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A large indoor hall packed with devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white beaded lanyard badges and rudraksha malas. In the centre foreground, a long-haired man in a red-orange robe wears a white jasmine garland with a red-bead mala and smiles as he walks through the crowd. Beside him a man in an orange shawl and dark-rimmed glasses stands at right, and a video camera on a tripod is at left. Woven yellow, orange and blue hanging banners decorate the white ceiling and draped fabric. The centre figure shows cues consistent with the presentation of a person, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only; the sequence of the frame does not establish a named event.

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A photograph of a dense crowd inside a white tent-like hall decorated with yellow, blue and red patterned banners. At the centre a long-haired figure in an orange-red robe with a white flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala walks through the crowd, smiling, surrounded by men in white shirts with orange sashes. Many people in white and orange reach toward them, some raising hands, while others stand behind in the background.2009-06-21June 21 20092009-06-21June 21 20092009-06-21June 21 20092009-06-21January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12June 21 20092009-06-21February 05 20092009-02-05October 04 20082008-10-04A dense crowd fills a large hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-and-blue patterned banners hanging from the rafters. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and a white garland, stands among people dressed in white kurtas and dhotis. Many devotees wear orange shawls, and women in saris and salwar kameez fill the foreground. Several people in white reach toward the central figure, and some raise their arms. Some people appear in close contact with the central figure. The crowd is too dense to count individuals exactly.2009-06-21A crowded hall with pale blue walls and fluorescent tubes shows many people in white clothes, several with rudraksha malas and white garlands. In the foreground, a figure seated on a white-draped seat wears a red sleeveless top over orange-saffron garments, with long dark curly hair seen from behind. A man in white with a garland stands at right, holding a pink lotus-like flower toward the seated figure, while people around him smile and watch. Doorways with green frames open onto a bright outdoor area.2009-02-05June 21 20092009-06-21