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Outdoor ghat ceremony beside a water tank with stone steps and red-and-white bunting flags. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange-brown robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver throne under a magenta canopy, holding a silver trident in his right hand and resting his left hand on a golden lion figure. Surrounding him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold headpiece stands among them. Behind them, more devotees sit on the steps and a photographer stands at the left edge. Several people are also seen in orange garments near the water.

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October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Outdoor ceremony at a stepped stone ghat beside water. A bearded man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate silver-backed throne under a magenta canopy, holding a silver trident and smiling with hands raised. A golden lion figure rests on the seat. Around him, several women and a man in saffron and orange saris and dhotis stand with palms joined in namaskar, one wearing a tall dark hair bun and a pale cream sari. Other devotees in orange sit along the terraced steps, and a small child in orange stands near the water. Saffron pennants flutter along the railings.2016-10-11Outdoor ceremony at a stepped stone ghat beside a water tank, with red brick tiered seating behind. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange garment sits on a silver-backed throne under a magenta umbrella, holding a silver trident upright, with a golden lion figure beside him. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and a trident mark him as the seated central figure. Before him, women in orange and red saris and a woman in white sari stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a child in orange and a person in white hold ritual poses near the water, and attendants in saffron stand at right. A photographer in white stands at left. Overcast sky, orange pennants on poles.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11February 13 20132013-02-13December 03 20162016-12-03A seated man in an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing saffron-orange robes with a long shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant necklace, a vertical tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. He holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident and a silver sceptre-like rod in his right hand, beside a silver-framed stand. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and background of a bright hall with a red door behind. Appearance-based a person with rudraksha malas, long hair and orange robes, presiding over the gathering as a ceremonial figure on the throne.2017-08-15A photograph of a bearded man seated on a red-cushioned throne-like seat in a large hall, facing forward with hands pressed together at chest level. He wears a red-and-maroon turban with a jewelled ornament, a bare upper torso with a red shawl over the shoulder, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and red beaded bracelets. Long dark braids hang behind him. Beside him stands a tall golden trident, and a brass bull figure (Nandi) with a red cloth is at the left edge. A seated audience in orange, white and saffron clothing fills the background, with a white draped backdrop behind the stage. The man's appearance (long hair, turban, saffron-red clothing, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and ornaments) is a probable Swamiji candidate, seated in the role of a speaker at a satsang, with a trident and Nandi present.2016-12-07July 06 20172017-07-06