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A stage event photographed in front of a deep blue starry backdrop with a gold pillar at the upper right. On the left a bald man with a yellow forehead mark, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas, a rust-brown wrap and dhoti, holds a microphone to his mouth. Beside him a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, writes on a clipboard with a pen. Two women stand at right: one in a white sari with blue border motifs, a rudraksha mala and orange lanyard, wearing a black blindfold over her eyes, and another in a white outfit with a rust-coloured shawl holding a handheld microphone. The setting suggests a question-and-answer session with a blindfolded participant.

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Photo of four people on a stage in front of a warm golden pillar with a dark starry backdrop. On the left, a bald man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a crossbody cloth bag and rudraksha-style beads reaches out toward the group. Next, an older man with a long white beard and glasses wears a saffron-orange robe and shawl with a white flower garland, holding a microphone in one hand and a clipboard in the other. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with an orange lanyard stands with clasped hands. On the right, a woman in a white and blue sari with a rudraksha mala and a black blindfold holds a microphone.2015-07-21Stage event photo. An older bearded man in orange robes and a white flower garland stands at left, writing or signing on a clipboard held by a woman in a white and blue sari with a blindfold over her eyes, a microphone in her other hand. A second woman in a white outfit with a rudraksha-style brown beaded necklace and red shawl holds a microphone at right. A woman in pink sari stands behind. Background is deep blue starry backdrop with a gold ornate pillar. The page identifies the event as a Q and A session with darshan.2015-07-21A stage at a Kumbh Mela camp with ornate golden and pink decorative arches behind seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes. In the foreground, three seated elder sadhus in orange, one with grey beard and forehead markings, sit before marigold-filled brass plates. Standing behind them, a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a microphone and gestures, while two young blindfolded participants in white stand with a printed booklet, and a man in white and orange holds the booklet. Other standing people in orange robes stand in the background beside deity murti figures. The setting is a blindfold and third-eye demonstration staged before akhada leaders.2015-09-11July 21 20152015-07-21A stage event with saffron-robed sadhus seated at front, each with marigold garlands on low tables. A standing woman in white sari with brown rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a microphone, while blindfolded girls in white and cream clothing stand beside her, one holding a small booklet; a girl in a rudraksha mala reads from it. Behind them, a man in white with an orange-tilaked forehead and a woman in orange stand near ornate gold and pink decorations. The central seated sadhu wears orange with a folded orange shawl and holds a pen; to the right a sadhu with an orange headcloth also sits near a microphone. Demonstration of blindfold and third-eye exercise.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a blindfold demonstration at a Kumbh Mela camp. A figure in a bright orange turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha malas and gold pendant stands to the right, reaching to touch the forehead of a young woman in a white garment with a black blindfold and a tilak marked on her brow; she wears an orange-beaded mala and a small pendant. At the left, an older bearded man in an orange shirt sits with a pen in his pocket, and a man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded mala holds a microphone at the upper right. Marigold garlands rest in the foreground. The orange figure matches the probable Swamiji cues of orange turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold, so the candidate is.2015-09-11A stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp with ornate gold and pink decorations behind. A seated man with a long white beard and forehead tilak wears orange robes and a white sash, with a silver pendant on his chest. Beside him a man in an orange head wrap and orange robes sits with a microphone on a stand, wearing a rudraksha mala. Two women in white saris stand behind them: one holds a microphone and wears a red-brown bead necklace with a gold pendant, while a younger girl with a black blindfold over her eyes wears a dark bead mala and gold-trimmed white sari. A man in orange sits in the background. Offering plates of marigold flowers sit on a low table in the foreground.2015-09-11May 27 20152015-05-27September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA stage photograph at an indoor event with a gold-carved pillar and white draped backdrop. In the centre, a man in an orange kurta and an orange turban-like cap holds a microphone and reads from papers, a green pen in his hand, with a striped cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha beads at his neck. To his left, a man in peach-toned robes with vibhuti marks stands, and behind them a bald man in glasses wears dark beads and orange cloth. To the right, a woman in a blue sari with a striped border holds a sheet of paper and a second microphone, and beside her a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl and rudraksha mala gestures with her hands. Five people are visible in the scene.2015-05-27September 11 20152015-09-11 +3 copiesCeremonial stage scene at a Kumbh Mela camp with three seated saffron-robed sadhus in front. The seated man on the left has long white hair and white beard, wearing orange cloth. The seated bearded man in the centre wears orange robes, a white tilak on his forehead and holds a plate of marigold petals. The woman on the right in orange with a rudraksha mala looks at a red phone. Standing behind them, a woman in white sari with rudraksha mala and red tilak holds a microphone-like object, and a young woman in white wears a black blindfold over her eyes and a rudraksha mala. Gold-framed thrones and a deity murti stand in the background with colourful fabric hangings.2015-09-11