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A photograph of a tent interior with a blue and white embroidered backdrop and a red carpet. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange cloth wrap and a garland of white and red flowers smiles and holds a flower bundle. To the left an elderly bald man in orange robes stands beside a draped red and pink fabric. Behind them a young person in a cream kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped, and a man in cream clothes and an orange shawl holds a camera. Another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in the foreground, identified by his long hair, orange wrap, and garland; he is the speaker of the event described on the page.

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A man with long dark hair and a vermilion tilak stands barefoot on a red carpet under a white tent with blue trim and embroidered panels. He wears a cream and gold-bordered garment with a shawl draped over one shoulder, a thick red flower garland, and layered gold beaded necklaces. He gestures forward with one hand while the other rests on his chest. Two men in orange sannyasi robes with gold necklaces walk beside him, one on the left with a hand raised to his ear and one partly visible on the right. Behind them, several people in white and orange stand near a blue-covered table on a green floor.2009-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder and a long gold necklace with ornate gold pendant. He wears a white and red flower garland (jasmine with red blooms) draped over his shoulders and holds the garland's end in one hand. Behind him are red and green decorated pillars, red and orange festoons, and a person holding a video camera. The single clearly visible central figure is the focus, with other people blurred in the background.2007-01-01Outdoor photo of a ceremony under a decorated tent on a raised stage covered with a patterned red carpet. A tall, long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sari-style wrap and a gold necklace stands center, reaching toward a garland held by a man in orange robes. To the left, two young men wear cream-white dhotis and shawls with orange stoles. A gold kalasha-style brass vessel sits in the foreground, with a pink and white rope barrier along the stage edge. Behind them, a yellow and red floral backdrop and pink draped fabric frame the scene. Visible people number around five on stage plus a few spectators at the left edge.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange dhoti-style wrap with a gold border, wearing a thick white and red flower garland and a gold bangle, with a small red mark on his forehead, walking barefoot on dirt ground. Around him stand several men in white dhotis or kurtas with orange shawls, one carrying a brass vessel. A string of blue and white pennants hangs across trees in the background.2007-01-01Photograph of four men in saffron-orange robes standing barefoot on a concrete floor before an orange-painted wall beside a brass bell on a ledge. The central man has long swept-back dark hair, a white paste mark on his upper arm, and a heavy gold and beaded necklace over an orange wrap; he smiles and gestures with his hand. Beside him a bald man in orange wears wire-rimmed glasses, a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala, touching his face with both hands. At the right a bearded man in an orange dhoti with gold-and-maroon border presses his palms together. A young man at left in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Wooden furniture and a stool are visible in the background.2010-07-21December 21 20092009-12-21January 01 20082008-01-01A smiling man in a cream turban with gold trim and a saffron-orange robe stands in a procession, wearing white and purple jasmine garlands and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style gold pendant. Behind him, a golden trident is carried aloft by another man in orange, and a man in white with a dark mala stands at left. A man in beige-and-orange clothing wearing a gold bead necklace stands at right. Behind them, an orange-and-gold curtain hangs on a white wall, and a golden finial is visible at top right. The scene appears to be a festival procession in an outdoor courtyard. The visible garlands, orange robes and trident mark a ceremonial setting, and the man in front is shown in the foreground with a smile.2008-12-29May 05 20122012-05-05