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December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with red curtains and paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Several people stand and raise their hands or point upward: an older man in a white kurta, a man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in a checked shirt with a rudraksha mala and pointing finger, and a young man in a purple kurta with a red-beaded garland in the foreground. Behind them a camera operator films, and a large screen shows a figure in an orange turban among people. Approximately six to eight people are visible.2016-12-07November 07 20112011-11-07Indoor photo in a gold-trimmed hall. A seated figure in an orange-red robe and saffron-coloured wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a white and pink flower garland, a white bead necklace, and a vibhuti forehead mark; he holds a white paper in one hand and gestures with the other. Around him stand about nine men in white shirts, dhotis, and striped shirts, several with forehead marks, some with hands folded. A gold-framed backdrop and a standing fan are visible.2012-05-09Indoor gathering in a pale pink-walled hall with a white floor-standing air conditioner and a wooden pillar at right. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left, gesturing. Beside him a smiling man in a red silk sherwani stands with hands behind his back. At right a bald man with a white forehead mark wears an orange-maroon robe and a gold-bead necklace with a large golden pendant. Seated men in white shirts and glasses occupy the bottom edge.2013-06-19October 09 20162016-10-09December 07 20162016-12-07May 16 20152015-05-16Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a white wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange and maroon cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a red-and-black checked shirt, who presses his palms together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with orange shawl and vibhuti marks, stand with hands folded in namaste. A shaven-headed man in orange with gold beaded garlands stands at right, and a bearded man in black shirt stands in the background. A white flower garland and ritual objects are visible at lower right. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the description uses his role instead.2011-02-28Indoor photo at a Holi-era event hall with a projector screen and red and gold decorations behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron cloth and a long orange rudraksha-style mala with gold ceremonial beads, and gestures warmly toward men in white shirts. A shaved-headed man in orange-red cloth with a white forehead mark and beads stands beside him, smiling. On the left, two men in white shirts face him and smile, and a row of standing men in white and striped shirts watches in the background. a person is visible as the central figure with long hair, saffron cloth, and ornate gold beads, greeting visitors.2013-03-27A photograph of a seated group at a discourse hall. In the foreground, several men sit on a striped red and white mat smiling. A central man wears an orange-saffron kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and a bald, clean-shaven head. Beside him a man in white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and an event lanyard badge. Water bottles sit on the mat. Behind them, rows of attendees in white clothes sit facing a large golden-framed throne with red cushions, with white barrier posts and a red curtain in the background.2011-12-01