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Night-time photograph of a seated discussion inside an open tent with a red-and-gold patterned backdrop and red floor covering. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe and sits on a white-draped seat; the page indicates a person attended, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only as a man in orange. Facing him, a man in a grey shirt and khaki trousers writes in a notebook while a younger man in white sits beside him. Around them, a group of men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor or stand, and a few stand near a table with audio equipment and potted palms. Bright lights illuminate the scene.

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A seated man in an orange turban and orange draped robe speaks into a handheld microphone on a white-cushioned throne-like seat with a gold-coloured carved post behind him. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, and his bare feet rest on a red mat. Behind him stand two young attendants, one in white with an orange shawl and one holding a long wooden umbrella with multicoloured tassels. Two older men in white sit to his right and a man in white is visible at the edge. The backdrop is pink and yellow patterned cloth and the seated figure appears to be addressing a gathering on a carpeted dais. Probable Swamiji is seated in the centre, identified by his orange turban, orange robes, gold necklace and throne-style seat.2007-12-30January 04 20162016-01-04Night-time event under a large patterned canopy hung with colourful striped banners and tassels. A man in an orange robe and orange turban sits on a white cushioned chair on a red carpet, with a microphone before him; an attendant in white stands at the left and another in white with an orange shawl stands behind the microphone. Around him a large crowd in white clothes and saffron shawls sits and stands, including women in saris with flowers in their hair. A camera on a tripod and a stage light are visible at right.2007-01-12June 21 20092009-06-21June 21 20092009-06-21January 02 20122012-01-02Evening outdoor gathering under a canopy of white paper garlands and red and yellow ribbons. A man in a white shirt stands at left speaking into a microphone on a stand. Seated centre is a bearded man in an orange robe with a white shawl, flanked by a man in a white shirt with a lanyard on the right. Standing men in white shirts and trousers line the back, and a seated crowd of devotees in white, including a woman in a blue sari and a small child, fills the foreground. A faint archive copyright credit appears in the lower left corner. Roughly thirty people are visible.A photograph of a homa being performed under a thatched open-sided pavilion. At the centre, a bearded sadhu with bare torso and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform behind a fire pit, with a seated man in an orange robe and orange headwear beside him. Behind them, standing devotees in white and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti watch. A woman with a braided hair and a yellow garment sits in the foreground beside offerings of coconuts, pots, red-marked fruit and a kalasha. Scattered garlands, mango leaves and a tall wooden post hang nearby. The page does not show the event beyond the homa, so the orange-robed figure is described by role only. Several people are visible, roughly 21-100 counted in the crowd area.July 01 20092009-07-01Photograph of an outdoor evening gathering at a temple-like colonnade with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold-and-white floral garland, with a white tilak on the forehead, sits and gestures with one hand while speaking. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and garland. Around him, seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls listen closely. A cameraman in white kurta with an orange shawl films from the left, and a standing monk in orange robes holds a microphone. Additional people stand at the back in white and orange.2008-08-02A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a white cushioned seat in front of a red backdrop with gold diamond lattice and round gold studs, with potted plants on either side. He holds a small silver object in his hands. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and orange saffron robe, seated centrally as the focus of the gathering. Around him, a row of men in white shirts and dhotis stand and lean in at the right, and a shaved-headed man in orange sits to his right. Several seated devotees in white and orange fill the foreground, viewed from behind, listening to the discourse.January 12 20072007-01-12