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A crowded nighttime scene in a busy outdoor area with many people pressed together. In the foreground, a close-up of a woman seen from behind wearing an orange sleeveless top with long curly black hair. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a white dhoti-style cloth wears wire-rimmed glasses and a yellow-and-white checked shawl with a rudraksha-style mala and a badge reading VOLUNTEER. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron garments and a man in a purple shirt stand among others in white shirts and a man in a brown shirt.

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Night crowd scene in a hall with many men pressed together. In the foreground a figure with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, wears a bare-shouldered orange garment and holds bundles of colourful cloth. Around them men wear white shirts, a purple shirt and orange-saffron dhotis or shawls; one man holds a video camera and another wears glasses and a yellow-and-white checked shawl. A bald saffron-clad man stands at left with a rudraksha-style mala. Bright light fixtures are visible at top right, with the crowd spilling into the background.2012-01-04A crowd photo of an outdoor distribution in a village setting, with many people pressing close together. In the foreground a woman with long, dark, wavy hair wears a loose orange saffron wrap draped over her shoulders and back. To the left a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a folded green-bordered cloth bundle in his hands. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a purple shirt, a man in a blue shirt and a man in an orange-brown shirt, along with women in pink and saree garments, are gathered closely. A lanyard badge is visible on a white-shirted man. The scene looks like a tightly packed relief or donation line.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04July 25 20072007-07-25A photograph of a darshan line inside an indoor hall at Adi Kailaasa. A long-haired man in a saffron sleeveless top with a red tilak on his forehead is at the right, reaching down with one hand toward a seated devotee's head and holding a small paper in the other. Beside him a saffron-robed monk with a shaved head and rudraksha mala stands in the middle, holding a green bottle. A woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind a table covered with a white cloth, flowers, and small offerings. Several men in white shirts with mala beads line up at left, one holding a card and another with folded hands. Background includes a standing fan and a seated monk in saffron.2008-03-23January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A crowded nighttime photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central group of saffron-clad sannyasis. In the foreground a woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange wrap and holds a bag, facing a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, who is handing out or receiving items. Beside them a woman in a purple sari with a gold necklace holds a red booklet. Men in white shirts, a man in a purple shirt, and a man in an orange-brown shirt stand close by. Two photographers with cameras stand at the upper left, and bright lights and poles frame the scene. The setting appears to be a distribution or darshan event.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A crowd of men gathers indoors in a plain room with pale walls. At centre, a young man with long dark curly hair wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti-style garment and a short orange shawl, his right hand raised palm-out as he speaks to the group. Beside him, a man in a red sleeveless top with long curly black hair faces away from the camera, wearing an orange cloth. Others around them wear white shirts, and one man in a yellow shirt holds a camera. A man in the background wears white with an orange scarf and raises an arm.2009-08-08