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A group photograph of about forty monks and devotees posed in rows in a courtyard in front of white building walls and green leafy shrubs. Most wear saffron/orange robes or white dhoti-style clothing. A seated elder in the centre wears an orange robe and a small head covering, flanked by other saffron-clad seniors. Men in white sit on a green mat in the front row. The scene is a plain outdoor group portrait with no visible ritual objects.

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1995 - Group Photo at Ramakrishna MuttYear 1998 His Divine Holiness At Age 20Large group photograph of around 45 men outdoors in front of a building with a leafy green hedge and white columns. Most wear saffron/orange robes, while others wear white dhoti and shirt. In the front row, several men sit cross-legged on a paved floor wearing white. Behind them, rows of standing monks in saffron and white stand together. A black circle is drawn around one seated man in white in the front centre, marking him for attention. No readable text or name captions are visible. +1 copiesATA Eyewitness Sharing Gopal Mhj +1 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on a red-and-blue striped mat and on red-painted steps beneath a broad green tree. Most people wear orange shawls or orange-trimmed white clothing, and several women wear orange kurtas. Some sit on stone steps and a concrete ledge, and a cameraman in dark clothing stands at the upper right. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a low bench at the far left, facing the crowd. The scene looks like a satsang or group sitting at an ashram courtyard. Pale-coloured building pillars and walls are visible behind the tree.2008-07-10Ramakrishna Paramahamsa +1 copiesA photograph of a courtyard at an ashram-style complex with a large shade tree and a small pink and white temple building with columns. A large group of people sits on the paved ground in front of the steps, many wearing orange shawls and stoles, some in white. A monk in orange robes stands on the steps near a second orange-robed figure, and another orange-robed person sits on a low ledge at left. Prayer flags and a red pennant are visible at right, with a small shrine canopy strung with colourful bunting. Several people wear white kurtas and orange stoles, and a few sit with backpacks and water bottles beside them.2008-07-10Outdoor photo of devotees seated on the ground in prayer with palms pressed together. Centre, a young man with long dark hair wears a saffron orange robe and a beaded necklace and sits on a patterned green mat with hands folded. Beside him an older bearded man in saffron robes and glasses, also with a garland, sits with hands pressed in namaskar. Further right, another saffron-clad man with a garland and a woman in saffron sit in prayer. Behind them, many people in white clothes and some in yellow shawls are seated and standing, hands folded. A pink wall and a grey stone wall with palm trees form the background. Camera framing is centred on the prayerful group. a person candidate in the centre appears with long hair and saffron robes, identity uncertain.2010-01-08A photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering under a open-sided pavilion. Many seated devotees, mostly young men and boys, face a raised platform. Most wear saffron orange upper cloths with red-and-gold borders over white dhotis, and several wear rudraksha malas. On the platform, two men in white dhotis and white shawls sit before a small ritual setup, one with a bowl and one holding an object. Behind them stand a decorated shrine with a deity murti, red-and-white striped pillars, potted plants and a brass kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests a puja or ceremonial sitting.2016-08-18Outdoor gathering in a courtyard beneath a large spreading tree with green foliage. Dozens of people sit on the ground and on stone steps in front of a white building with pink-trimmed doorways. Many wear orange or saffron shawls and white clothing. A woman in an orange robe sits on a low wall at left, and a standing woman in white with a dark bag addresses the group. A man in orange stands on the right beside a small covered pavilion, and a few figures stand near the steps. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role and clothing.2008-07-10