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A photograph inside a temple hall during a festival event, with a large seated crowd of devotees facing a raised orange cushioned seat at right. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with red blossoms, sits on the orange seat while a golden trident stands beside him. Another man in orange with a gold chain and garland sits behind him holding the golden trident. Seated on the floor at left are men in white dhotis and white shirts, along with boys in white and a young boy in a striped orange shirt. Bearded men in saffron robes sit near the front. Walls behind the crowd hold framed portraits and colourful patterned banners. a person: the seated figure in front has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a flower garland and sits in the honoured position beside the trident.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of an indoor Hindu ceremony in a hall filled with seated devotees, many in white ritual clothes and some in orange. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, seated on an orange cushioned seat with a small red-patterned rug in front. Beside him, a man in orange with a gold necklace holds a tall golden trident-topped staff. Further right, a bald man in orange robes and gold beads sits near a large golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Behind them, a glass-walled area with framed portraits and orange drapery holds a dense crowd of people. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with the garland and mala fits the cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and is seated centrally as the honoured guest of the gathering.2008-12-30A large hall packed with devotees seated on the floor and standing along railings. In the foreground, a long-haired man in saffron robes with a flower garland and red-and-white floral necklace sits on a saffron-draped seat beside a bearded elder in orange robes and glasses. Behind them, a man in orange with gold beads sits near a gold statue with a tall gold trident. Many devotees wear white kurtas and rudraksha malas; a boy in an orange-striped shirt sits at left. Colourful hanging banners and decorated pillars line the hall. The saffron-robed central figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron garments and a ceremonial garland, a person cue, placing him in the seated honoured position.2008-12-30A large indoor hall with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor behind a metal railing. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a white floral garland and an orange robe sits on an orange cushioned seat, with an older bearded man in orange beside him. Behind them a man in orange with a gold necklace holds a tall gold trident, and another orange-robed attendant sits at right. Devotees in white kurtas and orange saris sit on a matting, and an old man in white sits at left. Hanging garlands, colourful striped pillars and framed photographs decorate the hall. a person: the man with long hair, orange robe and white flower garland seated centrally on the orange seat, appearing as a presiding guru at a Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A seated guru in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland sits on an orange-draped throne-like seat, gesturing with his right hand while speaking. Behind him stands a golden trident and a golden staff with a decorative top, and a gold-painted pillar. Two other saffron-robed attendants sit nearby wearing gold necklaces, and a bald man in orange sits to the right. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on a red carpet and on the floor in front of the stage. Above is a tin roof decorated with hanging green leaf strings and colourful painted pillars, with framed pictures on the walls. Scene appears to be a satsang or discourse at a festival gathering.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a cream gold-bordered turban and a golden trident-topped staff behind him sits on a cushioned seat in front of a large audience under orange drapes. He wears a white and orange flower garland, a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hair falls long past his shoulders. In the foreground another person in orange clothing with a gold necklace sits at the lower right, facing away. Behind them a crowd of seated devotees, many with hands pressed together in namaste, wears white and cream clothing; some boys in white kurtas sit in front, and several people wear glasses.2008-12-27A photograph of a festival hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging green leaf decorations and a tall golden trident. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with white and red flower garlands sits on an orange-draped seat with a dark cushion, looking upward. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a gold-beaded mala sits on the same raised platform, and a bald man in orange with a gold necklace sits at right near a golden throne-like seat. In the foreground, an orange-robed figure sits on a red patterned rug. Seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas fill the floor at left, including elderly men and children, with colourful pillars and framed photographs along the back wall.2008-12-30A large indoor satsang hall with a wooden-floored platform where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck garland sits cross-legged at front left, hands folded in his lap, with a gold-tipped ceremonial staff rising beside him. Beside him sits another man in orange with gold necklaces. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes, many with flower garlands, fill the room with hands held in anjali. Framed portraits of saffron-clad figures hang in the windows behind, and a red mat lies on the floor at lower left. Appearance-based probable identification of the front figure as a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and gold-bead necklaces.2008-12-26December 30 20082008-12-30A satsang hall under a corrugated metal roof with orange cloth draping the walls and an orange canopy overhead. In the foreground, a man seated on a raised orange-covered seat wears an orange shawl over orange robes, a cream turban, and a white floral garland, and sits with hands folded. Beside him stands a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a trident finial. Seated near the front, a bearded man in glasses wears an orange robe and gold necklaces, and a younger man in orange with gold necklaces and a red tilak sits to the right beside a bearded sannyasi in orange with gold beads. Rows of seated students in white and pink clothing fill the hall behind them, with framed photographs on the back wall. The seated figure in the turban shows distinctive orange robes and garland, though his appearance is only partly clear, so the identity is uncertain.2008-12-27