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A photograph of two men in a hall with a blurred crowd behind them. On the right, a man in a multicoloured pink, orange and yellow turban with a jewelled brooch, wearing a pale peach robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a white pearl-and-rudraksha necklace, holds a sheet of paper and reads aloud. On the left, an elderly man in an orange shawl draped over his head, with a red bindi and white forehead markings, has his hands folded in anjali. Behind them, a man in glasses and a white garment smiles, and other people stand in the background. A wooden tray with white items sits in the foreground.

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Indoor photo at a Sarva Darshan event. On the left, an elderly man in orange robes and a hooded orange shawl, with white and red forehead marks, faces a younger man on the right. That man wears a pink-and-orange turban with a jeweled brooch, multi-strand rudraksha malas with white bead ornaments, and a pink shawl, and holds an open booklet. A yellow and red marigold garland is held in the foreground. Behind them, a bald man with a white tilak, a man in glasses and a white shawl, and a man in a grey jacket stand in a hall with warm lighting. A tray of offerings is at lower right. The younger man in the turban and malas is a person candidate, based on the turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, though his appearance is not conclusive.2011-12-27Photograph of a temple or ashram hall with a colourful deity murti backdrop. A man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold bangles, stands at center accepting a folded white paper from an elderly bald man in white shirt and trousers. To the right, a priest in orange robes with white sacred ash on his arms holds a tray of offerings. Two people in the left foreground, one in a teal shirt with hands folded in namaste, are partly visible. The orange-robed figure is a priest or devotee; his identity is not established by appearance.2011-12-10A smiling man in an orange turban with a red jewelled brooch and a red tilak on his forehead stands in an indoor hall, reading a folded paper. He wears an orange and gold-bordered shawl over long rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe and glasses leans in. Blurred figures in orange and white stand in the background.2011-12-22A photograph of a central figure in a striped orange and pink turban with a jewelled brooch, wearing a pink robe and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with white beads, raising a palm toward a devotee's head in a blessing gesture. On the left, an older man with grey hair and beard wears an orange shawl, and a devotee with hands joined stands nearby. A man in a khaki shirt and other devotees stand in a crowd behind. On the far right a shaven-headed priest in an orange shawl with a red sash is partly visible.2011-12-27December 22 20112011-12-22September 15 20112011-09-15December 27 20112011-12-27A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange turban with a gold band and a red jewelled ornament at its front. He wears a gold-edged orange shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and red-beaded bracelets, and has a red tilak on his forehead. He extends his hand to offer a small white cloth packet, held by a man in glasses and a checked shirt at left. Behind them, devotees in white and pink shirts stand with palms pressed together, and a man in glasses and an orange garment appears at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a ceiling light and colourful background. Appearance cues match a person, shown here as a presiding figure receiving devotion; the man is in the centre of the scene.2011-12-22Indoor event under a white draped ceiling with orange-and-yellow tassels, with a brick wall and windows behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red bindi, and an orange robe over a long rudraksha mala smiles while reaching forward to accept an object from an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, wearing an orange robe with a maroon and gold shawl. Another elderly bearded man in an orange robe and teal turban stands behind them, and a man at right wears a white kurta and green shawl. Partially visible people at left and in the background suggest a seated audience. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala are the cues for the central figure, who is receiving or handing over an item during a sadhu gathering.2009-12-30Photo of an indoor gathering where a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold-edged border and rudraksha beads stands at a counter reading a sheet of paper. A young man in a green t-shirt faces him and holds out his hands, while a row of people in white dhotis and orange garments stands behind. a person candidate is shown here by a long orange turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha malas.2011-09-09May 05 20162016-05-05September 30 20112011-09-30