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August 02 2008

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A large crowd of devotees, mostly men, stands and moves together in an indoor hall, many dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several raise their hands and clap or sway in a group devotional gathering. Some wear rudraksha malas and ID badges on lanyards. Plastic chairs line the back wall and a striped woven mat covers the floor. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2008-08-02A photograph of a large crowd of men gathered on a red carpet indoors, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several men wear rudraksha malas or pendant necklaces, and some hold water bottles or bags. Many stand with hands folded or in greeting, while others turn to talk to neighbours. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the crowd, and the event appears to be a gathering of devotees.2008-08-01A crowd of smiling men in white clothes with orange shawls and orange waist cloths fills the frame, many with raised arms and some with vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Several wear white badges and one holds a water bottle. The setting looks like an indoor hall with red-and-white floor mats. A bald older man in white is partly visible at the lower right.2008-08-02A large indoor group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing name badges, raise their arms and clap together on a tiled hall floor during a group practice. Near the centre, a barefoot man in an orange sash and a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stand among the crowd. Behind them, a hall with a red-framed display screen, framed pictures and tables. Many participants are in white, with some in checked shirts.2013-09-13A photograph of a large crowd of men standing indoors in a metal-roofed hall with orange and red striped rugs underfoot. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with red shawls draped over their shoulders, and many wear conference lanyards and rudraksha or bead garlands. A few are bare-chested with gold-bordered white cloth. Orange and white banners and a gilded ornamental structure appear in the background near the back wall. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sadhus gathered at a Kumbh Yatra event.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A seated group of roughly thirty devotees fills a wood-panelled hall with patterned wall fabric and a red-and-white striped floor mat. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and orange shawls. A man standing at left in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds his hands in anjali mudra and smiles. Seated participants in front and along the walls clap and listen.2012-07-21October 17 20102010-10-17A crowded indoor hall of men in white kurtas and dhotis, many raising arms and clapping with hands lifted, expressing enthusiasm. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a white kurta, and another man in the middle foreground wears an orange garment over white clothing. Behind them hangs a gold and red draped curtain. An older man on the left in a patterned shirt presses his palms together.2012-09-21September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph taken indoors under a thatched roof with white plastered walls. A smiling young man in an orange saffron cloth and red shirt with a red tilak sits in the foreground, leaning forward. Around him a crowd of young men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange or yellow shawls and wooden rudraksha-style malas stand and smile. One man at left holds a camera. A blue cloth edge is visible at lower left, and a person's head is partially visible at the bottom centre.2008-10-19A seated satsang audience inside a wood-panelled hall with patterned wallpaper and upholstered chairs. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on striped blue mats, many in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange or red shawls, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and lanyards. A bald man with an orange lanyard at left and a smiling man in white with a red shawl at centre laugh; a young man in a yellow shirt with a red shawl sits at right. Behind them, more devotees and visitors sit on chairs, including a woman in an orange top with a cap and headphones, and a woman in white with an orange shawl. Brass plates and water bottles sit on the mats. No speaker's dais or a person figure is clearly visible in this frame, so no appearance-based candidate is identified.2012-09-09