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Stage performance in front of a red and maroon backdrop with partial lettering reading "ava" and "010", plus potted plants and a green stage floor. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a coloured border and a white sacred thread stands at right, one hand raised in a blessing gesture, with a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark. At left, a performer in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair kneels with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, bowing toward him. The scene appears to be a staged dramatic or devotional sketch.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance under a red banner with partial lettering and the numerals 2010, set against a cinderblock wall with a striped orange and white backdrop and potted plants. A standing young man, bare-chested with a white dhoti and an orange-gold waist cloth, stands with hands on hips and a sacred thread across his chest. Beside him a seated performer in a purple and gold shawl and white dhoti gestures with raised hands, while a kneeling performer in a green blouse and orange shawl faces him. Audience members sit in the dark foreground. Dramatic theatre rather than a ritual.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Stage photograph of a cultural drama performance against a red backdrop with large pink script lettering reading "...otsava" and "...rahmotsava" and the year 2010. A bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a striped orange and red waist sash and a sacred thread across his chest stands with hands on his hips, a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a young woman in a green blouse with rudraksha beads and a yellow shawl kneels and looks up at him. Potted plants line the stage edge.2009-12-30A stage photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene against a dark blue starry backdrop. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair, a red-orange turban, rudraksha malas and bead necklaces, and an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with gold border faces away, hands joined, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti also stands with his back to the camera. Further left, another person in an orange-red robe and turban stands near a white-draped table, and a figure in white with a gold-bordered cloth is seen from behind. The man in the orange turban shows distinctive long hair and ornate necklaces, but the page does not establish his identity from appearance, so he is described by role as a sannyasi-style participant in devotional posture.2018-05-20A stage performance in a tent-like setting with red stage floor and white draped curtains. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a chair holding a tall golden trident and raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel or stand around him with hands in anjali, and a backdrop shows a thatched hut and a large banyan tree. The scene appears to be a staged dramatization, with the seated figure's appearance and role distinct from the attendants.2015-01-13Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange clothing with an orange turban, rudraksha malas and a tall golden trident (trishul) raised in one hand, seated on a chair before a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree and a thatched hut. Beside him a young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads kneels with palms pressed together in anjali. The seated figure has distinctive long hair-free rudraksha and saffron cues; appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person in a satsang-style stage setting.2015-01-13December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A staged performance on a red-carpeted stage in front of a large photographic backdrop of a massive banyan tree with aerial roots and a thatched hut. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a tall golden trident and raises a hand in blessing, sitting on a folding chair. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders surround him: one stands bent forward with hands folded, one kneels at left with palms together, and one kneels at right with hands joined. Red and white draped curtains frame the backdrop. The scene appears to be a dramatised tableau of a sage receiving devotees.2015-01-13