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Photograph of an indoor assembly hall with red-cushioned chairs and an audience behind. Three seated men in front are prominent: on the left, a man in saffron robes with a white forehead band and a dark beaded mala, holding a small booklet; in the centre, an older man in a white dhoti and shirt with glasses, arms folded; on the right, a bearded man in saffron robes with a white forehead band and a cloth bag on his lap, looking on. Behind them, more people in saffron and white sit in rows, and a man stands at the top right holding a newspaper.

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January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Outdoor tent gathering at a sadhu conference in Tamil Nadu, with a red mat floor and rows of seated saffron-robed sannyasis on folding chairs. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robe with long hair sits beside a younger man in saffron and a man in an orange robe and white dhoti, both seated and listening. Behind them, a woman in a purple sari sits among seated men wearing white and orange garments, one with a white turban. Standing devotees in the background wear rudraksha malas and bare-chested orange and white attire. Yellow-tipped orange kalasha-style poles line the left edge of the stage area. No one can be identified from appearance here, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2005-05-01September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesIndoor audience in a richly decorated hall with red and gold drapes and a patterned wall. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne wears an orange turban, orange-saffron robes with gold trim, a long beaded mala and a gold pendant, and holds printed papers. Opposite, two elderly saffron-robed sannyasis sit on an orange upholstered gold-framed sofa; one has a white beard. Behind them a standing man in white dhoti with gold border, a red sash and beaded mala with gold pendant stands with folded hands. Striped woven mats and an orange floor cloth lie on the floor. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the turban, saffron robes and ceremonial gold necklace.2015-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group at an outdoor stage event with a red curtain and white drape behind them. Three orange-robed sannyasis sit on a metal-framed bench: on the left a bald man with white-marked forehead and saffron shawl, in the centre a man in saffron robes with a maroon-and-gold headpiece and a beaded white mala, and on the right a young man in a bright orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, smiling and turned toward the centre. A man in white with a gold-bordered shawl sits at the far left beside a microphone, and additional audience members are visible in the background. Whether the young man in the orange turban is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-01-30February 02 20072007-02-02February 12 20132013-02-12Photo 11713320Outdoor ceremony under a purple canopy with marigold garlands strung across it. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on ornate gold-framed chairs with red cushions. The foremost seated figure, on the left, has long curly hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron robe, and looks to the side. Next to him a bald saffron-robed monk sits with hands resting on the chair arm. A bearded man with long hair in orange robes sits beside him, and an elderly bearded monk in orange with a shawl gestures to the side. A saffron-turbaned monk sits at the far right. Behind them, men in white shirts and red vests stand among the marigolds, and a red and gold throne is visible in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09January 01 20082008-01-01