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Crowded indoor gathering under a tent canopy filled with thick white haze or smoke. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange garments stand together, some with orange turbans or head cloths. A man with a white beard and rudraksha mala stands at front with tilak on his forehead. A woman in a maroon and red sari with a red turban-style head cloth and beaded necklaces stands among them. Men in white kurtas and a woman in a cream sari stand to the right. Bamboo-like stalks and a tripod-mounted camera appear in the background, with more devotees behind. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang setting, though no specific event is legible.

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A hazy, smoke-filled hall during a gathering of devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a bearded man with white forehead markings and a shaved, white-bearded elder in orange stand among others. Center, a smiling person wears a red-and-gold turban, a red-brown robe and a long beaded mala, with hands folded. Beside them, a man in white kurta and a woman in a pale sari with a red border stand with hands clasped. Overhead, a tent canopy, tripod-mounted camera and vertical banners are visible behind the crowd, which fills the background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A smoky indoor ceremonial gathering under a tent-like roof with a camera on a tripod and tall ceremonial reed stalks. A woman in a maroon sari with a matching maroon head wrap and layered beaded necklaces stands centre, her hands together, smiling. Around her, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees fill the space; a bald elderly man in an orange robe stands near her, and a shaved-headed man in a bare-shouldered maroon cloth faces away in the foreground. Others wear white kurtas, a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at right, and a bald man in a yellow sari-cloth with a yellow-and-orange turban stands at far right. Dense incense or ritual smoke softens the scene. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present with confidence.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A smoky indoor ceremonial hall with a high roof and haze filling the air. In the foreground, a group of men and women in saffron and orange robes stand with hands folded in devotion, several wearing marigold garlands and rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre-right wears a red-orange turban and a red-and-gold shawl with a garland. Behind them, people in white kurtas and yellow or orange turbans stand near tall ceremonial poles decorated with green leaves and yellow flowers. A person near the top left holds a lit lamp, and a video camera on a tripod is visible in the background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A group of men and one woman stand with palms pressed together in namaskar amid rising smoke or incense at a satsang or ritual gathering under a white tent. The woman on the left wears a dark red and gold sari, a red turban and a flower garland, smiling with hands folded. Several men wear saffron orange robes; one, with a white and red tilak on the forehead, has a short grey beard, and another in front has a bushy beard and bare head. A younger man on the right wears saffron robes, a gold wristwatch and a dark mala, with a orange tilak on his forehead. Others behind wear orange and white turbans or cloths. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13