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A photograph of a long-haired figure in flowing saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace with rudraksha beads, perched on a red sandstone ledge against a rough stone wall with weathered plaster. The figure rests one arm on the hip while looking downward. Behind them, several people in orange shawls stand close, including a woman in a green-trimmed orange wrap and a blonde woman smiling. A cameraman with a white shirt operates a video camera on a boom pole, and a rope and bag are visible at the left edge. The figure's appearance with long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold and bead adornments is a probable match for a person, shown in person at the Himalaya Yatra gathering.

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June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a seated group in a narrow alley with pink-washed walls, many people dressed in saffron and orange clothing. In the foreground a long-haired figure in an orange shawl sits with their back to the camera, hands raised near their chest, facing the crowd. To the left a cameraman in a white shirt, orange cap and fanny pack films with a handheld rig on a pole. Several women and men in orange garments sit or stand around, some with shawls draped over shoulders, and a man in an orange cap stands at the right against the wall. The crowd appears to be listening attentively in a gathering outdoors.2006-06-04A photograph of an outdoor gathering under a stone archway in Haridwar, with a bare-shouldered seated figure in the foreground, wearing orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and a dark rudraksha-style mala held in his hands, seated on a raised step facing left. He has long dark hair swept back. Around him, a large crowd of devotees sits and stands in orange and saffron robes and shawls, several holding books or papers. A cameraman with a shoulder-mounted camera and a red cap films at the lower left. Another orange-clad seated figure is visible behind him at right. The walls are pink-washed stone and sunlight floods the arch.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor photograph of a large seated crowd of devotees dressed in saffron and orange clothing, many with hands folded in namaste, gathered on stone steps beside a pink-washed wall under bright daylight. In the right foreground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange wrap, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and holds a dark bead mala in his hands while seated. Behind him, an orange-robed figure in a saffron head wrap sits nearby. The appearance-based label is a person, seated with saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace while teaching the gathered devotees. Other devotees stand at the back, and the scene suggests a Himalaya Yatra satsang setting in Haridwar.2006-06-04Outdoor satsang on a stone step beneath a terracotta-coloured arched wall. A long-haired figure on the right wears a saffron/orange shawl and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments, gesturing with one raised hand while speaking; this appearance is consistent with a person, though the face is not visible, so identity is uncertain. Beside him sits a man in a white shirt with a saffron shawl, orange headband and rudraksha mala, looking toward the speaker. Behind and around them, a large crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing sits and listens, some smiling. Sunlight and a bright sky fill the upper left.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Photograph of a seated man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on a wooden bench inside an arched red-washed stone passage, addressing a large group of orange-clad devotees gathered on the steps and in the open courtyard beyond. A photographer with a video camera on a tripod kneels at lower left, and a man in white holds a striped fan or umbrella at the left edge. Bright daylight shines through the archway. The seated man has long swept-back hair and distinctive rudraksha adornments, a compatible appearance for the page's a person reference, though no printed caption confirms the identity of the people shown.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04