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November 20 2011

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Night-time outdoor photo of a crowd of about fifty devotees standing on a dirt ground among young trees and low lamps, gazing toward the right. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-and-orange striped sari faces the group with her back to the camera. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some women wear saris in orange, red and maroon, and several children are visible, including a small boy in a dark jacket and a girl in a light top. A bright light beam and a pole stand at the right edge.2011-11-20Night outdoor gathering at an ashram ground where a large crowd sits on bare earth, most dressed in white with some in orange. On the right, a standing woman in an orange sari with a draped shoulder and a handheld microphone addresses the seated people. A wall with lights glows behind the crowd.2006-10-21Night photograph of a large crowd standing in an open dirt ground under a dark sky with a silhouetted tree line behind them. Many people wear white ritual clothing: men in white dhotis and shirts, some in light blue shirts, and women in white saris, plus a few in pink, blue, orange and green saris. Several women wear orange shawls. Most stand with hands folded or arms crossed, facing toward the left edge of the frame where a light glows. Floodlight poles stand in the background. The gathering is large and fills the width of the frame.2006-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk in a dirt courtyard beside a wire fence and dark trees. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand in a loose line, several raising their arms in the air. One saffron-clad woman with long dark wavy hair raises her right arm high on the right. An older grey-haired figure in a light pinkish-orange shawl stands in the foreground. Several people wear white shirts and trousers with lanyard badges. Nearby stand a man with a bald head and saffron robe, another with his arm extended, and a white-clad figure holding a book. Visible people number about 20 total.2009-12-30Night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram with a large crowd of devotees. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair and an orange wrap, holding a microphone, faces the crowd and speaks. Around them many people wear white ritual clothes and orange shawls, with several young girls and children in front. On the right a man in white raises a video camera. A string of lights and a dark tree line appear behind. The figure's appearance matches the page's Swamiji cues (long hair, orange wrap, bare chest), so this is a probable identification with the page's claim of Swamiji present; the figure is a presiding teacher speaking to devotees.2006-10-21Night outdoor gathering on a dirt ground beneath dark trees, with a crowd of devotees standing and looking upward toward something out of frame. Several men wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha-type malas, a woman in an orange saree stands near the center, and a woman in red and maroon sits to the right beside a small child in a blue top. A metal drum sits at the left edge. Lights glow in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2011-11-20March 02 20182018-03-02November 20 20112011-11-20Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-like compound lit by a row of tube lights strung overhead. A crowd of devotees presses forward, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, several in white shirts and dhotis with ID lanyards. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stand near the centre, and a man in a white shirt and cream trousers leads the way. An orange and red ceremonial flag or banner rises above the crowd near the lights. A camera operator with a shoulder camera films at right, and a building with lit windows stands at the back.2009-11-25Outdoor evening scene at dusk beneath dark palm trees, with a large group of people standing in a loose semicircle on bare earth. Many women wear orange, red-bordered white, and yellow saris, while men wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron robes, and tan or pink shirts. Several people press their palms together in prayer. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head stands near a figure in orange robes, and a drum is visible in the middle of the group. Small stone figures and green shrubs line the ground at the left. Several people are visible in the background. The orange-robed figure on the left has a shaved head and a short beard, which does not meet the cue threshold for identification, so no identification is made.2010-11-21December 30 20062006-12-30January 06 20122012-01-06