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A photograph taken in an open pavilion with a corrugated roof, showing a crowd of devotees facing a woman seen from behind. She wears a maroon-red sari with a gold border and gold hair ornaments, her hair in a bun with a red tie, and stands with hands folded. Among the crowd, several women wear orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and a girl in pink clothing stands near the front. A banner with a photograph and red-orange lettering hangs on the back wall. A bald man in the lower left corner wears rudraksha beads.

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A woman in a red sari with a gold-bordered yellow edge stands with her back to the camera in a covered open-sided hall with a tiled floor. She wears gold earrings, a gold necklace and a dark hair bun with a red flower. Facing her is a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing red-orange flower garlands and some holding yellow cloth bags. A cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films the scene, and a man in an orange-and-gold cloth stands at right. A golden deity shrine or altar is visible at left.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a crowd gathered in a temple hall. In the foreground, a woman seen from behind wears a deep maroon-red garment draped over one shoulder, a gold necklace, gold earrings and her dark hair in a low bun. To the left, a woman in orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands near a carved wooden screen. On the right, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards, one holding a yellow cloth, stand with hands folded. Sunlight and greenery show through an open doorway in the background.2014-08-24A photograph of a satsang gathering in an open hall with a bamboo-and-cloth canopy and a gilded ornamental arch. A central figure with hair in a low bun wears a rust-red garment with orange-gold borders and a heavy gold-and-orange bead garland, holding a gold-beaded mala and smiling as they speak to the crowd. A shaved-headed man at left in an orange-and-saffron shawl and rudraksha beads smiles nearby. Around them devotees in white dhotis and saris, many wearing red-orange rudraksha malas and name badges, stand close and listen attentively, some with palms pressed together. A large crowd stands in the background beneath the canopy.2014-08-24July 14 20152015-07-14July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and metal support poles. A shaved-headed man in the centre wears a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured sash, with a red cloth draped over his shoulder. Beside him a man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears an orange-red shawl, rudraksha beads on his arms and a long red-orange bead garland. A woman with her hair in a bun, wearing a red garment with gold borders, stands in the foreground near the pole. To the left, young women in white saris with red-orange garlands look on. Behind them, gilded statues of standing figures and an ornate gold arched frame stand on the right. Several other devotees stand around, mostly in white and red clothing.2014-08-24July 28 20152015-07-28A smiling man in a deep red-maroon robe with orange-gold borders stands centre-frame in a covered hall, wearing a long gold bead necklace with a tilak on his forehead and a bindi on his brow. He holds the necklace with one hand and has a pink thread bracelet. Behind him a crowd of devotees stands, including men in white dhotis and maroon-robed sannyasi-style attendants with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and women in white saris with red-orange borders, some with white garlands. An orange armchair and a red canopy stand at left, and a large banner on the wall shows a painted deity scene. The setting suggests a satsang or pada-puja gathering.2014-08-24Photograph of an indoor gathering in a hall with a red curtain and stage backdrop. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead and rudraksha necklace and a wrapped orange shawl stands facing a bald monk in saffron robes wearing rudraksha malas and a red bindi, who gestures with one hand. Around them, devotees in white and a woman in a blue patterned top with a rudraksha mala listen; a man in glasses and a child are also visible, with a few more people at the edges.2013-06-12July 28 20152015-07-28