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A photograph of a group of devotees in orange and red-orange robes gathered under a covered pavilion. In the foreground a devotee prostrates fully on a white cloth, forehead to the floor, while a woman on the left kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several men with shaved heads wear orange garments with yellow and red stripes, rudraksha malas and a red-and-orange shawl, standing and talking with one another. A woman with hair in a bun and a dark shawl stands at the back. On the right, a white board displays rows of small framed head-shot photographs. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so the role is described only as devotees and monastic followers.

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Outdoor-style hall with white floor cloth where devotees in saffron and orange robes gather. A shaved-headed man in orange on the left wears a rudraksha mala and stands with hands clasped, facing a smiling woman in orange with a red shawl. Behind them a man in orange and red-striped robes with a rudraksha mala and arm bands stands with hands folded at his chest, while another man in orange bends low in a prostrate devotional pose on the white cloth. Several more people in orange robes stand in the background, and framed photo panels hang on stands at right. Printed photo grids on the boards show many faces but no identifiable a person depiction is clearly present.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of a long line of monks and devotees in saffron-orange robes standing in a hall with polished floor. Several men on the left wear orange cloth with maroon bands and rudraksha malas, one with white tilak marks on the forehead and arms, and some with palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in the foreground kneels, bending forward with his hands on the floor as others stand around him. Other saffron-clad figures stand along the right side, some walking toward the back. A low table and wooden stool sit at the left edge. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible among the people shown.2014-09-13December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20August 02 20162016-08-02September 13 20142014-09-13August 02 20162016-08-02A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering in a hall with red and white walls and a floral decorated stage. Many saffron-robed and rust-red-robed monastic disciples stand and kneel on a white floor. Several men with shaved heads wear rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and sandal-paste markings. Some figures are pressing palms together in namaskar greetings, and others are bowing low to the ground. Young boys in orange robes with gold borders stand near them, and a woman in the background wears a white sari. A water bottle sits on the floor at the lower left. Visibly this looks like a ritual reception of monastics at a Maheshwara Puja-style event.2016-02-23September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a line of saffron-robed sannyasis in a hall with pale pink walls and a polished floor. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a red and gold border bends forward, reaching out his hands toward a smiling monk in a dark red shawl and rudraksha mala. Behind them, many orange-clad men stand shoulder to shoulder, some with hands extended in greeting, and a woman in white stands at the left edge. The scene suggests an ashram gathering or satsang, with a blue-and-white emblem at the upper left.2014-09-13