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A photograph inside a large tent-like hall with a light grey ceiling and hanging woven cylindrical banners with red, black and yellow patterns and tassels. A man with long dark hair and a broad smile wears a saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot across the concrete floor, hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him a line of people in white ritual clothing stands with palms joined, including a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and women in white sarees, one with a green embroidered border. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the orange robe, identified by the saffron robe and long swept-back hair; he is shown as a participant greeted by the line.

A photograph inside a tented hall with white fabric ceiling, ceiling fans and tall decorated pillars wrapped in coloured bands. Devotees in white dhoti and saree with gold borders stand in two rows with palms pressed together in anjali. In the centre, a woman in a bright orange long dress and a rudraksha mala stands before a man in orange robes holding a tray, while another man in white stands nearby. A red and white striped mat lies on the floor at right.

October 19 2006

A photograph inside a tented hall with a dark ceiling and hanging decorative panels. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot at center, hands folded, beside an open flame lamp on a brass stand set on a concrete floor with yellow painted lines. Behind him a line of women in white saris with orange shawls stands along the left, and a crowd of devotees, many children and men in white clothes, stands on the right. A man in white kneels at lower right with hands pressed together. The rite appears to be a devotional aarti or puja. Probable Swamiji appears in saffron robe and orange turban, a distinctive saffron-and-turban presentation, standing and leading the rite.

A hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars with orange tassels. A smiling person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle, hands together, while white-clad devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed in namaste. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and glasses stands at left, a man in white kurta at right, and a person in white holds a brass plate with a yellow cloth. The scene suggests a satsang gathering. a person: the orange-robed figure carries rudraksha malas and a warm ceremonial presence, though the appearance is only partly clear.

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A photograph inside a tented hall with white fabric ceiling draped over the room and colourful striped pillars hanging from it, with ceiling fans overhead. A central figure in an orange-red saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, walks barefoot across a striped mat, apparently at the centre of a group. Around him many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a purple top and blue skirt stands at right, and a man in white with a dark rudraksha mala and a bracelet also stands at right with hands folded. Another man in white holds a silver tray near the centre. Behind them a few more people in white stand on striped mats.

A photograph of a ceremonial hall with a white draped ceiling and orange-and-patterned hanging banners. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre aisle, one holding a brass tray, while a line of devotees on both sides stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali. The men on the left wear white shirts and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala; women on the right wear orange and green saris and salwar, and a young girl in a green dress stands in front. A decorated altar with garlands is visible at the far end. Visible people total about 21-100.

Photograph inside a large white tent hall with arched ceiling and high grid windows, showing a long central aisle lined by rows of devotees in white clothing standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis; women on the right wear white saris and rudraksha malas. One figure in a rust-orange robe walks up the aisle toward the entrance, and a black bag sits on the floor near the right row. Vertical ornamental banners hang from the ceiling.

A barefoot figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap walks down a yellow-striped aisle through a dimly lit tent hung with orange and yellow decorative banners. The figure smiles, one hand placed on the chest. Around the aisle, rows of white plastic chairs hold seated and standing devotees in white and muted clothes, several with hands pressed together in greeting. A man at left in a dark jacket and white dhoti joins his palms. A woman in a saffron sari with a garland stands at right. Lanterns and tent lighting overhead.

October 08 2006