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A photograph taken at night on an illuminated stage. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair sits on the floor wrapped in a rust-orange shawl, wearing a leopard-print garment and a white flower garland around his neck, smiling toward the left. Behind him, large deity figures with bright orange and yellow garments and yellow marigold garlands stand on the stage. At left, blurred figures of onlookers are visible.

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October 30 20162016-10-30Night-time photo of a procession on a raised float decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a blue-skinned deity murti. A smiling bearded man with long swept-back hair sits in front wrapped in a rust-orange shawl, with white jasmine flowers in his hair. Behind him two standing attendants in orange and saffron cloth handle the float, one raising garlands. On the right, a man with white-painted face and rudraksha-style beaded necklace in orange cloth sits beside a woman in an orange sari. Background is dark with blurred lights. Swamiji (probable): the smiling man with long swept-back hair, rust-orange shawl and jasmine adornment, seated on the float in a devotional procession.2016-10-30A photograph of an evening ritual at night. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cloth over a red bolster, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red, green and pink flowers over his shoulders; a leopard-print cloth lies behind him. Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. To his left stands a large white deity murti with gold trim and a yellow flower garland. Behind him a man in white ritual dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in a white shawl stand; a woman in a purple sari with pink blouse sits to the right, and other people are partly visible at the edges and foreground, with lit oil lamps and flower petals on the cloth.2016-10-11A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a striped cushioned seat wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print wrap, draped with a thick white and red flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue deity murti with a yellow flower garland and several small faces. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at right, and a woman in an orange sari with a white-smeared face sits at the right edge. Orange-clad attendants and a wooden scaffold frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, distinctive shawl and garland) seated as the central figure.2016-10-30October 11 20162016-10-11October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11A seated man with long dark hair and a trimmed beard smiles toward the left, wearing a rust-orange wrap over bare shoulders. A silver trident-topped staff stands in the foreground. Behind him is a throne backed by a large garland of purple, yellow, white, green and red flowers, with a leopard-print cushion beneath. A second person in white with an orange forehead mark sits at the right edge. The background shows a red and gold temple-style backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange wrap and ornate seated throne presentation, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a trimmed beard and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders sits on a throne-like seat decorated with a large garland of white, yellow, purple, red and green flowers. A tall silver ceremonial staff stands beside him. He is smiling and looking to the side. At the lower right, a second person with a bright orange-and-white forehead mark is partly visible. A large screen behind shows a red temple-style image. Probable Swamiji seated on a flower-decorated peetha, wearing a red-orange shawl and long swept-back hair, with a visible tilak on his forehead.2018-01-01October 30 20162016-10-30A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a small red tilak on his forehead sits smiling on a red throne-like seat in front of a gold ornate backrest. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha-style mala necklace, with his hands pressed together in front of him. Garlands of white and pink flowers rest in front of him, and a decorated ceremonial standard with red, gold and blue embroidery stands at the left edge. The setting is a dim evening satsang. Swamiji (probable) is the candidate here, based on long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange shawl and seated dais; the page identifies this event as a Deepavali satsang.2016-10-29