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A large crowd sits on green mats under orange tent canopies at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. In the foreground, a bald man with a bindi-style forehead mark wears orange robes and sits beside a man in an orange shawl with glasses. A sadhu with a long white beard and orange turban holds a wooden staff and a small drum. Further right, a woman in a red shawl and a young man with a shaved head wrapped in a white cloth sit among many people in orange, white and red attire. Orange and white banners hang on the tent walls and a television camera on a tripod stands at left. Dozens of people fill the background.

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A large open tent filled with seated devotees on green and striped mats during a satsang. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing the stage, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a red-and-white-marked forehead. A man in white with a sacred thread and tilak holds prayer beads, and a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at right near a small lit oil lamp. Behind them, a man with a long white beard wears a red turban and maroon vest on a red-cushioned chair, and many others in white, orange and red sit in rows. A video camera on a tripod stands at left, and orange and red banners hang on the tent walls.2013-02-11February 09 20132013-02-09September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA large crowd sits on green mats and chairs inside an orange-draped hall during a satsang. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with red-and-gold cloth sit cross-legged beside a small puja setup with brass dishes, red flowers and a framed image. Several seated men in saffron robes, one with a yellow-orange head wrap and beard, face forward. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange clothing fill the room, with a wall of framed photographs above.2013-02-12April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor tent at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with red fabric walls and green mats. Many seated devotees face forward in attentive meditation or satsang. Foreground: a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded; to his left a bald man in saffron robes and a mala holds his hands in a mudra. Near the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes with tilak sits upright. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman are at the top left. Several people wear white kurtas and rudraksha malas.2013-02-06April 18 20162016-04-18Crowded satsang tent at a Kumbh Mela setting, with orange and red tent walls and a green carpet. Many seated devotees fill the foreground and middle, including women in white and red saris and men in white dhotis. A bearded sadhu in an orange robe and red turban sits at the centre-right, holding a ceremonial staff topped with a bronze figure and marigold garlands, a rudraksha-style mala visible around his neck. To the right a man in a cream kurta with a yellow lanyard holds a marigold garland. Video cameras on tripods film the gathering, and a banner with photographs hangs in the back. The scene appears to be a public religious gathering.2013-02-11A large outdoor satsang tent with orange fabric walls and a green and orange floor mat, where a crowd sits cross-legged facing forward. In the foreground two shaved-headed monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in prayer, and beside them an older bearded man wears a saffron shawl. Behind them men and women in white kurtas and white clothes sit in rows, some with malas, while a cameraman stands on a tripod at the back near a white table and a tent pole with a decorated orange pennant. Several Western women in light clothes sit on the left, and many more people stand in the background.2013-02-06Dense crowd of seated devotees under an orange and white tent at a satsang gathering. In the foreground a man in a beige robe with a white tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and nearby men wear white turbans, grey knit caps, brown vests and saffron scarves. A large circular floral-patterned banner hangs at left and a photo banner is visible at top right. A man in white stands at the back taking photographs, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, and the crowd is seated on the ground behind a yellow rope barrier.2013-02-11April 23 20162016-04-23July 03 20162016-07-03