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A 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.

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A photograph inside a plain cream-walled room with a dark tiled floor. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red sleeveless top and hands printed booklets to a group of men in white shirts and dhotis. A younger man in an orange robe stands beside him, and a bearded man with a tilak and bare torso holds a camera. Another man in white raises a phone above the crowd, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the foreground. Long hair, saffron shawl and red top are the cues for the central figure, who may be a person distributing literature to devotees.2009-08-08A photograph inside a plain hall with cream walls, a white curtain and a wall-mounted fan at right. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and sits behind a low cream-coloured table or platform. She reaches out to take a white paper or document from a man in a white shirt with an orange scarf, who holds a rolled white tube. Beside him a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in white dhoti and orange scarf stands nearby. A seated man in a pale pink shirt gestures with his hand, and a standing crowd of men in white kurtas and dhotis fills the background, some with orange scarves and yellow shawls.2010-07-24A photograph of an indoor gathering with a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing. A man in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair and a red rudraksha-style mala stands at right, applying a mark to the forehead of a man in a striped pale shirt, who holds a small book with a red cover. A woman in white stands at left, and a person in a red top sits at lower centre wearing an orange headwrap. Another devotee in an orange scarf sits at lower right.2009-06-17A seated man with long dark wavy hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and rudraksha mala, and reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated devotee in a darshan line. Beside him, a monk in orange robes with shaved head and red sash stands behind a table holding a tray of papers and books. Other devotees in white kurtas, orange shawls and saris, including a woman in pink with a flower garland, sit or kneel around them in a hall with red curtains, a fan and a trident symbol on the wall. a person appearance is probable for the long-haired seated figure in orange with rudraksha mala, given long swept hair and saffron robes, but identity is uncertain.2008-03-23August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered hall with blue steel roof trusses and ceiling fans. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala with long swept-back hair stands at centre, a white tilak mark on his forehead, receiving a devotee who bows close and touches his head. A devotee in a maroon polo shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. Another man in a white shirt holds a folded paper toward the orange-clad figure. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right edge. Several other devotees in white and maroon clothing stand behind.2011-10-09A 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.2008-03-23A photograph inside a pandal with white fabric canopy and orange-and-white decorative hangings. A man with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak wears an orange sleeveless garment with a long rudraksha mala and raises his right hand in blessing while holding a folded white paper. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti holds a wooden tray with apples and brass items, and a silver plate with gold-coloured offerings sits in the foreground. An older man with grey hair and a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a young man in white shirt stands at left. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan with ritual offerings.2010-10-16 +1 copiesPhoto inside a hall at a gathering, with a dense crowd in the foreground and a projection screen and banners on the wall behind. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces and bangles, and reads from a small white sheet of paper. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a sash, another orange-robed monk with a mala, and a white-clad man stand close. A woman in white stands at right, and a man in white is at far left.2011-10-16March 23 20082008-03-23