background, and a wooden panel with scrollwork sits at the right edge.2015-12-15A smiling man stands on a stage with palms pressed together in a namaste gesture. He wears a red-orange ochre garment, a long tiered mala of rudraksha beads and red beads, a gold pendant and necklace, and gold armbands and bangles. His dark hair is swept up in a high bun with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him are warm wooden panels, and at right a red and gold decorative stage element with round red medallions stands beside him.2015-12-15October 19 20132013-10-19December 15 20152015-12-15October 19 20132013-10-19December 15 20152015-12-15A stage event with carved wooden panels in red and blue behind the performers. In the centre, a man in a red-orange and gold-striped sanyasi wrap, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-toned necklace, leans forward to shake hands with a bald man in a black button-up shirt and jeans, who smiles and bends toward him. A second person in a similar orange wrap stands behind the first. At right, a smiling person in white clothing with a red-beaded necklace and a white tilak on the forehead holds a clipboard. Swamiji (probable): the central sanyasi in orange-gold robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala fits the candidate profile, shown greeting a visitor on stage.2015-12-17February 22 20132013-02-22A photograph of a ritual exchange in front of a deep red drape and carved wooden pillar. A woman in a maroon sari with gold borders and a long braid stands at left, touching a bearded man's face with her fingers. The bearded man wears an orange-saffron robe draped over his head and shoulders, a gold pendant on a dark beaded necklace, a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a tall bamboo staff with an orange cloth tied to it. A man in a red polo shirt with dark stripes stands at right, watching. At the bottom edge, blurred fragments of a purple garment, a silver-embellished cloth, and a pink turban are in the foreground. The bearded man is shown with a red-orange robe and staff, consistent with a sannyasi role in a satsang setting; identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2014-10-12A photograph of a stage event. A man in saffron robes with a long braid kneels on the red stage carpet before a seated man in orange-brown robes, rudraksha-style beaded mala and ceremonial gold necklace, who smiles and extends his open hand toward him. The seated man sits in a carved wooden chair beside a silver trishul and a water bottle. Behind them stand two people in orange and white, and a large ornate golden throne and relief sculpture of deities and figures fill the backdrop. The kneeling man, the standing attendants and the seated man are the physical people; the carved panels are not counted.2016-04-21