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A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard gathering with a seated group of devotees in orange and saffron clothing. A standing woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a black shoulder bag gestures with her right hand while speaking to the seated group. Several seated people wear rudraksha malas; some have shaved heads and white tilak markings on their arms and chests. Two black stone guardian figures flank the orange walls, and a deity murti decorated with garlands is visible in the sanctum beyond. In front of the group sit brass vessels, a plate of bananas, and a small low table covered with a leopard-print cloth. The scene reads as a satsang-style teaching session. No individual can be reliably identified as a person from appearance in this image.

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A photograph of a large gathering of saffron-robed devotees seated on the floor of an open-pillared temple hall during a Ganesha Chaturthi satsang. Many people wear orange and saffron cloths; several men have shaved heads and rudraksha malas, and some women sit with orange shawls. In the centre back, a large golden Ganesha deity murti sits on a decorated platform with garlands. A figure in red sits on a green mat in the foreground-left area, with a brass oil lamp and brass kalasha-like vessels nearby. A camera on a tripod films the gathering at the right. Hanging brass bells and lamps hang from the ceiling, and a large brass vessel sits in the middle of the floor.2016-09-05A photograph of a ritual gathering inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. Many devotees in saffron and orange-red clothing, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, sit or kneel in rows. Several women in the centre hold their hands together in prayer and offering. In the background a deity murti stands in an illuminated shrine decorated with red and orange drapery, and a smoky incense haze rises. A stone sculpture stands on the left beside a white cloth. No figure is clearly identifiable as a candidate for a person, so no appearance-based label is given.2013-03-18September 19 20162016-09-19March 18 20132013-03-18Outdoor ritual gathering on a paved courtyard under a canopy with bunting. Many devotees in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on the ground facing a raised platform; several are seen from behind, some with hair in buns or braids, garlands of orange flowers, and one woman in white. On the platform, two saffron-robed men sit at a low table with fruit and offerings, while another figure in white stands at left near a cart. Behind them stands a large elaborate deity murti in a decorated alcove with flower garlands and a golden shrine. A striped cloth covers the platform, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene at right.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02September 19 20162016-09-19October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ashram gathering under a corrugated metal canopy, with a large crowd of young people in orange and saffron robes seated on mats on a paved floor. In the centre a figure with long dark hair and a beaded necklace sits on a raised orange seat, with another robed man in red-orange standing nearby. To the right, a robed attendant in orange works at a low stone platform before an elaborate white and gold deity murti of a goddess, decorated with marigold garlands, with brass vessels and bananas as offerings. Tall palms and a potted plant frame the scene, with a painted pillar and speaker at left.2014-10-02March 10 20132013-03-10September 05 20162016-09-05A photograph of a seated audience of devotees in orange and saffron clothing at an open-air courtyard shrine with red walls, stone pillars and a golden trident on a brass stand in the foreground. A figure in saffron robes sits at a raised wooden stand on the right, speaking into a microphone, apparently teaching. Many women with hair tied back in braids sit on the stone floor facing him, and several children in orange sit among them. Other orange-clad attendants stand and sit near a stone platform holding offerings and fruit. Green potted plants and hanging brass lamps are visible overhead.2016-09-05