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A seated group of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees on blue and pink floor mats in a white-walled hall with large windows. In the centre-left, a man in orange robes with an orange head covering and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged gesturing as he speaks. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a brass kalasha-like vessel. Further right, a bald priest in white with a gold necklace sits near a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala. An orange-robed sannyasi with a head covering and rudraksha mala sits on the right, beside a man in white with a striped shawl and a bearded man in white with a green shawl and rudraksha mala. A wooden chair stands against the back wall, and a red and white banner with Telugu text hangs at left. Eleven people are visible.

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A group of men sit cross-legged on blue and pink patterned floor mats in a white-walled hall with large windows. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala speaks, while a bald man in a white dhoti with gold necklaces sits nearby. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and orange head covering with a rudraksha mala sits beside a man in a white kurta with a striped shawl, and on the right a bearded man in white with a green shawl and mala listens. A bottle of water sits on the floor, and a red-and-white banner hangs on the left wall with a green leaf-and-flower decoration.2011-05-24A photograph of a seated group in a plain white-walled hall with two barred windows. Several men sit in a row on blue floor mats with small pink and orange motifs, with water bottles in front of them. 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Roughly two dozen people are visible.2011-05-24A group of people seated cross-legged on green and teal mats in a bare white-walled room with barred windows. Several men wear orange saffron robes, and one man on the left wears a red shawl. A bearded man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits at center right, and a younger man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits beside him, both facing each other in conversation. Water bottles sit on the mat. On the right wall hangs a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and red garment, and a small orange flag and flowers rest by the window.2011-05-24A photograph of a seated gathering in a white-walled hall with blue and pink patterned floor sheets. Dozens of men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis sit in a circle around the central blue cloth, with water bottles placed along it. A man in orange clothing with a saffron head-wrap and a rudraksha mala sits at the centre facing the circle. 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A man in a blue striped shirt sits at the lower right edge.2011-05-24A photograph of a seated group meeting inside a bright whitewashed hall with large barred windows and white plastic chairs along the walls. Many people sit cross-legged on a blue floor sheet with pink and yellow floral motifs arranged in a large circle, with water bottles placed on the sheet. Most wear saffron or orange robes and some wear saffron turbans; others wear white dhotis or white shirts. A man in a dark blue top with an orange shawl sits at the far end of the circle facing the group. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a woman in an orange sari with an orange head covering sit with their backs to the camera. 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