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A crowd of children, young adults and adults gathers in a covered veranda outside a doorway decorated with colourful balloons, beside a pink-and-purple tinsel-draped pillar. In the centre-right, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands among the group. Several people wear saffron/orange clothing and shawls, and a boy in a blue shirt stands at the doorway to the left. Festive decorations and a sunny courtyard are visible beyond, with other figures walking in the background.

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December 21 20072007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21Outdoor evening gathering at a children's celebration with a large white board or screen overhead strung with red tinsel. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a hooded or cowled top sits cross-legged on an orange cloth at the front, a microphone on a stand and a small brass vessel with flowers beside them. Around them, many children and young women stand in a loose circle: girls in yellow, pink, blue and white salwar and sari clothing, boys in white shirts and blue. Several adults in white dhotis or saffron wraps stand among them, one man holding a video camera. An elderly man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the centre. Balloons and bunting decorate the space.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14A man in an orange-saffron shawl over a red undershirt stands at the centre of a crowded courtyard, one finger raised to his lips and a wooden staff in his right hand, addressing the group. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Around him, many children and young people in white ritual clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, listen attentively; a boy in a yellow jacket and a girl in white stand in the foreground. A man in white stands behind them near a pale-green door under a covered walkway. The walls are whitewashed and an orange lamp hangs from the eaves. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and the staff of a sannyasi, leading a satsang-style talk with students.2007-12-21March 22 20082008-03-22A photograph taken under a corrugated white metal shed with blue pipe framing at an outdoor ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a man in white ritual clothes and a rudraksha mala stands with his hands near a red-and-orange draped seat, while a young man in white and a boy in an orange shawl stand alongside. At left, a row of people in white, orange and blue clothes, including children, stands near a small table holding flowers, a brass vessel and offerings. A person in orange robes sits with their back to the camera at lower left. Red tinsel decorates the posts and a small shrine area stands at right. A wall sign with text hangs to the left.2008-11-14A large outdoor crowd gathers in a dusty courtyard beside a concrete wall and a corrugated-roof shed, with umbrellas raised above some heads. Many devotees wear white, cream, saffron-orange and teal clothing and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-left wears a saffron-orange garment with a red mala, and a boy beside him wears an orange dhoti. Women wear sarees in blue, pink and purple. The mood is of an assembled devotional gathering before a temple ritual. No deity, a person candidate or lamp is clearly identifiable in view.2016-12-12A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl over a red undershirt, standing in a white-walled covered corridor and gesturing with one hand while holding a wooden staff. Around him a large crowd of children and young people in white and colourful clothes, including a boy in a yellow hooded top and a girl in a red-and-white outfit, gather closely and look toward him. Two adults in white and orange stand behind, one woman in an orange sari is at left, and a yellow and orange hanging decoration appears at top right.2007-12-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a bare upper body and long swept-back hair sits on a white-covered chair at a microphone, facing a crowd of devotees. Several men and women and children stand closely in front of him, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with folded hands at the center and a woman in a pink saree with a gold necklace. Behind the crowd, a man in a white shirt, an older man in white with a rudraksha mala, and another in orange stand near a table of white cloth, flowers and water bottles. A framed portrait sits on the table, and blue and yellow hanging banners decorate the white tent-like hall. The scene is a photograph of a gathering at an ashram-style event.2008-04-16A crowd of devotees gathers inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging striped cloth banners in yellow, red and blue. Many people wear orange or saffron robes and some wear white with yellow or orange shawls. A bearded man in orange robes stands centre-right, holding red rose petals, with a few others near him. A woman in an orange top at centre-front raises her hands with petals, and a cameraman in white on the left films the scene. Red rose petals scatter through the air above the group. A dark backdrop with a painted mountain-like scene is visible behind the crowd, and a seated elderly person in orange appears in the foreground.2008-02-14