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A large outdoor festival gathering seated on a red carpet under a canopy of orange and red draped fabric. Many devotees sit cross-legged; young boys and men wear saffron and red robes with rudraksha malas, several with shaved heads. A bald man in the foreground wears orange cloth and beaded necklaces. Steel tiffin containers and small bowls with food and offerings sit on the carpet. Behind a low railing, a seated figure in orange robes with a shaved head sits on a red-cushioned bench among men in white, while women in white and bright saris fill the rows. The scene is dense with several hundred people visible in the background.

A large outdoor pavilion with orange and yellow draped fabric and red patterned banners, covered with a red carpet. Dozens of seated devotees fill the foreground and middle rows: shaved-headed children and young sannyasi-style boys in saffron and deep red robes with rudraksha malas, and women in red, orange and white saris. Several seated men in white kurtas occupy the back right. Stainless steel tiffin containers, plates, small bowls and food packets sit in front of the participants. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised dais at the far right. The image is a photograph of a crowded satsang-style gathering.

Photograph of a large outdoor satsang gathering on a red carpet, with rows of young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas seated cross-legged, many with eyes closed or heads bowed. Behind them, adults in white and red clothing sit in a crowd under a canopy, and a figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform near the top of the frame. Several boys hold small round plates or bowls. The scene is bright, with a red floor covering.

A large seated congregation of devotees fills a bright hall, many dressed in saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders and rudraksha malas, with white sacred markings painted on their foreheads and chests. In the foreground, several young boys and a girl sit with hands folded or palms raised, while a man in front right wears glasses, a white lanyard badge and an orange wrap. Behind them, a crowd in white clothing sits in rows, and a distant figure in orange stands near the far wall. No clearly identifiable distinctive a person cues are visible among the foreground people, so the presence of the teacher is uncertain. The scene suggests a satsang or group meditation gathering.

September 27 2013

A large outdoor tent event with a red carpet where many young boys and men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor, most with rudraksha mala beads around their necks and some with shaved heads. Several boys wear red robes. Behind them, a raised area holds seated figures in orange, and a crowd of men and women in white clothes fills the background under striped decorative drapes. A few people hold small brass or steel vessels and ritual items near the front rows.

September 13 2013

Outdoor ceremony under a large tent with red carpeting. In the foreground, many shaved-headed young boys and novice monks in saffron-orange and red robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the red mat; several hold small brass or steel bowls and containers. Behind them, rows of seated adults in white kurtas and white dhotis, and women in white saris, fill the tent. Along the back, a few senior figures in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised red-cushioned platform near a railing, with a bald man in orange at the center. Decorated banana-leaf and red-and-white drapery frames the tent, and the crowd extends back toward the open entrance.

December 25 2013

A seated group of young boys and men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and white tripundra or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, sit in rows in front of a large seated audience dressed in white with red and orange shawls and lanyards. Several boys look toward the front with folded hands or crossed arms, and an open book rests on a bench at lower left. The scene suggests a satsang gathering at an ashram-style event. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown.

A large indoor satsang gathering of seated devotees in a hall. Many men and boys in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and horizontal white ash stripes on their chests and foreheads, with some sitting cross-legged and holding hands in anjali. Behind them, a wider crowd of people dressed in white clothing fills the room, and a few women and a foreign-looking woman with long hair are visible among them. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or distinctive presiding figure stands out, so no appearance-based candidate is established. Several people are partially visible at the edges, and the crowd appears to number well over twenty.

A large seated congregation on a red carpeted floor under a tent, viewed from above. In the foreground, many boys and young men wear orange saffron dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged with hands folded. Several have bare chests and adorned necks. Behind them, rows of men and women in white kurtas and saris sit attentively, while older figures in orange robes and white beards sit in the upper rows. Small bundles wrapped in cloth with green coconut-like items lie near the front on the carpet. Metal railings and a tripod-mounted camera appear at the right edge.