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Indoor gathering in a plain cream-walled hall with recessed ceiling lights and a patterned curtain at right. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and sit closely together, several with hands raised or touching a seated person's head. A man at left holds a microphone and a man with a handheld object stands near the centre. A seated man in a bright orange turban and orange robe with dark prayer beads, smiling, sits at the centre-front. Women in yellow and green saris with flowers in their hair are visible at the lower left and bottom edge. The orange-turbaned figure shows distinctive saffron clothing and a turban, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so a person is marked unsure.

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Indoor photograph of a meditation or satsang gathering in a plain room with white walls, recessed ceiling lights, a wall air vent and floral curtains. A figure in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange robe is seated in the lower centre, head bowed, with long dark hair visible. Around them, men in white shirts and trousers stand with palms pressed together or hands raised in devotion, and one man at the back raises a long ceremonial staff topped with a metal ornament. Several attendees in the foreground have their backs to the camera. The scene shows devotees in an attentive, reverent posture.2004-05-14A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with pale blue drapes, where many people in white clothing stand close together, some clapping and smiling. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a matching orange turban faces a woman in a lavender sari who is laughing and reaching toward him. 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Around him, several people in white clothing clap and move, including a man in a white shirt with a bead necklace in the foreground and seated figures in white at left. Plastic chairs line the back of the hall. The central figure's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described by role only as a saffron-clad participant.A photograph of a group of men dancing and clapping in a bright hall with pale curtains and a tiled ceiling. In the foreground on the left, a smiling man in a saffron-orange wrap with a saffron turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a long swept-back hair knot extends his hands outward. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis clap, raise their hands and hold a blue bottle and small objects, several barefoot. The bright floor and white clothing dominate the scene.Article - November 26 20062006-11-26Indoor photograph of a crowded satsang hall with warm ceiling lights, wall-mounted air conditioners and dark television screens on the walls. Many devotees stand close together, clapping and swaying, several with hands raised. A woman in a white sari with a pink and gold border stands in the foreground. Men wear white kurtas, and some wear orange-red t-shirts. A few seated elderly attendees are visible at the lower edge. No individual can be confidently identified as a person in this image.2008-06-09September 15 20092009-09-15Indoor photo of a group dancing in a bright marble hall with framed nature pictures on pale curtained walls. Most participants wear white kurtas, white dhotis and white saris, with arms raised and hands clapping. Several women in white saris and a child in yellow clothing join the circle at right.A photograph of a gathering of men dressed in white shirts and white trousers with rudraksha malas, many smiling, pressing close around a central figure seen from behind. The central figure has long dark wavy hair, wears a sleeveless orange top, and has a gold band or headpiece; a man in white reaches to touch or adjust it. Some people in the foreground kneel with hands folded. Behind them are blue draped curtains edged with yellow garlands, and an orange ornamental panel stands at the right edge.2010-02-18Indoor photo of a hall decorated with blue drapes, yellow marigold garlands and hanging orange and red fabric pendants, with ceiling fans and lights overhead. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits to the centre-left with hands raised in a greeting gesture, while a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stands around, many smiling and applauding. On the right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and sits beside a large orange cushion, while a woman in orange sits on the red carpet in the foreground. A figure in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left edge. The image shows a devotee gathering at the event.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bare hall with pale curtains and a grey floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron head wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold bead necklace, dances barefoot with both arms outstretched and smiling. Around him a semicircle of devotees in white clothing claps and sways, including men in white dhotis and women in white saris with coloured borders; one man on the left wears a cream kurta, and another stands behind holding a wind instrument. Some onlookers at the right are in white and blue. The scene reads as a devotional singing and dancing session.