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A photograph of a stage at an indoor event with a white draped table in front. Five men sit behind it. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban with long hair and a rudraksha mala, flanked by men in white and cream clothes. Behind them hang large portrait banners and a framed portrait of a bearded man with glasses, decorated with red and white flower garlands. Two ornate red-and-gold ceremonial umbrellas hang above, with a gold throne-style chair and floral garlands. Two microphones stand at the left and a small brass kalasha sits on the table. Several portrait banners show Hindu saints and spiritual leaders, and a banner reads Anandeshwari and Ananda Surya.

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September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10A photograph of a seated group under a yellow and red striped tent canopy on green matting. Five men sit on red chairs in front of a purple banner showing portraits of a smiling bearded sannyasi in a red-orange hood against a sunburst. Second from right in the centre, a woman in orange sari and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits beside an ornate gold throne holding a framed portrait garlanded with white flowers. At far left, a man in white dhoti with orange shawl and mala sits, and beside him an older man in white shirt and dhoti. Two saffron-robed men sit on the right, one with a hand to his face. A white draped table stands in the foreground. Nothing about the scene identifies a specific ritual beyond the seated gathering.2007-08-26September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Three men sit behind a draped table on a stage at an indoor event. In the centre, a young man wears an orange-saffron turban and matching robe, with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, his hands folded at his chest. To his left, an older bald man in a cream-coloured dhoti-style garment and round glasses smiles, and to his right a bearded man with long dark hair wears a white kurta and a beaded mala. Behind them stands a gold ornate deity shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands, a framed Hindu devotional image, and large banner portraits of a bearded robed sannyasi and a man in a cap. The central figure's appearance has some presentation cues but is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2006-09-10A photograph of an outdoor event under a yellow and red patterned canopy. Seven men sit in a row on red chairs and a green mat in front of a blue banner with sunburst-framed portraits of saffron-robed figures. In the centre, an ornate gold throne is garlanded with white flowers and holds a small framed picture of a saffron-robed figure. Seated figures wear saffron/orange robes and one in white kurta-style clothes with an orange shawl. A white draped table stands in the foreground. Hands are folded or raised near the face. A figure at the far right wears white. Nobody on the throne is physically present; the throne holds a portrait, so the seated men are the physical people in the scene.2007-08-26September 11 20152015-09-11January 13 20152015-01-13A stage event under a decorated tent with tinsel and star-shaped paper decorations. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at a yellow-draped podium at right, speaking into a microphone. Seated on red-cushioned chairs are three men in white, and in the centre a figure in saffron-orange robes with a tilak and orange turban-like head covering, flanked by flower garlands on the table. Behind them is a large banner with a saffron-turbaned man's portrait and a row of framed portraits. At left, a framed photo shows a saffron-robed figure with a long garland. Red stage carpet in front. Total physical people visible: five.2007-01-12September 11 20152015-09-11