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Indoor photograph of a seated assembly in a pavilion with white-covered sofas and chairs, yellow floor markings, and a white table holding a flower arrangement in a copper pot. Several saffron-robed swamis and monks sit in front, one in saffron with a shaved head, another with a grey beard in saffron. A woman in a yellow sari sits in the centre, and a woman in orange sits at the far right. Standing men in white ritual clothes and orange shawls line the back, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at the left. Banners and framed portraits hang on the walls behind them.

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August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor gathering of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees seated on white cushioned couches and a floor of colourful striped rugs. A bald elderly sadhu in orange robes sits centre, another in orange with a long grey beard sits beside him, and a woman in orange with a sash sits near a white table holding a small clay vessel with pink flowers. A man in a yellow garment sits left, and a long-haired person in orange with rudraksha beads sits right. Standing behind, devotees in white and orange shawls look on under hanging red and orange draperies. A reclining figure in orange lies in the lower right foreground. No clear appearance-based candidate for the named guru is established, so this is a role-based description.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor gathering under a tent-like hall with red lattice screens and framed photos on the walls. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting, bowing toward seated saffron-robed sannyasis on white-draped sofas. Several seated men wear orange robes; one has a rudraksha mala. Behind them, rows of people in white and orange sit on the floor, and a woman in orange stands at right beside a pink flower arrangement on a small table. A man in a yellow dress stands at center-left. The scene reads as a formal reception or satsang.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photo of a seated assembly in a tented hall with white draped seating and a pink flower arrangement on a low table. Around him, monastics in saffron and orange shawls and white garments sit on the floor, a woman in yellow and another in orange sit among seated devotees, and a man in a lighter shirt stands at the left edge. Bunting in orange and red hangs from the tent poles, and framed photographs line the back wall. Approximately 20 to 25 people are visible.2007-08-09A indoor hall with a tented ceiling and banners on the walls, where a seated gathering is in session. A woman in a red top sits at the centre-right behind a microphone stand and a small table holding a flower arrangement. Around her, a row of seated saffron-robed monastics face her on white chairs and on the floor, with several devotees in white and orange clothing seated in front. A man with a shaved head in orange robes sits at the right edge, and a television screen is mounted on a cabinet at the back. Several people in white and orange sit in a semicircle on the sand-coloured floor.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor satsang hall with a seated assembly facing a central stage. Several swamis in saffron and orange robes sit on white-draped sofas and chairs, and a man in a light tan robe sits centrally near a microphone with a small white table and pink flower arrangement in front. A woman in a yellow sari sits nearby. Around the front, rows of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit cross-legged on the floor. A man in orange is seated on a leopard-print sofa at right, with a turbaned figure further back. Colourful striped rugs line the floor and a curtained backdrop with lattice panels fills the background. Visible people number roughly 30, and no clear appearance-based candidate for a person stands out with sufficient cues, so the identity is left unsure.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09