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A group of men and one woman stand with palms pressed together in namaskar amid rising smoke or incense at a satsang or ritual gathering under a white tent. The woman on the left wears a dark red and gold sari, a red turban and a flower garland, smiling with hands folded. Several men wear saffron orange robes; one, with a white and red tilak on the forehead, has a short grey beard, and another in front has a bushy beard and bare head. A younger man on the right wears saffron robes, a gold wristwatch and a dark mala, with a orange tilak on his forehead. Others behind wear orange and white turbans or cloths. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame.

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A crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands with palms pressed together at an open-air gathering under a bright, hazy white canopy. In the foreground a bearded man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold wristwatch stands with hands folded. Beside him a bald, white-bearded man in orange with a white tilak and a second orange-clad man join palms. On the left a woman in a maroon and gold sari with a red turban and a long beaded mala holds her hands together, and several white- and orange-robed people stand behind. Several people are visible in the group, about ten to fifteen.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a seated crowd at a satsang gathering under a white tent. In the foreground a bald man with white sacred ash on his forehead and palms pressed together sits in saffron robes, with a bearded elder in saffron beside him and a close-up of another older man with yellow-painted forehead and white beard. Behind them a woman in a maroon turban and red-and-gold sari with large gold garland smiles with hands folded, and a man in a white turban and orange shawl sits among devotees. No one in the image has a visible crown, long swept-back hair, or ornate ceremonial gold necklace marking them as a distinctive candidate, so no appearance-based identification is made. The people are seated, hands folded in prayer and devotion.2015-01-13A crowded outdoor pandal filled with hazy light and smoke. A line of robed men stands on a raised platform: at center a figure wears a red-brown robe, red turban and a long beaded necklace; beside him men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded. On the left a bare-chested older man with long grey hair, white beard and rudraksha malas stands near a man in white dhoti and orange shawl. On the right a man in white clothing and a white head wrap stands with others in white. A photographer's camera stands at the top right. Yellow-clad figures and orange cloth are visible in the foreground.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd of robed devotees standing under a large tent filled with haze or smoke. In the centre, a bare-chested older bearded man with long white hair and a white dhoti wrapped with a colourful cloth stands with his hands folded, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and priests stand with hands joined; on the left a man wears a yellow-orange garland and a saffron robe, and a turbaned devotee in a red sash and red-and-gold turban stands at right beside a man in a yellow shawl and multicoloured turban with glasses.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a smoky, hazy gathering of saffron-robed sannyasis at what appears to be a satsang or spiritual event. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban, an orange-and-gold shawl, rudraksha bead bracelets and a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, and presses palms together in anjali. Probable Swamiji with the cues of a rust turban, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold beads and a saffron shawl. To the left, a bald, bearded monk in orange robes stands with hands clasped. Behind, another monk wears a rust-and-gold turban and a dark-red shawl with mala beads. On the right edge, an older man with glasses in a white kurta joins his hands in prayer. A small white bird logo appears in the top-left corner.2015-01-13A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers under a pale white tent canopy outdoors, with hazy light and marigold petals scattered on an orange cloth mat in the foreground. In the centre, a tall man in a deep maroon-and-saffron robe with a red turban and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a seated figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. At left, a bare-chested bearded man with white sacred ash on his body wears a white dhoti with a gold waistband and a gold pendant. Several turbaned attendants in orange and a man in white with an orange shawl stand nearby. The visible candidate for a person is the tall man in the red turban and maroon robe, whose appearance is ambiguous, so identity is uncertain. No printed name is visible in the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13