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A photograph of a crowded outdoor tented gathering with saffron-clad devotees seated closely together under orange canopy fabric. In the foreground, a bearded elderly man with long grey hair in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes lowered, while a person in a red-orange turban and saffron garment with a gold necklace and red-beaded bracelets reaches out with a smiling expression, gesturing toward the seated men. A man at left with closed eyes wears orange clothing and a gold-trimmed shawl, and a golden ceremonial staff is visible at the lower left. Several other men in orange and saffron attire surround them. The a person label is unsure because the appearance of the turbaned figure is not conclusively established.

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Photograph of an outdoor or canopied ceremony with saffron-clad sannyasis. In the foreground a bearded elderly man in orange robes sits on a chair while a younger man in a red turban and orange-red garment leans in and places a long ceremonial garland with rudraksha malas and golden beads over his head, smiling. Around them other men in orange robes, some wearing red or saffron turbans, stand and sit close by, with a golden-bordered wooden staff visible at the left edge. The setting has a white and orange tent canopy with metal framing overhead. Many people in saffron robes are gathered around, a sannyasi procession style atmosphere.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a seated crowd at a satsang gathering under a white tent. In the foreground a bald man with white sacred ash on his forehead and palms pressed together sits in saffron robes, with a bearded elder in saffron beside him and a close-up of another older man with yellow-painted forehead and white beard. 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