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Photograph inside a covered pavilion with tall wooden pillars wrapped in red cloth and a grass-covered ground beneath a canopy. A central man in a red kurta with a red-and-orange turban and a layered red and orange beaded necklace stands on a red cushion, arms slightly out, with a row of people in orange and saffron robes behind him. Some saffron-robed attendants stand at the left and right edges, and a seated elderly man in white sits on the left near a plate of fruit and marigold flowers. A woman in an orange sari with yellow border and a white flower garland stands on the right with hands folded in greeting. A devotee holds a mobile phone aloft at the right edge. Ceremonial offerings of fruit and marigolds lie on the floor.

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Outdoor ceremony under a decorated tent with floral-patterned hangings and a wooden pillar in the foreground. A figure in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a white headband and a long white garland, stands with palms pressed together before the pillar. Beside him a bearded man in an ochre-saffron robe gestures with open hands. Nearby a man in a red-orange robe and orange turban stands with hands clasped, and a man with a microphone in a maroon vest speaks. Offerings sit on the grass, including a brass bowl of apples, orange marigold flowers and a red cloth mat. Several onlookers in saffron and white clothing watch, and one person holds up a phone to take photos.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Photograph of a crowded outdoor tent gathering with a patterned red-and-gold canopy overhead. A wrapped pillar stands at centre. Many saffron- and orange-robed sadhus and devotees stand and sit, some with palms pressed together in namaste. A bearded man in a bright red robe and orange turban stands at centre, with a red-and-white bead necklace. A woman in a white-and-orange sari with a flower garland sits at lower left. At right, a bare-chested bearded man in orange cloth stands beside a cameraman filming with a video camera. Several shaven-headed men in saffron dress are in the foreground. The scene is a satsang or public assembly, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor ritual gathering under an orange tent beside a tree wrapped in rope. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a white band on her forehead sits on the grass wearing white and orange flower garlands, her hands folded before a spread of fruit, marigolds, and small oil lamps and bowls. Around her, many saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees stand and kneel, some with hands in anjali. A large silver trident stands upright at center. A bald man in the foreground kneels with a camera, and a man in a red robe with red beads and a gold-and-red necklace stands behind the trident. Some people hold up mobile phones. Dress is mostly orange, saffron and red.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor ritual gathering at a hazy riverside or camp setting. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold chain and a shaved head stands at left beside a man in a maroon wrap and yellow-striped cloth; an elderly bearded man in orange robes raises a hand. In the centre a man in a deep red turban, maroon-and-gold robe and multiple rudraksha malas stands with a long swept-back hairstyle; the appearance is a person candidate with distinctive turban, rudraksha and ceremonial gold cues, but this is uncertain. Around him stand many people in saffron and orange robes, white kurtas and orange shawls. In the foreground coconuts wrapped in coloured cloth in red, blue, green and purple sit on leaf plates with flower petals and grains. A camera on a tripod is at upper right.2015-01-13May 11 20162016-05-11February 22 20132013-02-22A tented gathering at an outdoor event where a white-bearded elderly sadhu in saffron robes with a marigold garland sits on a striped cot, bending forward before a metal tray. Beside him, a man with a long beard, orange robes, a forehead tilak and a mala stands ready with a phone in hand. On the right, a bald monk in rust-red robes wears a large rudraksha mala with golden beads. Behind them, standing devotees in orange and white clothing, a man in a yellow shirt with a lanyard, and a man in a pink-and-white striped shirt watch the scene. A woman in a bright patterned shawl is at the left edge. A visible ritual tray suggests puja offerings.2016-05-13February 12 20132013-02-12