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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe holds a black microphone and speaks to an audience on the bank of a water body, sitting on an orange-covered cushioned seat on a colourful striped and patterned mat. Above him hangs a multicoloured fringed canopy. Around him, participants in white clothes and rudraksha malas sit on mats, one holding a small plate of offerings, and a man in a grey t-shirt with a yellow lanyard and beads sits to the right. A water bottle and small offering plates rest on the mats in front. Appearance-based cues on the central figure (saffron robe, microphone-led discourse) are consistent with a person presenting a session, though the face is not identifiable from the image.

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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe holds a handheld microphone and reads from a printed sheet on an orange-draped low seat with a black-and-tan striped cushion, beside a lakeside gathering under a multicoloured fringed canopy. Around him, devotees sit on the ground, many in white clothing, including a bald man in white near the front, a woman with braided hair in a white top, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha-style mala. A seated man in orange robes with hands clasped sits in the foreground, and a plastic water bottle rests on the mat. A microphone stand stands in the foreground, and the water behind is green. Multicoloured mats and a pink patterned cloth lie on the ground.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a pond with a rocky bank. A seated figure in orange robes holds a microphone and a book, beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Beside him, a second orange-robed person holds an orange cloth. A man in orange sits cross-legged before a red patterned rug, with fruit, a bowl and offerings spread on striped mats. Around them, a seated crowd in white clothes and orange shawls listens with hands folded. Mangoes, pineapple and a silver tray are visible in the foreground.2009-07-01An outdoor ritual gathering beside a pond, with a multicolored canopy umbrella with tassels and a bright orange umbrella above. A man in orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat on a patterned carpet, speaking into a handheld microphone. Beside him another man in orange sits cross-legged with a notebook, and to the right a robed man in orange sits attentively. In front, a man in orange sits seated on the carpet, and rows of seated devotees in white and pink clothing face the stage, including a shaved-headed person in white. A water bottle sits on the carpet.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor ritual at a pond edge beside a stone wall, under a tall multicoloured parasol with tasselled fringe. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left with head bowed, while a large group of devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas sits on striped mats. Near the front, a woman in white with folded hands and a shaved-headed woman in white hold small offering plates. Beside them, a low seat draped in orange cloth holds a microphone, a water bottle and small items, with a red patterned carpet in the foreground. A palm-lined bank and cloudy sky frame the scene.2009-07-01Outdoor riverside ritual at a water's edge with petals floating on green water. A central young man wears a saffron-orange robe, sits on an orange-draped seat with hands folded in his lap, and has a red tilak on his forehead. To his left an older man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits on a striped mat. Behind on the right a woman in white with long braided hair holds a small plate and offers petals. Colourful striped umbrellas and orange canopies shade the mats, and several seated devotees with their backs to the camera are in the foreground.2009-07-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering with a central man in a saffron-orange robe seated on an orange-draped cushioned seat, holding a handheld microphone in one hand and an open booklet in the other while reading. A red patterned rug covers the ground. Around him, devotees in white clothes with rudraksha and beaded necklaces sit cross-legged, some with hands folded in prayer and one holding a small object. A man in a white garment with a gold-coloured chain sits at right with eyes closed, and an attendant in orange holds an orange umbrella overhead. Brass or steel bowls and a water bottle sit on the cloth in front.2009-07-01Outdoor riverside ritual at a lake edge under a fringed canopy with red, yellow and green tassels. A man in long orange robes with his hair tied back sits on an orange-draped seat with a zebra-print cushion, holding a microphone and reading from a book. Beside him a younger man in orange sits on a patterned rug, looking at a mobile phone, with a water bottle nearby. Around them a crowd in white clothes sits on the ground, several with hands folded or eyes closed in prayer, including a shaved-headed child in white and a woman with braids and white garments. Water fills the background.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a lake under a sunny sky with palm trees and a low wall behind. A seated figure in flowing saffron-orange robes, long dark hair and a microphone in hand speaks from an orange-cushioned chair with a tiger-striped cover, while a second attendant in orange holds an orange parasol over him. A large multicoloured canopy with blue and gold emblems shades the platform. In front, a seated figure in orange garments sits on a striped mat beside a patterned red rug. A crowd of about thirty devotees in white and pink kurtas and saris sit on the stone steps and mats, listening; some wear orange shawls. Flowers and a brass vessel sit at the lower right edge.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A large outdoor pandal with pink and patterned fabric and colourful tasselled umbrellas. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and a long beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a red-covered dais, holding a microphone and speaking. Beside him a trident and a gold staff stand, and a pink floral arrangement sits on a white-covered stool. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and sit around the stage, a woman in a white sari with a flower garland sits to the left, and an older man in white with a rudraksha mala sits to the right. Seated devotees in white fill the front, and a striped cushion lies on the green mat below.2007-12-30A seated man in orange-saffron robes speaks into a black microphone while holding an open notebook on his lap, seated on an orange-covered cushioned bench beside a calm green river with rocky banks. Behind him a standing attendant in orange robes holds a long-handled umbrella stick, and beneath a yellow fringed canopy a seated man in glasses and white shirt sits to the left with a second seated person in orange in the foreground. A folded orange cloth lies on the bench. The man with the microphone has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style neck cord visible at his collar.2009-07-01