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A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and colourful woven banners hanging above. A man in a cream turban and gold-yellow dhoti with a bead necklace stands centre-right, smiling and handing a small item to a devotee, with the wooden tray of offerings held by a saffron-robed sannyasi at right. A woman in a pink sari and a woman in a yellow sari stand with palms pressed together in namaste at left, and a man in white with a lanyard stands beside them. Others are visible in the background. No clear appearance cues establish whether the turbaned man is a person, so he is described by role only.

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Photo inside a hall with red and maroon drapes and an orange banner above. A man in a pale tan turban and orange robe, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain, faces a row of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, several with palms pressed together in anjali. He extends his hand to a bowed devotee, while another man in orange stands at right. Wooden trays of small items and rudraksha beads sit in the foreground. A cameraman is visible at left edge. Roughly six visible people.2012-04-25November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with red curtains and a projection screen behind. A man in a cream-coloured turban, cream dhoti and wrap, and layered red-and-brown beaded necklaces stands smiling and places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Nearby, another man in a white shirt bends forward with hands joined, and a few other devotees stand with palms together. On the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands partly visible.2012-04-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of a darshan line at an indoor hall with maroon and white draped tents and hanging orange and blue banners. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands at a wooden tray of small packets, handing an item to a smiling devotee. Beside him, a figure in a cream turban with a long swept-back hair and orange robe, wearing rudraksha malas, hands a red fruit or offering to a waiting devotee. Several men in white shirts and tan shirts, a child in a red top and a boy in a striped shirt stand in line with palms pressed together, while more people in white dhotis stand behind. Appearance-based a person: the turban-wearing figure with long hair, orange robe and rudraksha malas is presenting offerings at the darshan line.2012-04-17April 17 20122012-04-17April 25 20122012-04-25April 25 20122012-04-25Indoor ceremony with a row of men with palms pressed together in front of a figure in saffron-orange robes and a cream turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets. He raises one hand in blessing toward a devotee while holding a red box of beads and rudraksha. A second saffron-clad attendant with a shaved head stands at right holding a book, and a man in white with a gold-striped cloth waits behind. Red drapes and a decorated pillar with colourful panels frame the hall. Several devotees appear in white and pale shirts, their hands folded in greeting. The blessing scene suggests darshan.2012-04-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with cream walls, ceiling lights and framed devotional portraits on the left wall. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a procession-like line, palms pressed together. A woman in an orange sari with a matching orange head covering holds a wooden tray or box of offerings with red and white items. Devotees in mustard-yellow and white clothes stand along the aisle with hands folded, and white projection screens hang on the walls. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe walks at the centre carrying a small offering box, and a few people on the right wear white and gold-trimmed clothing.2011-12-11A photograph inside a decorated hall with a striped ceiling canopy, orange fabric and pillars wrapped in coloured bands. A young man in an orange robe with a red rudraksha mala stands at right, pressing his palm to the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt, while holding a tray of offerings and a small brass vessel. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti wears gold ceremonial necklaces. Several devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a light blue shirt, another in white. Left foreground shows an older man in pink shirt with clasped hands. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan ritual.2010-10-09A photograph of a satsang setting where a man in an orange saffron garment and cream turban stands on the right, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklaces, bare-armed with bangles, and holding a small white paper or card. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand or bow with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a red-orange shirt with a red bindi. Other seated and standing devotees fill the background of a hall with a projection screen and colourful painted panels.2012-04-25April 25 20122012-04-25