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A photograph of a stage event with a large golden throne at centre-right, draped in red cushions and topped by a cobra-hooded canopy, and a tall brass trident leaning beside it. A man on the throne wears a red-and-saffron head wrap, a red shawl over orange robes and a beaded necklace. Around him, many men and women in saffron and orange robes sit on a red carpet, some holding papers, with a red-and-white patterned rug and a small side table in front. On the right, a seated man wearing a bright red-orange head wrap and orange robes sits near another man in a white head covering. Behind the stage, a large screen shows a deep-blue cosmic nebula with a deity murti garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, two young people wearing dark blindfolds sit cross-legged in yellow kurtas, one holding a phone, with a group of women in colourful saris seated at the far left.

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December 21 20162016-12-21A photo of a stage ceremony on a red carpet under a red curtain. A central figure in an ornate gold-backed throne wears an orange-red turban and orange robes with a gold necklace, holding a long ceremonial staff; a saffron-robed man with a long beard sits nearby. Rows of saffron-robed sannyasis, some with white beards and orange or red turbans, sit on golden chairs flanking the stage. A large dark deity murti with a crown and garlands of marigold stands at upper right against a starry blue backdrop. At lower right, a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace and two people in yellow and orange sit on the carpet, one holding a microphone. A woman in a pink sari stands at far left.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21Stage event photo with a row of seated participants on the left, several in yellow, pink, blue and white clothing with rudraksha malas, one holding a microphone. To the right, saffron-robed sannyasis sit on gold-framed thrones before a blue starry galaxy backdrop. A trident stands beside the thrones and a large ornate deity murti is partly visible at the upper right. Red drapery frames the stage and several people stand in the background.2016-12-21A stage event photo with a large starry-blue backdrop. Centre stage, a seated figure in an orange and red robe, with a red-orange turban, long beard, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Behind him rises a dark murti of a serpent-hooded deity garlanded with marigolds, with a trident beside the throne. Around the stage sit about a dozen people: sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, a man in white dhoti with a cloth over one shoulder, a woman in a green blouse and red sari, people in yellow, and a man in a blue shirt holding a microphone at the right edge. Gold-framed seats and silver low tables line the red-draped platform.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A stage event photograph with a red-draped platform in the foreground and a starry blue backdrop. A large ornate gold throne sits centrally beneath a seated deity murti crowned with a dark canopy and garlanded with red-and-white flower strands; a trident stands to its left. Seated on the central throne is a man in reddish-brown robes with a red turban and rudraksha mala, one hand raised. Flanking him on both sides are many men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis seated on gilded chairs, along with a woman in an orange sari standing at the far right and a few men in white kurta-style clothes. A man in a dark sleeveless top sits at the bottom edge near equipment. Overall about twenty people are visible on the stage.2016-12-21Photograph of a stage event with a central seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne shaped like a cobra hood, wearing an orange-red turban and a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with legs crossed. Beside him to the left, a man in orange robes stands holding a microphone and a trident stands near the throne. Several seated sannyasis in orange robes and white beards line the stage on golden chairs. Behind them stands a large dark deity murti of Shiva adorned with a garland of marigolds and gold ornaments, against a backdrop of a blue nebula. Red stage carpeting and warm lights frame the scene.2016-12-21A wide stage photograph of a seated satsang: a central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red and orange turban, orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas, with a large dark blue-black deity murti behind him wreathed in multicolour flower garlands and a trident leaning at his side. Around him sit and stand many devotees in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis, yellow kurtas and a woman in a red sari and green blouse, on a red-carpeted stage backed by a starry blue-and-purple backdrop with a bright star-like light. A presenter in a light blue shirt holds a microphone at the right edge. a person sits at the centre on the throne, with cues of ornate gold-and-red adornments and rudraksha malas; the description identifies him only by appearance cues, not by name.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21