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April 25 2016

April 25 2016

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Indoor temple scene with ornate gold and red decor. A bearded man in a peach-orange wrap and dark beaded mala holds out a hand toward a long-haired man in deep orange robes and a rust-coloured shawl, who smiles and reaches forward, both hands extended. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with a tilak stands at left. A man at left holds up a smartphone, and a video camera is visible at upper left. Ceremonial golden staffs and tasselled hangings with colourful pompoms fill the background.

Photograph of a devotee event in front of a bright orange and yellow backdrop with stylised flower shapes. A bearded man with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing orange-saffron robes, stands at left smiling. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red sleeveless top and long dark hair tied back smiles broadly and clasps hands at chest level. Behind them a man in orange clothing leans forward, and at right a red throne draped with white and pink flower garlands is visible. A woman's dark hair appears at the far left edge.

July 09 2016

A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in an indoor room with recessed ceiling lights. In the centre, an elderly man with long white hair and beard wears a saffron robe and orange shawl, his hands extended in greeting toward a woman at right. She wears a rust-red head wrap, a red-brown garment, pearl necklaces and bangles, and holds a golden lion-headed object wrapped in orange cloth. Beside them a bald man in a brown-red garment and rudraksha mala stands, and to the right another man in orange adjusts cloth. Men at left wear orange robes and beards. Possibly a satsang gathering in Haridwar.

Photograph of a smiling man seated centrally wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead, gold necklaces, a white and pink flower garland, and gold bangles; he presses his palms together. To his right, a bearded older man in light orange robes leans in and grasps his hands. To the left, a man with a topknot and orange robes kneels beside him, and several more people in orange clothing stand behind, with an orange cloth hanging in the background. a person: the seated central figure shows cues of saffron-orange ornate clothing, a turban, gold necklaces and a flower garland, and is described here as a.

September 11 2015

A crowded tent interior decorated with red and yellow draped fabric and a green leafy garland strung across the ceiling. Several saffron-robed sadhus in orange and white clothing, some wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, press forward to greet one another, clasping hands. Several have yellow-orange tilak marks on their foreheads, and one elder with a long white beard and round spectacles stands at center. A tall figure at right with long grey dreadlocks and a long beard, dressed in orange, extends his hand. Some onlookers stand behind in the background.

A photograph inside a richly decorated temple-like hall with gold and red textiles, tasselled multicoloured hangings and a large brass sun-faced disc on the left. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a brown-orange robe and a brown beaded mala sits on a gold and red throne beneath a blue, yellow and red tasselled canopy, appearing to be the honoured figure in the scene. Two men with shaved or turbaned heads in saffron-orange robes sit or stand facing him, one wearing an orange turban and the other showing a shaved head with a topknot and gold beaded necklaces. Behind the throne a bare-chested man in orange with a mala stands near a golden railing, and ornate deity figures stand in the background.

February 12 2013

A photograph of an indoor ashram hall with marble-patterned walls and a gilded lion-shaped throne. A shaved-headed man seated on a maroon velvet throne wears a rudraksha mala headband, white sacred ash on the forehead, a red bindu, a rudraksha necklace with a gold ornament, saffron wrap and gold bangle, gesturing with his raised hand while smiling. Facing him, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits with palms joined. Between them, a second saffron-clad man with a rudraksha mala and red tilak holds an ornate gold kalasha-style vessel. A fourth man in saffron stands at the right edge.