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July 03 20142014-07-03June 03 20162016-06-03Evening photograph under a red and green patterned canopy with warm sunlight flaring through the frame. At centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-coloured cloth around his neck walks toward a doorway, flanked by people. Beside him a man wears a bright orange garland of marigolds and an orange-brown garment and smiles. Several men in white and saffron-coloured clothing crowd behind them near a blue and white doorway with carved white trim.2014-06-27January 01 20092009-01-01A night-time stage event with a raised platform draped in white and orange fabric. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head stands at right beside a floral-decorated seat and a colourful canopy, next to a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod. A woman in white with a white head covering and a floral garland stands centre-left, with several men in white ritual clothes behind her. In the foreground, many women in white saris with gold borders stand along an orange railing, and children are visible at the edges. Brass lamps with flames stand on the right, and marigold garlands decorate the seat.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor gathering of devotees at an ashram event, photographed with a flash-lit crowd and floodlights in the background. A young boy in front, bare-chested with an orange cloth around his waist and a tilak on his forehead, looks down. Behind him women and men wear saffron-orange and white clothes, many with rudraksha malas. A woman on the right in a pink and orange sari with a red-and-gold blouse holds up a handful of flower garlands, offering them to others. Several people in white and orange attire crowd close together, and a man in the upper left wears a white shirt. The atmosphere suggests a devotional satsang or darshan procession with garlands being exchanged.2017-08-07Night photo of a padapuja at a devotee's home under a decorated cloth canopy with striped side banners and bright lights. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a white floral garland, has a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance with long swept-back hair and orange clothing, and is receiving a devotee's welcome. Behind and around him, a crowd of dozens of standing devotees watches; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels or bows near the centre, and women in yellow, peach and white saris hold brass plates with flowers and offerings. Plastic chairs line the edges of the tent.2014-07-03Photograph of a darshan line inside a decorated temple-style hall at night, lit by warm lamps. Devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts file past a raised stage with a floral garland arrangement and a canopy with red and gold drapery. A shaved-headed man in orange robes stands at the right, and a man in white kurta stands near the centre, while a woman in white sari holds a small child at the left foreground. Ornate wall panels and rows of small oil lamps frame the stage. Devotees queue behind red railings.2010-12-29September 15 20132013-09-15Night outdoor gathering under a corrugated roof with many devotees in orange, saffron and green saris and white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a rust-red dhoti and sleeveless top with broad gold-bordered waist cloth, a long rudraksha mala across his chest and a white tilak on his forehead, raises his right palm in greeting toward a group of women and girls in orange saris and white dress with flower garlands. Several women press their palms together in namaste; one girl wears a crown-like headpiece and red-and-white garland. Brass lamps and a small wooden table are visible at right, with a white dhoti-clad man beside the table.2014-10-03A large outdoor pavilion with a red carpet and white-canopied roof strung with lights and lamps hosts a seated gathering of devotees wearing white dhotis, saffron and orange cloth, pink, maroon and blue saris, and fresh flower garlands. Several seated men have bare upper bodies and are being touched on the head and shoulders by a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl. Ornate arches and a golden canopy frame the background. Colourful mats and scattered flower petals cover the floor.2016-12-19