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A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors around seated sannyasis in saffron robes. In the centre, a younger man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits with hands folded, eyes lowered. Beside him, an older bald man with a white beard and a gold chain wears orange cloth. Behind them, standing men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and a long wooden staff rises at left. A seated figure with grey curly hair is seen from behind in the foreground, and a camera and dark-haired heads are visible at lower right. Trees and people fill the background.

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July 25 20072007-07-25A photograph of a seated outdoor gathering under a shaded canopy with dappled light on sandy ground. In the foreground, a bald man in a white ritual cloth and white cap sits beside a bald man in saffron-orange robes who holds his hands together. Further along the row, several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged, including one with a long white beard and one with long dark hair and a flowing beard in white. Behind them, rows of men in white clothes and white rosette badges stand and sit, with some in orange and some in plain shirts. Marigold petals lie on the ground. The scene appears to be a ceremonial seating at a religious event.2007-01-30February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor ceremony seating under a canopy with a pale stupa-like structure and colourful umbrellas overhead. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and gold-bead necklace sits beside a white-bearded man in orange robes. Several seated men in white and saffron robes sit in rows, including one bearded man in white with long hair, and a white-bearded man in pink. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch. Dappled shade falls across the ground. The image is a photograph of a seated assembly, not a graphic.2007-01-30January 29 20102010-01-29Outdoor temple gathering under a tree with multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas, where a seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees face left. In the foreground a man in white with a green-bordered cloth stands at the edge. Several seated figures wear orange robes; a bald man in orange sits centre and a bespectacled man in a white cloth and saffron-draped older monk sit at the right, with a curly-haired man in white and rudraksha beads in the lower right corner. Behind them a crowd stands, some in white dhotis and caps. Stone temple architecture and a hanging bell appear at upper left. A person with long swept-back hair and beard sits in the centre row, but his appearance is uncertain, so no identification is made.2007-01-30Outdoor crowd scene in bright sunlight with several seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes at the front. On the right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange shawl, and an ornate gold-toned necklace of large beads, looking toward the right with a slight smile; he is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long swept hair, orange turban, ornate gold necklace), seated as a dignitary. Beside him, a bald older sannyasi in orange robes sits centre-front, another bald sannyasi in orange sits left, and a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and wooden staff stands behind. Several white-clad devotees and onlookers stand in the background, some holding wooden poles.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a seated crowd under colourful festival canopies with fringed tassels at an open-air ashram event. In the foreground at left, a man with long hair, an orange turban, orange robes and a large gold-toned bead necklace sits upright with hands resting on his lap. Beside him, an elderly man with white hair wears orange cloth, and a white-bearded sadhu in pale saffron robes and a turban sits next to them. Further along, a bearded man with long dark hair wears white clothing, and an elderly bearded man with bare arms and a walking stick sits in white. Behind the front row, many men in white shirts and orange robes sit or stand. Chairs, a white tower structure and a striped umbrella are visible in the background under a bright sky.2007-01-30August 09 20072007-08-09July 23 20092009-07-23February 02 20072007-02-02