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A photograph inside a hall with yellow and teal walls. In the centre, a saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban and a white and red flower garland walks forward, passing a painted mural of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi and white garment. Beside the mural is an ornate painted shrine with a golden dome, a carved wooden tree-like panel and a blue backdrop with a dove emblem. A man in white dhoti and shirt touches the robed figure's arm, and other men in orange scarves and dark suits stand nearby. a person: the saffron-robed figure wears an orange turban, garland and orange robe, consistent with the page's description of a ceremonial arrival. The mural depicts a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi. Several people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe standing in a plain whitewashed hall, turned toward a framed portrait of a woman with long hair, wearing an orange garment and beaded necklace, draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Below the portrait on a white-draped table stands a gold-framed deity murti dressed in orange with a red and gold garland. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand nearby, one holding folded white cloths. Tables and chairs line the room behind them.

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December 23 2008

Photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a metal railing and hanging green leaf festoons along the ceiling. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long rudraksha mala walks toward the camera. Behind him several monastic men in orange and saffron robes walk in line, one with a shaved head. At right, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured necklace carries a silver kalasha with a green leaf, while a young boy in white dhoti with a maroon-striped shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. A man in a dark suit walks among them.

Indoor satsang hall with a polished grey floor and a large backdrop photo of a temple gateway with deity figures. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded mala necklace, walking forward with a calm expression. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks in step. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and cream garments stand with palms joined, and women in cream sarees with yellow shawls stand at right. A golden throne-like seat with red cushion sits near the backdrop. Cameras, a tripod and red bags are visible at right. Seated devotees in white are at left.

January 02 2010

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A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.

February 02 2009

A photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in a narrow corridor at the Kumbh camp. At centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-and-gold robe with a large gold bead necklace is smiling and being greeted. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand beside him, one bending forward with hands joined. Many bearded sadhus in orange and saffron turbans and robes surround them. On the left wall hangs a painted portrait of a bearded man in yellow robes holding a staff, with a garland of marigolds above it. Bystanders in white and crowd members fill the foreground.