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A photograph of a row of young men seated on metal chairs in a covered, plain-walled waiting area. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. One seated man in the front holds a black zippered bag on his lap. Several are leaning back or turning to talk, and the scene has a pale pink and white wall with a window and a small blue sign on the right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; they appear to be devotees or attendants.

February 23 2007

A large whitewashed hall with a concrete floor holds a seated group of about two dozen people on striped woven mats, the foreground rows wearing saffron-orange garments and white forehead bands, others in white robes. A standing man in orange robes on the right, appearing to address the group, gestures toward them while a small table with a white cloth sits beside him. Brass-coloured plates of sweets or offerings lie on mats in the foreground. A ceiling fan, a camera on a tripod and orange flags on the back wall are visible.

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A ritual gathering in a open-sided, tin-roofed hall with whitewashed walls. Rows of people sit cross-legged on woven striped mats, many in saffron-orange robes, while others wear white. Several seated figures in front hold small brass implements, and tall bamboo poles topped with orange flags stand among them. Brass pots, bowls and a kalasha sit on the floor, with a tray of round offerings at the lower left. A video camera on a tripod is set up at the right, and a fan stands near the wall. The scene suggests a puja or initiation ceremony with brahmacharis in orange robes.

A photograph of a seated and standing group of men and a few women at an indoor event with an unfinished brick wall and exposed pipes behind them. Many wear white kurta-style or white shirts with red-orange scarves and orange lanyard badges with name cards. In the foreground, a man in white with glasses sits on a beige plastic chair with hands folded, beside a man in white holding a blue crutch, and a man in a white shirt and red scarf. Several people stand in the background, one standing man in the center wears a bald head and orange scarf, and a woman in white with a patterned shawl stands at left. No throne or ceremonial figure is clearly visible, so no appearance-based candidate for a person can be identified.

November 19 2009

A large hall with white-painted metal scaffolding, a white fabric ceiling panel and an electric pedestal fan on the right. Rows of men sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor, many in plain white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing lanyard badges and rudraksha malas. Several sit with eyes closed and hands resting on their knees or laps in meditation. A white-draped table and an audio amplifier are visible behind them. Others in the back rows sit among white-clad attendees. The scene suggests a seated meditation session with delegates.

February 23 2007

A photograph of a large hall with a white fabric-draped ceiling, ceiling fans and pinkish walls with tall windows. Many people sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats, eyes closed in meditation. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; the nearest young man wears a white shirt and cream trousers with a yellow lanyard, and a man in white beside him wears a red lanyard. A black backpack rests on the mat in the foreground.

Devotees seated in white clothing with red-and-orange shawls sit in rows of white plastic chairs at a satsang-style gathering on a polished floor. A woman in white at left presses her palms together in anjali, and an older man at right with glasses holds his hands folded in prayer. Several younger men and a boy in white and red trousers sit attentively, and a woman with blonde hair and others with red lanyards are visible in the background. No swami is clearly visible in the frame.