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A crowded indoor room with pale yellow walls, a ceiling fan, and wooden framed doors with glass panels. A tightly packed crowd of men and women presses together, many smiling or reaching forward. A young girl in a turquoise dress is held up on a man's arm at centre. On the right, a bald man in an orange-saffron cloth reaches out with his arm extended toward the crowd, wearing a red garment and rudraksha-style beads. A small person in an orange robe stands in the far doorway.

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June 24 20142014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA crowded indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room with a wooden framed doorway and window grille. Packed tightly around the centre, many people press in and reach toward each other, some with raised arms. A young girl in a turquoise dress is held up on the left. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red cloth with a rudraksha mala and an orange sash stands beside a woman in a white sari with a red border. On the right, a smiling person with long hair wears a red-orange robe and a beaded rudraksha mala, with a hand raised toward the group. Several people in orange and saffron garments stand among the crowd.2014-06-24A crowded indoor room with peach walls, a ceiling fan and a wooden door during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A bald man in an orange-and-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the centre-right, bending forward, and several women in saris, including one in a red sari and another in green and gold, press their hands together or reach toward the scene. Standing men in white shirts and the crowd of devotees surround the group, with garlands and folded palms visible in the foreground.2014-06-26June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a crowd of devotees pressing around a bare-chested figure in an orange-and-yellow-bordered saffron cloth with a jasmine garland and a rudraksha-bead headband. Several devotees stand close, a woman in a red-and-white patterned sari with gold earrings reaches out with her hands toward him, and an older woman on the left presses her palms together in prayer. Other men in white shirts, orange shawls and a child in blue stand behind, against a plain cream wall.2012-05-19A crowded indoor room with cream walls where several people gather around a seated woman in a white sari with gold border holding a toddler in a yellow outfit. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark beaded mala stands at the center, leaning in, while other men in white and light-blue shirts and women in red, yellow and white saris look on. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with green fruit adornments in her hair reaches toward the child. Some visible tiffin or offering items sit near the bottom. No one clearly matches the described teacher's appearance, so no candidate is identified.2009-08-08A crowded room with pink walls, a red arched niche, and framed posters on the wall. In the foreground, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long dark braid receives devotees, hands raised in a gesture of blessing. Around them, a crowd of devotees reaches forward: men in white shirts and dhotis with sandalwood marks, women in saris, and a baby in a pink dress held up in front. A young girl in white leans in with joined palms, and a man in a cream shirt offers something from a plate. Garlands of orange marigolds hang along the right wall, and a person in white stands near a table of offerings with a silver vessel. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing in a small temple room.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA dense crowd packs a plain white-walled hall with ceiling fans and tall decorative hangings. Many devotees press forward, clasping hands and reaching out, while a few sannyasis in orange and saffron stand among them. Near the centre, an elderly man with a long white beard in white clothing is surrounded by people. A woman in a red-orange sari is at the centre-right, and women with long braided hair, flowers and bindi wear pink, white and red saris. A young child in a blue outfit is held at the centre-right. A silver ritual implement is raised at the right. Windows, curtains and a mirror frame the room. The crowd is too close and mixed to confirm any single individual's identity from the visible cues, so no one is identified here.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26