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November 05 2006

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A lively celebration on a red carpeted stage under a white tent, with several men dancing and clapping in a crowded group. On the left an older man in a peach-orange robe with an orange shawl and orange head cloth claps with his hands raised. Around him younger men in white dhotis and white shirts dance joyfully, some with orange shawls and gold-trimmed cloths, one wearing a beaded necklace. Behind them seated devotees sit on red-cushioned chairs, a cameraman with a camera on a tripod is visible, and banana leaves decorate the tent edges.

A dimly lit indoor hall with a wooden door, fluorescent light and a tall orange-and-patterned hanging above. In the foreground a smiling person with long dark hair and gold necklaces, wearing an orange blouse, sits beside a round wooden-rimmed object; a bowed devotee in orange shawl touches the floor, and another kneeling figure in a pink-and-orange sari leans forward. Around them many men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces stand and watch, some with lanyards. No individual is identifiable as the a person with confidence from appearance; the standing man in white kurta with lanyard is a devotee.

Article - November 26 2006

Indoor photo in a plain pale-blue hall with blue curtains and yellow marigold garlands along the walls. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and sits on an orange cushioned seat, leaning forward and gesturing with his right hand toward a seated group. Around him, people in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand and sit, including a young boy in a white shirt and a woman with a flower garland. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, facing the seated figure. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands at the far left. Hanging lamps and tube lights hang from the ceiling.

December 14 2006

July 22 2013

A crowded hall in a temple-style interior with pale walls, framed paintings and maroon curtains. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders dance or sway in a group, one holding a folded hand gesture near his chest. A bald man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre, and others in white ritual clothes and beaded malas surround them. Some onlookers stand at the edges, and a child in white sits in front with hands raised in prayer. Printed copyright text is present in the lower right.

December 01 2016

Photograph of a large crowd at a satsang or ritual gathering, mostly men and boys in white kurtas and white dhotis with red-and-orange shawls. Many have raised arms, hands pressed in anjali or clapping, and mouths open in chant. In the centre a man in orange saffron robes and a cloth wrap stands with his arms raised high, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a small tilak on his forehead. A few attendees wear lanyards and name badges. Other people in the foreground are blurred. Tiled floor and white walls frame the scene. a person: the central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala is the likeliest candidate for the page's subject, shown as a sannyasi wearing saffron with a rudraksha mala.

An indoor photograph of a group of devotees standing and clapping with palms pressed together in a room with cream walls, recessed ceiling lights and large glass doors. Several men wear orange shawls over white or cream kurtas, and a woman in a white embroidered kurta with an orange shawl smiles in the foreground. Others in plain shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some with hands folded in namaste. No a person is visible in the scene.

Indoor photo of a crowd of devotees gathered in a bright hall with a lowered ceiling and framed pictures on the wall. In the foreground a shirtless young man with short dark hair smiles and gestures, beside a small child with a white beaded necklace. Behind them a man in white dhoti with an orange cloth and a light-skinned man in white with a tattoo on his arm stand among others. On the right, a bald man with a red tilak and an orange-saffron robe with a red sash smiles, and several people in orange-saffron cloths and red-orange sashes move through the crowd, some with garlands and red-and-white cloth in hand. Orange paper lanterns hang at the left edge.