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A crowded indoor room where a man reclines on the floor, face-up, wearing a heavy garland of white jasmine and red roses, with a red and white flower arrangement near him. Around him, a line of devotees in white and cream saris and kurtas with gold borders offer fruit and flowers. A woman in a cream sari with a red blouse bends forward to place a green fruit into his outstretched hand, while others stand nearby, one in a pink top and one in a purple shirt. A wicker basket of fruit sits at the lower edge. Behind them, a wall poster and a shelf of books are visible, and a small electric fan stands on the floor.

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A crowded indoor room with white walls, a wall-mounted fan, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sadhu near a sign. A man lying on his side wears a large garland of white jasmine and red roses and is being attended by devotees. Several women in cream and gold-bordered cotton saris stand around him, one in pink salwar kameez. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border holds a lime or lemon near the floor, surrounded by scattered pink petals, while a child sits beside a basket. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha beads stands at right. Many onlookers fill the background, several in white and cream traditional dress.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A crowded indoor room with white walls and a wall-mounted poster of a saffron-clad figure. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white dhoti with gold border stands at right, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, while devotees press around him. A woman in a pink blouse reaches to offer a green fruit or lime, and another woman in a cream sari is bent forward with a basket-like cloth. At left, a man lying or seated has a garland of white jasmine and red roses. Other devotees in white and cream saris and white kurtas stand nearby, some holding flowers and palms together. A standing fan and flower petals on the floor are visible.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A crowded indoor room where devotees are offering fruit and flowers to a seated man with long dark hair wearing a garland of white and red flowers and a rust-red garment. Women in white and cream sarees with gold borders stand close, one holding red roses; a woman in a yellow and gold dress and a woman in a pale saree with a gold border offer small green fruits, placing them on a cloth covered with pink flowers. A woman in a white saree and rudraksha-style beads places fruit near a basket of green fruit. A white fan, a television and bookshelves are in the background, and men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand among the crowd. The seated man's identity is not established from appearance, so he is described by role only.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a white-painted forehead, and a heavy garland of red roses, white jasmine and yellow flowers draped across his shoulders and lap, receiving devotees in a small room. Women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, one in a red-and-gold saree and others in pale and patterned saris, stand close and some hold red flowers and lemons. A woman in a white blouse and rust-coloured saree leans in, holding lemons, and a young woman in a purple-and-yellow outfit bends forward. Pink petals and a black embroidered mat lie on the floor, and a standing fan, a television and a framed picture hang on the walls. Several young men in orange and cream robes and rudraksha malas stand at the back. The man in the garland is a person (long hair, garland and devotional setting), seated and in person; the others are devotees.2017-04-02Indoor devotional gathering in a small room with a wall-mounted television, a standing fan and a notice board. A man reclining on the floor at lower left, wearing a maroon-brown garment and heaped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, receives offerings of lemons from a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari who kneels before him. Around them devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis, one in a blue sari, and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stand close together. A saffron-clothed person stands among the crowd. Behind them a blue sign reads Free Kriya Meditation and Healing, beside a framed saffron-robed portrait, and orange marigold garlands decorate the doorway. Several women and men are visible, most in white or traditional South Indian attire.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02