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A candid photograph of a man in white clothes and glasses receiving a red shawl with gold motifs draped over his shoulders by a bearded man in saffron robes. Several men in white and light shirts stand around them, and a bald man in white dhoti stands behind on the right, with an orange cloth draped over a seat in the background. The setting is an indoor room with white walls. The saffron-robed man is the one doing the honouring, and no cues in his appearance establish identity, so he is described only by role.

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March 28 20082008-03-28A photograph of a healing or blessing moment inside a room with orange-draped attendants and white-clad devotees. In the centre, a young person in an orange sleeveless robe with hair tied back leans forward and holds the hands of an elderly man in white kurta and dhoti who holds a walking stick. A bald elderly man in white stands at left with his hand on the stick. Behind them, men in white shirts, one wearing a beaded necklace and a small red tilak, and a young man with an orange shawl look on. At right, a table holds rudraksha malas and offerings, and another person in orange sits nearby.2008-03-28April 25 20122012-04-25A crowded indoor event in a hall with a red curtain and a pedestal fan at right. In the centre, an elderly man with a bald head and white ritual clothes leans in to speak with a woman in orange robes on the right, who gestures with one hand while seated. Behind them, young men wear orange shawls over white kurtas, and a bespectacled man in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside the elderly man. Several other people in white clothing crowd the background, and a person at the lower left reaches toward the scene. The elderly man's shaved head, white clothing and lack of distinctive long hair or saffron ornate attire do not establish a person candidate, so his identity is not asserted.2008-03-28March 28 20082008-03-28Indoor gathering at an ashram hall with a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing standing behind. In the foreground, a bearded man in white kurta holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings toward a long-haired figure in orange robes seated before a red striped cushion. A younger man in orange shawl stands at right, and a man in white with orange shawl stands at left beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala. A wall hanging and fans are visible. Two possible candidates are present; the long-haired figure in orange shows distinctive presentation cues, so the seated figure is a person, though this is uncertain.2008-03-25January 02 20082008-01-02November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a welcoming procession at a temple-like setting with a palm tree and a gold umbrella overhead. A man in a maroon dhoti with a long gold-and-bead necklace and a maroon shawl wears a garland of white jasmine and orange-yellow marigolds with red flowers. Beside him an older man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti also wears white and orange garlands and gestures with open palms. A younger man in a white kurta with a pale wrap and white-and-red garland stands at the centre-right, with several men in white shirts and dhotis around them, some with hands raised in greeting. The maroon-robed figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, qualifying cues that suggest a person presence, while the others are devotees or attendants.2013-11-11A photograph of devotees gathered indoors at a temple-like hall with marigold garlands hanging above. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left stands with hands folded. A center man in white with an orange-and-red patterned shawl leans in and gestures with clasped hands while speaking. A man in orange robes stands behind him. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala smiles broadly with hands together, while a man in a yellow garment and gold necklace stands beside him with hands pressed together. Several older men are visible in the background.2008-10-09A photograph of a satsang setting where a man in an orange saffron garment and cream turban stands on the right, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklaces, bare-armed with bangles, and holding a small white paper or card. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand or bow with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a red-orange shirt with a red bindi. Other seated and standing devotees fill the background of a hall with a projection screen and colourful painted panels.2012-04-252003 -Glimpses From Various Programs