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A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with white plastered walls. Several smiling young men in saffron and orange shawls, rudraksha malas and white kurtas crowd around a blue-draped table. An older bald man in white on the left leans over a camera or device on the table. In the centre a young man in orange robes gestures with a hand while a bespectacled person in a yellow shawl bends forward in front. On the right a young man in a long orange robe with a sword-like rod at his shoulder grins and crosses his arms. The atmosphere appears festive and informal.

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A photograph taken indoors under a thatched roof with white plastered walls. A smiling young man in an orange saffron cloth and red shirt with a red tilak sits in the foreground, leaning forward. Around him a crowd of young men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange or yellow shawls and wooden rudraksha-style malas stand and smile. One man at left holds a camera. A blue cloth edge is visible at lower left, and a person's head is partially visible at the bottom centre.2008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19A dimly lit indoor hall with a wooden door, fluorescent light and a tall orange-and-patterned hanging above. In the foreground a smiling person with long dark hair and gold necklaces, wearing an orange blouse, sits beside a round wooden-rimmed object; a bowed devotee in orange shawl touches the floor, and another kneeling figure in a pink-and-orange sari leans forward. Around them many men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces stand and watch, some with lanyards. No individual is identifiable as the a person with confidence from appearance; the standing man in white kurta with lanyard is a devotee.2006-12-27A photograph of a large group of people seated and standing in a bright room with white curtains and a white table with a black speaker on the left. Many seated men and women laugh and clap, wearing saffron/orange robes with yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, alongside men in white kurtas and white dhotis. A man with long dark hair in a white kurta at center claps and laughs. Behind them, standing figures in white clothes and orange stoles hold papers, and an older man in a white shirt stands near the back left. A decorative wall hanging with blue and colored motifs hangs in the upper right corner.2008-12-31A photograph of a seated crowd of smiling men at a satsang gathering, mostly in white kurta-style clothing. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears a red shawl and another wears a yellow shawl; a man at lower left wears glasses and a yellow shawl. Several men wear vermilion or tilak marks on their foreheads, and one man wears a white shirt with a beaded mala. A man at upper left has long hair and wears grey clothing. The surrounding setting is an indoor hall.2010-12-28A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor photo in a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and white draped ceiling fabric. A bare-chested man in orange cloth with long dark wavy hair sits at right, smiling, hands raised in a gesture while speaking with a group. Standing around him are several men: a man in a pink shirt gesturing with hand on chest, a man in a light blue shirt, a man in a white shirt with a wristwatch and red wristband gesturing, a young man in white with a yellow scarf, and a young man in white with a red-and-orange shawl and red tilak. A man in orange is partly visible at far right. Several people are visible in the background.2010-07-14A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched and metal-framed shelter shows a smiling man at left wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and laughing. Behind him stand several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange shawls, several laughing and smiling, and a person in white holds a video camera. A red-painted wall and bamboo blinds are visible in the background, with a small tray of offerings at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) appears laughing at left, with devotees in orange shawls around him.2006-11-20A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-mat and corrugated roof. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-wrap smiles broadly, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a small object in one hand. Behind him stand a line of smiling devotees in white ritual dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing red-and-white threaded beads. A cameraman in white stands at the back right holding a video camera. A pedestal fan and a metal stand sit in the foreground, with a green cloth on the floor and a brass plate near the bottom edge. Through a grille on the left, a small shrine with lit lamps is visible. Several people stand in the background, and the scene reads as informal ashram life during the Maheshwara Puja period.2006-11-20