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Photograph taken in a large arena with rows of blue padded chairs and a red carpeted aisle, the audience filling the seats. In the foreground a man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing a red satin robe with gold-trimmed edges and a yellow bracelet, extends his hands in a gesture of greeting toward a figure in an orange-saffron robe with an orange head wrap and a long beaded necklace. Beside them a man kneels in a white outfit, and a seated man in a dark suit with a blue rosette bends forward. Audience members in saris, business suits and blazers sit behind them, and a cameraman stands among the rows. Overhead lights and banners line the upper hall.

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July 01 20062006-07-01Photograph of a large indoor arena hall during an ATA conference event, with a red carpet runner across the foreground and rows of seated audience members in blue chairs. In the centre a figure in a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe and orange beaded necklace stands on the red carpet, with an elderly man in a red robe and white hair beside them. A man in a white kurta bends forward toward the central figure, offering a hand. On the right a seated man in a dark suit and striped tie wears a blue rosette badge. The left edge shows a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl. The image is dimly lit with audience members seated behind them.2006-07-01May 05 20162016-05-05January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20062006-07-01Photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor convention hall in the dark, with people in rows. In the foreground, a man with a long white beard wears an orange kurta under a maroon vest with a green-and-gold rosette. Next to them, a man in a white shirt wears a name badge, and a man in a dark suit with a blue rosette smiles at the right edge. A woman in a red sari sits at left, and other attendees in saris and glasses fill the background. Red flowers rest on the lower edge.2006-07-01July 12 20092009-07-12December 18 20162016-12-18Inside a blue-and-white tented pavilion, a white-bearded elderly man in orange robes kneels on a red-and-blue dais before a long-haired figure in white with a gold-bordered shawl, who touches his forehead with a hand. Behind them a man in orange with a beaded necklace watches, and an older bearded man in orange stands nearby. Devotees in white and orange fill the seating area, and red carpets, blue steps, marigold petals and a gold-patterned ceremonial vessel are visible in the foreground.2009-01-01December 30 20092009-12-30A night-time photograph of a riverside ghat ceremony with a crowd of devotees behind a stone railing. In the foreground a bearded man with long hair wears orange and saffron robes and a rudraksha-style pendant, gesturing with his hand. Beside him stands a figure in orange robes, a white shawl with red border and a garland, holding a golden trident. An older man in a white shawl with orange border bends forward to offer respect, while a bald priest in orange stands behind. Brass bells hang from the stone pillars and a child in yellow sits at the lower left. a person cues are not clearly established here, so the central figures are described by role only.2010-09-24December 30 20072007-12-30