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Night photograph of a crowd of men in white traditional dress gathered on a blue mat in front of a stage draped with red and pink fabric. In the foreground, a man with a bare, shaved head and white kurta and dhoti stands beside a man in a white shawl with maroon border and folded hands. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and white kurta. Behind them, people in white dhotis and kurtas stand in a crowd, with stage lights and a banner at upper right.

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A large group of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stands in rows on a red carpet beneath a tented ceiling with bare ceiling lights and draped pale curtains. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders, and some have identification badges clipped to their shirts. A woman with long dark curly hair and an orange garment is partly visible at the lower left. Most men stand barefoot, smiling and facing the camera, with their hands clasped or resting at their sides. No single figure is identified as a person.2006-12-17January 27 20072007-01-27A row of men stands on green carpet in front of a silver draped curtain trimmed with red and gold, lit by overhead lights at an indoor event. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers with ID lanyards around their necks, and several are palms-together in namaste or clapping. On the far left, a man in a white dhoti wears an orange shawl. At right, a white-clothed table holds flowers. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is placed.2006-11-26Night outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white shirts and dhotis, standing on a dirt ground lit by floodlights. In the foreground, a man with grey hair, glasses and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a red fruit and a folded paper in his hands while extending them forward. To his right, a man in a white shirt with a dark beaded necklace gestures with open hands. Behind them, a standing man in a light blue vest and white shirt presses his palms together in a namaskar. A metal lighting tower with a green cloth hangs at the upper right, and saffron flags are visible at the top left along a railing. A woman in a brown sari stands at the right edge.2010-01-09Night photograph of an open-air outdoor event on a reddish-brown dirt ground beside a blue tent structure with lit interior and draped white fabric. Many men dressed in plain white ritual clothing, including white shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas, walk and stand around the grounds. One man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and carries a yellow paper or folder; another in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the centre. Lights hang from the tent ceiling. No deity, throne or stage figure is clearly visible. Approximately 30 people are visible.2006-12-14A photo of a large event hall with a deep blue backdrop decorated with yellow, orange and red flower arrangements and framed portraits. Standing and seated men and women dressed in white ritual clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, stand on a blue and red carpeted floor with scattered petals. A man in the centre foreground with folded arms wears a white shirt and white trousers. A seated man in the lower foreground wears white and a beaded mala. Plastic white chairs line the left side. Several framed portraits show a bearded figure in a saffron turban.2006-12-17Night photograph of a long line of men queuing along a metal barrier railing on a blue-carpeted open ground. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundu; a few wear darker shirts, a man in a red cloth and others in checked or patterned shawls. Some hold small bags, and one man on the left in a white shirt and dark trousers walks across the carpet. Dark trees and a lit structure fill the background, with scattered litter on the blue carpet. The scene appears to be a devotee queue at an evening event.2010-02-12December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd of devotees mingles under a dark tent with a blue metal support pole and a bright hanging lamp, at what the page describes as an evening event. Most men wear white kurta-style clothes, many with rudraksha or bead malas, and a few women wear green and white saris. In the foreground a smiling man with glasses, a red bindi and a blue lanyard sits facing the camera. At the right edge, a man in white with a large brown rudraksha mala stands partly cropped. Grey silk drapes hang at the back of the tent. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked.2007-01-01A photograph of a group of men in plain white ashram-style clothing standing in a row in a dimly lit hall, with grey draped curtains behind them. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and one older man in a white shirt wears a lanyard. A woman in a red and green salwar kameez stands at the right edge, and a partly visible woman with grey-streaked hair is at the left. At the far right, a blue pillar and a saffron-and-orange cloth hang near a small golden deity murti. The men appear to be watching something ahead of them.2007-01-01Night-time outdoor event where a long queue of devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris, stands on a blue mat with a red carpet beside it. Many men in white dhotis and kurtas stand among them. A white canopy with lights stands at right, and a stage with pink and red drapes and a lit altar area is visible in the background, where a figure in an orange-yellow shawl stands near the offerings. Several women wear headscarves and shawls in red, purple and green.2010-02-12January 20 20192019-01-20