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Night-time ritual at an outdoor stage. A man seated on an ornate golden throne wears a tall black turban-style hairdo, a full black beard, a rust-orange robe, layered gold necklaces, a pink-and-white flower garland and a gold armlet; he holds a red-and-white cloth bag with a handle while a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti, bearing white sandalwood markings and a rudraksha mala, leans in beside him. Behind them, white-clad priests in gold-bordered dhotis stand near a tall stone or metal shivalinga-style object decorated with yellow flowers and a kalasha, and seated devotees watch. Golden staircase railings and yellow floral decor frame the scene.

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December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19Night-time ceremony at an outdoor shrine with a dark stone linga draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and a yellow cloth canopy behind. On the left, a figure with a tall, piled black hair crown, a pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands sits on a golden throne, wearing an orange-red garment and holding a red and gold cloth bundle. On the right, a bare-chested, grey-haired man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white beaded necklace receives a long striped rod from the seated figure. Other figures in white dhotis and a bent devotee are visible in the background, along with a yellow flower decoration and a white-and-orange sash.2016-12-05March 16 20172017-03-16A seated man in a brown turban and rust-coloured robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a long multicoloured garland of yellow and red flowers and rudraksha bead bracelets. He reaches toward a brass plate of yellow flowers and offerings held by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. A second man with long hair stands behind them under a pink canopy with hanging lanterns. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual ceremony with puja items. The seated man has long dark hair under the turban and a ceremonial gold necklace, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, with the throne and garlands as role indicators.2016-12-07A photograph of a ceremonial moment at night in an outdoor hall. On the left, a man with long dark hair piled high in a crown-like bun, a full beard, and a saffron-orange garment wears a long pink and white flower garland and gold bangles and necklaces; he gestures with his hands toward a man on the right. That man is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arm and chest, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, and a white sacred thread, and he is handling red and gold cloth. Behind them, other attendees in white and gold dhotis stand or sit, and yellow-and-red decorative fabric and a yellow garland hang in the background. Some of the visible people here are devotees and assistants, and one man on the left shows distinctive adornments consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance is only partly clear.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05Evening outdoor ceremony under strings of lights. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion. Beside him stands an attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and bare chest, with hands pressed in anjali, bows toward the throne, while a priest in white with a sacred thread stands nearby. Participants in white clothes sit on striped mats in rows behind, some holding red-and-white cloth bags. A golden kalasha and an ornate parasol with colourful tassels frame the scene, with petals scattered at the throne's base.2017-03-16A photograph of a long-haired man with a thick dark braided crown of hair and a red-brown wrap, seated before a gold ornate throne at a ceremony. He wears a garland of pink lotus-like flowers, heavy gold beaded necklaces, gold bangles and earrings, with a vertical tilak mark on his forehead, and his eyes are closed. His hand is extended toward a bare-chested devotee in the foreground who wears a white sacred thread and white sandalwood markings on his chest and shoulder. Smoke or incense haze fills the background, with other people in white and yellow garments and a hand resting on the seated man's shoulder. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with a crown-like hair, rudraksha-style adornments and ornate gold jewellery, receiving or blessing the devotee.2016-12-05March 16 20172017-03-16