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A dense crowd sits and stands inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars at night. A rainbow flag hangs on a pole at right. In the centre, a long-haired man in red-orange cloth wears rudraksha malas and a gold chain, seated facing a younger man in saffron robes with a bead mala and bare shaved head who sits nearby. Women in white, cream and yellow saris and men in white shirts surround them, some holding phones or cameras. The sense of a teaching gathering is visible, but no specific ritual is clearly shown. The long-haired man has distinctive hair and rudraksha adornments; this is an appearance-based probable match only, so the person is labelled a person in the sense of a candidate seated centre.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A large group of women seated on the floor in an indoor hall, in orange, saffron and maroon saris and robes with gold borders, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Most hold small oil lamps with flames, while others have brass pots and offering trays with flowers and small bowls in front of them. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit in rows, and a few people stand near the back among metal stands and white pillars. Some participants have their eyes closed in meditation. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame, so the figure at the back cannot be identified from appearance alone.2013-03-02Outdoor photo of a seated group during a ritual gathering under a yellow-and-orange canopy strung with banana plants and palm trees. In the foreground, rows of devotees in white saris and white clothing with orange shawls sit on chairs and mats with palms pressed together. On the right, several people in yellow garments and orange robes sit on a raised yellow-draped platform with hands folded, and a brass vessel with a coconut and flowers rests on an orange cloth. A stone Nandi bull with a flower garland sits in the background beside a tall stone pillar. A microphone stands near the platform.2009-09-25 +2 copiesCrowded temple corridor with devotees pressing close. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and wire-rimmed glasses wears a gold bead necklace and holds a printed photo card, extending one hand outward. Beside him, a long-haired young man in orange cloth and a gold garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange cap, and another wearing a round rosette badge crowd in, with young men in orange and white behind them. The setting appears to be a temple interior with dark stone pillars and a golden structure overhead. Multiple people are visible, roughly twenty, with a few partially cropped at the edges.2009-01-15July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a dense throng of devotees, mostly men in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in namaskar. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and a red bindi, standing with hands clasped. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes and beaded gold necklaces flank him. In the lower right, a bald priest in orange and white with rudraksha malas and glasses holds a brass plate of offerings, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a black beaded mala performs a ritual nearby. Hanging garlands and banana leaves decorate the stone pillars.2012-04-05May 13 20122012-05-13January 01 20132013-01-01