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Crowded outdoor ritual scene in hazy light with a bright tent or canopy above. Foreground right, a woman in a maroon-red turban and a red-brown and gold shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha bracelets on her upper arm, smiles with palms joined in anjali. Beside her, a man in red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds his hands together. Centre-left, a bare-chested man with a mustache wears a yellow-orange garland and a round orange-and-gold rosette, palms pressed together. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and men in yellow and orange dhotis stand among devotees, with white-clad figures at the right edge. Left, a man in yellow dhoti and white shirt joins hands, and a priest in yellow pours from a metal vessel. a person: the turbaned woman in red and gold, with long swept-back hair and gold necklace, is a candidate for the in-person presence described on the page.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a crowded devotional gathering under a white tent ceiling with a hazy, bright atmosphere. In the centre-right, a smiling person wears a rust-red turban with a gold ornament at the top, a long dark swept-back hair, a gold-and-orange shawl, a gold necklace and multiple rudraksha bracelets, with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left, a bearded elder with grey hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, bare-chested, holds his hands together. Behind them, a man in a red garment with beaded necklaces and white forehead tilak joins his palms, and other devotees in orange and saffron clothing stand around.2015-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual scene in dusty ground filled with white smoke or incense haze. A woman in the centre wears a red-orange turban with a gold emblem, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a red-orange wrap, her palms pressed together in namaste while she smiles. Beside her a man in a red-and-yellow turban and orange wrap also has his hands folded and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a bare-chested man in an orange wrap and a man in green stand near tents with colourful striped panels and banana plants. A figure in white stands at left. The person in the centre does not match any clear a person cues, so no identity is asserted.2015-01-13Photograph of a smoky, hazy gathering of saffron-robed sannyasis at what appears to be a satsang or spiritual event. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban, an orange-and-gold shawl, rudraksha bead bracelets and a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, and presses palms together in anjali. Probable Swamiji with the cues of a rust turban, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold beads and a saffron shawl. To the left, a bald, bearded monk in orange robes stands with hands clasped. Behind, another monk wears a rust-and-gold turban and a dark-red shawl with mala beads. On the right edge, an older man with glasses in a white kurta joins his hands in prayer. A small white bird logo appears in the top-left corner.2015-01-13A photograph of a large outdoor pavilion with a metal roof and bright hazy light, where a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands in an assembly. In the centre-right, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, a gold-bead garland and a saffron-and-gold shawl, with red beaded bracelets on her wrist, and her hands are joined in namaste. A bearded man in orange robes stands beside her with folded hands, and a bald older man in orange robes stands nearby. At the far right, a man in a white kurta with glasses joins his hands, and another man in a red turban and wooden beads stands at the edge. Behind them, a backdrop with blue and red panels and banana leaves suggests a satsang gathering.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Group photograph of several men standing close together outdoors under a white canopy, mostly in saffron and orange robes. The central figure wears a dark red-maroon turban with a small emblem, a dark red-maroon robe and a long multi-strand beaded necklace, with hands held together at the chest and a broad smile; a figure at centre-left in an orange shawl and a black-and-white bead mala holds hands together in prayer, and another at centre-right in a saffron shawl has his hands clasped. Behind them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a white kurta, and a man at far left bare-chested with a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and white-and-orange cloth. Some figures wear white tilak marks on the forehead. The scene has a bright hazy background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13