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Photograph inside a red and orange striped tent. On the left, a large white and pink Ganesha murti with a gold crown and yellow-red drapery sits on a raised platform beside a red and blue decorated cushion. In the foreground a man in a white shirt faces the murti. On the right, a man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a gold necklace and multiple rudraksha malas stands with one hand over his chest. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a second bald man in white stand near the front, and a man in a striped shirt watches in the background.

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Photograph inside an orange-and-red striped tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. On the right, a man with long dark hair, saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace and gold bangles stands with hands folded at chest, appearing to speak with an orange-turbaned figure at the upper right edge. Beside him, a bald man in saffron clothing holds his hands together in greeting. A man in a white striped shirt and a man in white kneel or stand at left near a white ceremonial structure with a decorated pink-and-white deity or ganesha-like figure and a red-and-blue cushion. Behind them a deity murti in orange cloth with a crown and a trident-like emblem sits within a sunburst backdrop. A black speaker sits on the floor between them.2013-02-15A photograph inside a saffron-orange tent decorated with a white Ganesha murti coiled by a cobra hood, and a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth with a crown and ceremonial staffs behind it. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and light trousers presses his palms together in namaskar. To the right, three sannyasis in orange robes stand with palms joined; one wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and another wears a rudraksha mala. A man in a striped white polo stands behind them, and flower garlands hang along the tent edge.2013-02-15Outdoor tented pavilion decorated with orange and purple drapes and a gold arch framing a deity murti of a seated couple with crowns. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a yellow sash stands center, smiling, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis and a bald man in white with a yellow sash. Several men and a uniformed police officer in khaki cap surround them, with a video camera and boom microphone at lower left. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style setting; Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in saffron with rudraksha mala.2013-02-14February 06 20132013-02-06September 22 20122012-09-22February 12 20132013-02-12Photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela setting, with a golden shrine behind holding a deity murti pair adorned with garlands. In the foreground a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a yellow shawl stands with hands on chest, flanked by saffron-robed attendants with malas. A frail elderly man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and folded hands is guided by an attendant, while a uniformed security officer in camouflage stands beside him. Several people are visible, including bald attendants and white-turbaned men in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears in the long-haired orange-robed figure with rudraksha mala and yellow shawl, presented in the role of a sannyasi standing among devotees.2013-02-14A smiling man in orange-saffron robes with a flowing orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste under a red and green patterned canopy. He wears a white sandalwood stripe on his forehead with a red tilak, a white and pink flower garland, beaded bracelets, and several rings including a green stone. Behind him, a bearded man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala gazes down, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange wraps his hands together. Another person in red stands at the left edge. A wall of marigold-like floral decor and tent poles frame the outdoor satsang setting.2013-02-12February 14 20132013-02-14A man in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a white vertical tilak with a red bindi and a white garland of jasmine-like flowers with red roses. Multiple beaded bracelets and rings are visible on his hands. Behind him, a crowd of bearded men in orange and saffron robes, some wearing orange turbans, stands beneath a red and gold canopy, with photographers holding cameras at the edge of the frame. a person: the central figure has a swept-back dark hairstyle and orange-saffron clothing with a garland, consistent with the page's description of a person at this event.2013-02-12A photograph of a procession inside an orange and gold tented hall before a golden shrine holding deity murtis with crowns. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha mala, hands folded at his chest, with a tall ornate gold cushioned throne behind. Beside him, a bald saffron-robed sadhu with a beaded mala walks, and an elderly man in white with a yellow-gold shawl and mala holds his hands together in greeting. A uniformed security officer in camouflage fatigues and a dark cap escorts the group, and several saffron-clad attendants with malas surround them.2013-02-14A photograph of a central figure in a red-maroon turban and a red-brown robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads, palms pressed together in greeting, standing before a colourful painted backdrop of Ganesha and a child deity with a pink lotus. Around him are saffron-robed monks, one in an orange robe with a red tilak on the forehead, and a man in a white polo shirt holding a black microphone. Several monks stand in the background, and a red-and-white bunting decorates the upper edge of the hall.2015-09-15