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A dense crowd of devotees presses around a central figure in a white shirt at an indoor gathering. Many women wear sarees in teal, yellow, red and pink with braided hair and flowers. Some devotees hold their hands in anjali with palms pressed together, while others reach out toward the centre. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron clothing stands at right, and several men wear white kurtas with red lanyards. Leafy yellow-green plants frame the lower edge of the scene.

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A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, many with hands pressed together in namaskar or raised in devotion. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear saris in pink, red, peach and blue, and a few wear kumkum or vibhuti marks. One man in the front right has an orange cord around his neck. A figure in a white head covering raises a white cloth above the crowd. Plastic chairs are visible among the seated and standing people. The photograph appears to be an older print.A dense crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis fills an indoor hall at night. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange turban, an orange-gold shawl and a mala of beads, his palms pressed together in namaste. An older man in white with folded hands stands beside him, and many people around them lean in, some with hands raised in greeting. The scene looks like a wedding visit with a welcoming crowd.A photograph of a dense crowd of devotees reaching upward with raised hands toward a central figure at a festival procession. A man with long dark swept-back hair, an orange saffron robe, and layered gold-toned necklaces and mala beads stands at the center, smiling. Around him, many children and young adults in white and cream clothing press forward, while an older man in white with glasses and a white-haired woman in a patterned sari reach in. A golden trident-topped staff with red and yellow tassels is visible at the upper left, along with other saffron-robed figures and a yellow-shawled man at the left edge. Appearance-based probable match for Swamiji, shown in person with saffron robe and long hair; identity is inferred from appearance cues only.2008-12-23Photograph of an indoor hall at a mass Living Enlightenment gathering in Kancheepuram, with a crowd seated on blue plastic chairs. Many seated devotees press their palms together in anjali. In the centre, a bare-headed older man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala has his palms joined and faces a figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange garment with a white shawl, who stands near a window with black circular grille. A woman in a teal sari with white flowers in her hair and another in a blue sari also join palms. Large black speaker cabinets stand behind the crowd.May 09 20082008-05-09A large seated audience fills a hall at a person Jayanthi event, packed rows of devotees on white plastic chairs. Many women wear white or saffron-trimmed saris and salwars, some in blue, pink, green and yellow; several have folded hands in anjali or are clapping. Men in white shirts and saffron shawls sit in the front rows. At the far left edge, a glimpse of an ornate altar or stage is visible. The crowd appears to number in the many hundreds, with the room extending far back.2010-12-29July 20-26 2004Photo 11730580February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a large crowd at an evening darshan session. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a turquoise head wrap and a turquoise and red-orange shawl, with a light garment, and places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows with hands raised. A young woman in a white top with a red bangle and a red thread on her wrist raises her palms beside them. Behind them, many men and youths in white shirts and dhotis stand in the crowd, some with raised arms.2008-02-09July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA crowded indoor event photograph of devotees gathered closely together. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and black mala beads holds her palms pressed together in namaste with eyes lowered and a smile. A younger woman in white with a mala, head bowed, stands in front in the lower left. Behind them, men in white shirts and a man in an orange robe with an orange kerchief stand among the group. On the right, a figure in a tall orange turban and orange robe with long curly hair extends an arm to touch the head of a bald older man in white, a blessing gesture. Other spectators in white and pastel clothes fill the background with a metal railing and stage structure visible behind them.2008-05-09