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Night-time photograph of an outdoor darshan with people gathered closely. Centre-right, a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and an orange turban with long dark hair faces an elderly man with white hair, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and a tan-brown shawl over an orange garment. He wears layered rudraksha and bead malas and holds a small red object, while a man in an orange shirt holds a red pamphlet. Around them stand devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls, some with beaded necklaces, and an older woman in the background. Light poles and orange cloth backdrops appear overhead.

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Night outdoor event lit by floodlights on poles. In the centre, a figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe with long dark wavy hair leans forward to hand small red booklets to an elderly man in a brown shawl with orange border, white hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. A balding man in a red shirt holds his hand to his face beside them. Other people in white dhotis and orange clothing stand around, and a younger man in orange at right looks on. A tray with garlands and a red cloth sits at right. Visible people number roughly 15 to 20.2010-02-17December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a crowded event tent with red fabric. In the foreground on the left, a bearded elder with grey hair in a topknot and orange shawl holds an open book or printed card. Centre right, a smiling person wears a large orange-saffron turban, a rust-orange robe and a rudraksha-style necklace, and is receiving the card. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with orange border holds a silver staff and wears beaded malas, and a cameraman raises a video camera. Other saffron-clad sadhus and devotees fill the background, one with a white beard at right.2016-05-05Indoor event under a white draped ceiling with orange-and-yellow tassels, with a brick wall and windows behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red bindi, and an orange robe over a long rudraksha mala smiles while reaching forward to accept an object from an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, wearing an orange robe with a maroon and gold shawl. Another elderly bearded man in an orange robe and teal turban stands behind them, and a man at right wears a white kurta and green shawl. Partially visible people at left and in the background suggest a seated audience. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala are the cues for the central figure, who is receiving or handing over an item during a sadhu gathering.2009-12-30Photograph inside a white tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp, with string lights and hanging orange fabric above. A man on the left wears an orange turban, orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and is gesturing with open hands while speaking. He has long dark hair and appears to be the central figure, with a distinctive orange turban and rudraksha cues, so this is a person candidate in conversation with a visiting sadhu. Facing him on the right, an elderly bearded sadhu in a black turban with a silver trident ornament above it and orange robe, with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind them, a man in white with an orange-red sash, a bare-headed devotee, and an elderly sadhu with orange tilak and an orange-and-cream shawl stand among a crowd of about twenty people.2016-05-05July 08 20102010-07-08May 06 20162016-05-06Night-time photo at an outdoor event under floodlights. A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, leans in and grips the shoulder of a white-haired elderly man in the foreground, who is bowed forward. Around them, men in white shirts and orange shawls crowd close; one man in glasses and a maroon striped shirt smiles broadly with his mouth open. A young man in an orange robe stands at the upper right, and a table with a water bottle and mala beads sits at the right edge. The orange-clad figure with turban and long hair is a person by these visible cues, presented as a devotee-greeting moment.2010-02-17A nighttime outdoor satsang gathering with a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees in the background. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a dark beaded mala, smiles and clasps hands with a woman in a bright orange sleeveless garment and an orange head wrap. Beside him a younger man wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and a red bindi. Seated at the lower left, an older person with white hair and a light blue sari is partly visible. Red-draped tables and bright overhead lights frame the scene. The orange-clad figure in the foreground is shown from behind and side, with no clear visual cues establishing a specific identity.2010-02-16May 08 20162016-05-08May 11 20162016-05-11November 22 20152015-11-22