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A large indoor hall during a Guru Purnima gathering, with many devotees standing close together in white dhotis and white shirts, several bare-chested men in white dhotis, and women in sarees and a child held by a woman in a yellow outfit at left. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth with elephant and bird motifs in red, yellow, blue and green hang from a white tented ceiling, and small lamps and a framed picture are visible near the entrance. No one clearly matches a person's appearance, so no candidate is identified.

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A dense crowd of devotees fills a large white tented hall decorated with hanging yellow and orange pennants printed with elephant and floral motifs. Most people wear white clothes, with some in saffron or orange. Many have their hands raised or pressed together, and several men wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and red-and-gold vibhuti marks gestures with raised hands while people around him press close. A framed picture hangs on the far wall above the crowd. The scene suggests a gathering for darshan or satsang.2008-07-17June 29 20142014-06-29July 17 20082008-07-17A crowded indoor hall with cream walls, white ceiling trusses and bright lights, filled with a dense mass of men mostly dressed in white shirts and dhotis. Several men at left wear orange and red shawls or garlands, one with a rosette badge. Colourful striped woven hangings hang from the ceiling and walls. Many people press forward with hands raised, some looking toward an unseen focal point. A few women in pink and saffron saris stand among them. No clear individual is singled out for identification.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJuly 17 20082008-07-17A large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Some wear orange sashes and round orange-rimmed badges pinned to their shirts. Colourful painted pillars wrapped in patterned panels with orange tassels line the room, beneath a white draped ceiling with ceiling fans. Orange floor mats run through the crowd toward a stage at the back. In the foreground a young man with a red-orange cord and a white shirt stands among others, while an older man in a blue shirt and a man in a dark shirt stand nearby. The scene looks like a gathering of devotees in a hall, with no clearly identifiable a person visible in this view.2010-07-24A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor and on white plastic chairs under a white tented hall decorated with hanging cylindrical banners in bright patterns with fringed yellow tassels. Many attendees wear white, cream, pink, red and saffron saris and shirts; a woman in a red blouse with a long braid stands in the foreground beside a man in a striped blue shirt. At the far end, a stage area bears framed photographs and banners on the back wall, and one man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands near the centre aisle. Some people fold their hands in prayer.2008-03-20A large crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls dressed in white saris and white kurtas, fills a big tent-like hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners painted with elephants and geometric patterns in red, blue, green and yellow. Many people sit or stand closely packed, some with long braids, and a few wear colourful saris in green, pink and orange. The setting suggests a large communal gathering during a Gurupoornima-style event, with lights and white canopy overhead.2008-07-17June 13 20092009-06-13 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall with white-painted walls and a white metal frame ceiling holds a large seated and standing gathering. Two tall decorated pillars wrapped in yellow and blue fabric with elephant patterns frame the room. Many men wear white kurtas or shirts with rudraksha malas, and several women in saris sit among them. A man in the foreground leans forward to assist someone seated on the floor. Plastic chairs fill the lower area, and white pedestal fans and a speaker are mounted overhead. The scene looks like a satsang or programme gathering. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable in this crowd.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17