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Outdoor photo on a stone ghat at Varanasi with sunlit arched wooden pavilion pillars. A bald man in an orange-and-white striped shirt stands speaking and holding a microphone, while a seated person in orange robes with long dark hair sits beside him. In the foreground, several people are seen from behind, including a woman with a pink and yellow wrap and another with light hair in a ponytail. A temple spire is visible in the background.

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January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of a seated figure in the foreground, shown in dark silhouette under a red-pink arched stone passage, wearing a long orange-saffron robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. Behind and around him, a large group of people in orange and saffron clothing sits and stands on steps and a stone ledge, many looking toward him. Some wear orange caps, and a few people in white or grey clothing and a man in a blue shirt stand among them. A camera operator in an orange cap is visible at lower left, and a person stands on a wall at upper left. The setting is an outdoor stone archway with overgrown trees beyond.2006-06-04A photograph of a seated group outdoors. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron top with long dark curly hair, gold necklace and a pen in the pocket raises one hand with an index finger extended, as if explaining or teaching. Around them devotees sit closely: a woman in a maroon hooded wrap, a woman with a red headscarf, a person in a knit beanie, a man in a white shawl, and others in white and purple garments. The person in orange appears to be a person, based on the saffron clothing, long swept hair and gold necklace, while the page indicates his presence at this event.2006-01-08Outdoor photo on a riverbank at Varanasi with hazy pale sky and pink-walled stepped structures behind. A figure in a bright saffron-orange shawl with long dark hair raises a hand in greeting; a tall white bamboo pole stands beside them. Around them stand a grey-haired woman in a navy jacket with a white scarf, a man in a grey knit sweater, a smiling woman in dark glasses and dark jacket at left, and others in winter coats and a dark knit cap at right. The orange-robed figure has distinctive saffron clothing and long hair consistent with a person presence, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.Outdoor temple courtyard scene with weathered stone pillars and carved reliefs. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace with a pendant stands with hands clasped, a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands partly turned. To the right, a bald man in white dhoti with orange-gold borders and a sacred thread stands among a dense crowd, several people holding cameras and phones. a person appearance cues are not distinctive enough here, so the central man is described by role only as a saffron-robed sannyasi-like figure. Many onlookers fill the background.2010-12-29July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of an outdoor satsang or discourse on a raised platform with a city of pale buildings blurred behind. A figure with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, sits before a microphone on a stand and speaks. Beside and behind them, seated devotees in orange and white robes listen, including a woman in an orange shawl and a man in orange with sunglasses. A red-and-white object and a red cloth are at the lower left, and a pink flower is at the top edge. Swamiji (probable) appears in appearance-based form, seated and speaking with a rudraksha mala and long hair.2006-05-24A photograph taken outdoors beside a river with a red steel truss bridge behind. A shaved-headed man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds an orange umbrella over the head of a second man on the right, who has long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a leopard-print jacket with an orange shawl. Two more men sit at the left by a white plastic chair and a wooden box on a boat or ghat.July 01 20082008-07-01December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd of devotees dressed in orange and saffron clothing sits on the floor of a temple courtyard with yellow-painted pillars and red walls. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a forehead marking speaks into a microphone while raising one hand, seated beside another orange-clad man. A large video camera on a tripod films the gathering from the right. Several women with long braided hair and orange garments sit in the foreground. A small fan stands at the left edge.2017-08-08Outdoor temple courtyard with grey stone pillars and carved panels. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and bangles, stands with hands folded in front of a stone platform. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and orange cloth stands facing him. Around them, devotees with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari, and many photographers and onlookers in white, blue and red shirts crowd the space, some holding cameras.2010-12-29