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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl over a dark blue inner top, wearing a long rudraksha mala that falls to his waist, standing barefoot on a striped blue and red runner in an indoor hall. He has a red tilak on his forehead and his hands are held out at his sides. Behind him, other people in orange robes walk along the runner, and framed devotional posters of deities hang on the wall.

A photograph of a hall at night with tube lights and hanging decorations. In the foreground a smiling young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe over a pink undershirt and has a red bindi. Behind him a group of young men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls move through the room, some barefoot, one with a shaved head. Festive streamers and blue-and-red cloth hang from the ceiling. The scene appears to be a celebratory gathering.

A photograph of a group walking through a bright white-walled hall with a corrugated roof. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in an orange robe with an orange turban and a silver chain walks alongside. On the right, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with yellow edging and a beaded mala walks and looks ahead. Behind them, more saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad men follow through the open doorway, and a few men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.

A barefoot man with long dark swept-back hair, eyes closed and a red bindi on his forehead, walks down a red carpeted aisle wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. Seated on both sides of the aisle are rows of people wearing white blindfolds over their eyes, some in yellow, maroon and white garments, as part of a blindfolded meditation session. A large decorative backdrop with a circular emblem and blue draped panels frames the hall.

June 23 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Badrinath

Photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking up a red-carpeted central aisle toward the camera. A small red bindi marks his forehead. On both sides, seated rows of participants wear white blindfolds over their eyes; some women wear yellow and maroon saris and men wear white and checked shirts. Behind him a large ornate decorated wall and blue stage elements frame the hall. Visible people are seated participants and the walking figure, many partly obscured.

A photograph of a group of devotees in an indoor hall with pale walls and a ceiling of square tiles, greeting a central figure with palms pressed together in anjali. The central man has long dark swept-back hair, wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and walks along a striped runner rug. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron shawls stand with hands folded, including women in saffron shawls and one man in a tan leather jacket and grey knit cap on the right. A wooden door is visible in the background. Visible people number roughly 20-25.

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A photograph inside a plain hall with pale blue walls, ceiling fans and tube lights, with blue draped cloth and yellow garlands along the walls. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks across a red carpet; a person appearance with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, identity uncertain from appearance. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and long hair carries a small red-covered book. Along both sides of the hall, men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a mat-covered floor is visible on the right.

A photograph of a narrow indoor corridor with fluorescent tube lights and a metal ceiling. In the foreground a man in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant and glasses, and walks beside a taller figure in orange with long dark hair and a black rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes follow behind them. A white plastic chair stands at the left edge and a red cloth lies on the floor at right.

Indoor photograph in a corridor with pale walls and a dropped ceiling. A long-haired man in a light orange robe and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling and looking down. Behind him several women in orange and yellow shawls and salwar kameez stand close, one holding a teal bag. In the lower foreground a person in orange lies prostrate on the striped carpet, and a shrine or altar with decorated panels is visible at the far end.