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A festive outdoor stage under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and green garlands and banana leaves. Seated behind him on a zebra-skin-covered seat, a bald man in white clothes holds a gold trident-like staff area; around the stage, several orange-robed men and women sit with garlands, one man in orange holds a red flag, and a woman in white and red sits near a circular emblem. Gold tridents, ceremonial staffs and cameramen in white shirts surround the scene, with a flower-decorated yellow skirting along the stage front.

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A photo of an outdoor stage with a red carpet and yellow-and-white flower-garland border, under a decorated canopy hung with banana leaves, garlands and red-and-white bunting. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a red flower garland and a long rudraksha-style necklace, stands barefoot, one arm raised, holding a tall golden trident. Around him, a zebra-skin-patterned seat with a colourful rayed backdrop; several orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad attendants sit or kneel, one holding a saffron flag and a trident. Women in orange and white saris sit in the lower rows, and photographers with cameras and a videographer stand at the edges. Several other people are visible in the foreground audience. a person is the central figure with raised arm and long hair, shown as a person on stage. Background banner shows a portrait and Tamil text.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of an outdoor festival stage decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink flower strings, banana stalks and a yellow-and-white fringed skirt. A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a red-and-white flower garland and a long white cord, holding a golden peacock-topped staff. He stands before a rainbow-coloured floral halo and a striped cloth backdrop. Around him seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas hold golden tridents and staffs, while a man in white dhoti with a gold chain sits nearby. A photographer with a camera stands on the right and onlookers in white shirts crowd the foreground. A large banner behind shows printed Tamil lettering and figures. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate garlands on the standing figure, who is central on the stage.2011-12-20A festival procession on a decorated stage under a canopy draped with flowers and banana leaves. A tall man with long dark hair stands at centre in orange robes and a red-and-orange flower garland, holding a golden trident and raising one hand. He stands before a zebra-skin-covered seat with a rainbow-striped backdrop. Around him, saffron-robed men and women hold ceremonial staffs, a red flag and a yellow-and-blue emblem; a seated man in white dhoti and shawl sits nearby. Photographers with cameras stand at the stage edges, and a banner with Tamil lettering hangs behind. Probable Swamiji, distinguished by the long hair, orange robes, garland and trident.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor festival procession on a decorated float under a canopy draped with marigold and jasmine garlands and banana leaves. A man with long, swept-back hair in an orange-saffron robe and a long red-and-white garland waves his right hand while holding a trident-topped staff; a person candidate by long hair, saffron robe and red garland, though identity is uncertain. Around him, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit or stand on the red-carpeted platform, some holding trident staffs and a red banner pole, and a man in white dhoti stands beside them. Behind the float, a large banner shows a portrait with a zebra-print backdrop. Crowd members in white shirts and dhotis press against the platform edge, and a photographer with a camera stands on the right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy of coloured bunting and banana leaves. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and rudraksha-style beads and garlands, raises one arm and holds a tall saffron flag on a pole, smiling. Garlands of red and white flowers hang around his neck. Behind him stands a zebra-striped throne-like seat, and tridents and staffs are fixed nearby. Seated around the red-carpeted platform are women in orange saris and men in saffron robes with beaded necklaces, some holding objects. A cameraperson filming stands at the left edge. Ceremonial gold necklaces and bangles are visible. The scene looks like a procession or jayanthi celebration.2011-12-20Outdoor procession on a decorated open palanquin under a canopy of white jasmine garlands and colourful banana-leaf and cloth festoons. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a long flowing hair, multiple rudraksha and red-and-white flower garlands, and a gold necklace holds a ceremonial staff, flanked by trident-bearing attendants. Seated women and men in orange and red robes sit on the platform, and a zebra-patterned throne-like seat sits behind the central figure beneath a rainbow-coloured backdrop. Onlookers and photographers crowd the lower edge, some clapping, with a man in a white cap at the right. a person: long-haired figure in orange with garlands and a trident-like staff at the centre of the palanquin.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20