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A photograph of a seated congregation in a plain white hall with concrete block walls and a ceiling fan. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a polished silver bowl and offers something to a seated devotee, who has palms pressed together. Behind them, many people sit on mats in white and orange clothing, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland sits near a decorated area. An orange and multicoloured umbrella stands at the right edge.

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February 24 20072007-02-24November 19 20062006-11-19Indoor ashram hall with white walls, fluorescent tube lights and a ceiling fan, where a seated group in white clothes gathers on mats. A man in saffron robes with a shaved head stands at left near a window, and another saffron-robed figure with long hair stands beside him. At centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-edged cloth bends over a steel pot, while a dark-robed saffron figure stands at right. Women in white and yellow sit on the floor, one holding a garland. A water bottle sits on the floor in front, and marigold petals are scattered on the mats.2009-06-22A photograph of a ceremony in a large open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. A seated figure in orange robes with a white and multicoloured floral garland sits on a raised bed draped with a leopard-print cloth; the figure has long dark hair and joins palms in prayer. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, tending a small brass fire vessel with a flame beside a rolled rug. Around them, rows of men in white dhotis and shirts stand or sit with palms pressed together, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A coloured fringed canopy hangs at upper right, and a framed portrait labelled with a copyright line sits at lower right. Roughly 50 people are visible in the hall.2007-02-24February 16 20072007-02-16A photo of a large seated gathering inside a open-sided whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a garland of white flowers sits on a white chair at right, one hand raised mid-speech, a microphone stand before him and a floral-patterned mat beneath. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robes and ornate garland. Rows of devotees in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on mats, several women in white saris with borders. A second saffron-clad attendant stands behind near a fan, and a white cow statue sits at left. Devotee gathering at a satsang and Ananda Samajam discourse.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes, many with palms pressed together in anjali, faces a figure seated on a white chair at right. That figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a long garland of white and colourful flowers, and has long swept-back dark hair; the seated figure appears to be a sannyasi giving satsang, and the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity. Orange-clad attendants stand among the crowd, and a few men wear white dhotis and shawls. The floor has a patterned mat and striped rugs, the hall has unfinished brick walls and a standing fan, and a painted deity or figure stands near the top left corner.2007-02-24Indoor ritual hall with white tiled floor and orange cloth mats. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends forward, reaching to hand an object to a man in white clothing seated on the floor with a metal bowl nearby. To the left, women in orange and white stand near the mats. On the right, a seated person in orange robes sits on a raised orange cushion beside a brass vessel. Behind them, rows of people in white sit on mats facing the front, with orange chairs lining the back wall and a white banner with blue trim at the top edge.2010-09-17A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated roof, where a man in white dhoti and shirt stands before a seated figure in orange robes wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste. The seated figure has long dark hair and sits on a low platform. Other standing and seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas fold their hands nearby, while a row of seated devotees fills the floor. The man in white pours from a small vessel while others watch. A colourful tasselled canopy hangs at top right, with a brass kalasha and a framed photo of a figure in orange in the lower right. Palm trees show through the open side.2007-02-24A photograph inside an open-sided hall with red-painted walls and a bamboo-screened roof. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap sits cross-legged on the left, holding out his hands toward a kneeling man in white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward to receive something. Around them, seated devotees in white and pale clothing, including a woman in an orange sari and a boy in a white shirt, watch. Marigold and jasmine flowers lie on a red cloth in front of the orange-clad figure, beside a small tray and printed photographs. A standing man in white is at the right edge, and a woman in a blue sari sits on the red bench at the upper right. The orange-robed man matches the a person candidate profile in appearance, but the image does not clearly show the distinctive long hair or rudraksha cues, so the identity is uncertain.2006-11-19