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A photo shows two seated men in front of a crowd on a green floor inside a plain hall. The man on the left wears white robes, has long dark hair and a full beard, and sits cross-legged while gesturing with his hands. The man on the right, in an orange-gold shawl over saffron clothing with a gold bangle, smiles broadly while seated beside him. A man with a grey beard on the far right wears saffron clothes and a watch and holds his palms together in anjali. Behind them, roughly a dozen standing devotees watch, several women in saris and salwar, a boy in a white shirt, and a man photographing. A small blue stone deity murti sits on the floor in the foreground beside a red cloth and printed booklets.

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August 06 20092009-08-06A seated gathering under a thatched pavilion with wooden beams and a pillar. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a red undergarment, a gold necklace of beads and a white forehead marking sits cross-legged on a green-grey floor beside a small grey stone animal figure. To his left, a man with long dark hair and beard wears white. Two saffron-robed men sit to the right, one holding an open book and wearing rudraksha beads, the other with glasses and a saffron shawl. Behind them, a crowd of women in saris and men stand and watch, one woman holding a green water bottle. The scene suggests a devotional or teaching gathering.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a seated man in white robes with long dark hair and a full beard, leaning forward to place his hands on the head of a kneeling woman in an orange saffron sari with a gold border. A large group of onlookers stands behind them in a plain hall with a green floor, including women in saris and salwar, men in shirts, and a young boy in a white shirt with a badge. A folded red and gold cloth and a blue stone figure lie on the floor near the kneeling pair, and a man in orange robes sits at the right edge.2009-08-06A photograph in a covered open hall with a green painted floor and a thatched roof. A woman in white with long dark hair drapes an orange and gold silk shawl over the shoulders of a seated man in saffron robes wearing a gold necklace and red undershirt, who presses his palms together in greeting. Beside them lies a red and gold cloth and a small grey Ganesha figure. Around them about twenty seated and standing devotees in saffron, white, pink and green saris and kurtas watch, and a second saffron-robed man with a grey beard sits at the right holding a phone. A red-cushioned chair stands at the left, and a green plastic water bottle rests among the seated women.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man in white robes seated on the floor, looking down and holding an open booklet with orange pages. Behind him stand several women in saris: one in a pink sari with a black cord necklace, one in a teal and gold sari, one in a patterned sari wearing glasses and a black cord with a small photo badge, and a woman in a white outfit at left. A green plastic bottle is held at right. An orange-clad person sits at lower right, and a blue cloth edge is visible at the bottom. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and a white robe with a small orange tilak mark, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo under a thatched roof with wooden beams and a stone pillar. Center right, a bearded man in white robes and a red-and-gold shawl holds a large white book with both hands and smiles. Left, a long-haired man in saffron orange robes and a red sleeveless undershirt, with white tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces, gestures expressively toward him. Behind them, men in orange and white clothes stand, and a man in a yellow kurta on the right holds a green umbrella. A crowd of people is visible in the background, and a wooden cart wheel is at left.2009-08-06