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A photograph inside a thatched-roof open hall with a palm-leaf ceiling and red metal support posts. A man with white hair and a white kurta and dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands centre-frame extending his right arm toward the left. Around him, many people in white and cream clothing move or stand; several women wear white saris, one with a yellow border, and bare-footed visitors stand near a row of discarded slippers and sandals on the floor. The setting suggests a satsang or gathering hall in a night-lit venue. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.

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July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a covered outdoor corridor with a corrugated roof supported by red steel beams. Many people in white clothing stand and sit in the open space; several women wear white saris with brown borders and rudraksha-style beads, and men wear white dhotis and shirts. A woman in a white sari with a light brown border walks forward at center, while a man in an orange garment stands among the crowd on the left. Spectators in the foreground observe the gathering from the edge of the frame, and a window and wall with a blue cable are visible on the left. The people are distinct from any printed portraits, and no clear appearance-based candidate for a person is established.2008-07-17A crowd of devotees mingles under a dark tent with a blue metal support pole and a bright hanging lamp, at what the page describes as an evening event. Most men wear white kurta-style clothes, many with rudraksha or bead malas, and a few women wear green and white saris. In the foreground a smiling man with glasses, a red bindi and a blue lanyard sits facing the camera. At the right edge, a man in white with a large brown rudraksha mala stands partly cropped. Grey silk drapes hang at the back of the tent. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked.2007-01-01September 04 20132013-09-04August 03 20082008-08-03Night photograph of an open-air outdoor event on a reddish-brown dirt ground beside a blue tent structure with lit interior and draped white fabric. Many men dressed in plain white ritual clothing, including white shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas, walk and stand around the grounds. One man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and carries a yellow paper or folder; another in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the centre. Lights hang from the tent ceiling. No deity, throne or stage figure is clearly visible. Approximately 30 people are visible.2006-12-14July 17 20082008-07-17Night-time outdoor ritual at a covered open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and red pillars. Devotees mill about on a paved courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shawl near the centre holds a rudraksha-style mala and stands beside a tall gilded post. Several women in saris, one in gold, others in cream and maroon, and men in white and cream hold brass plates of offerings and flower garlands. A standing figure in a cream long coat holds a garland. Oil lamps and a hanging lantern light the scene, and a tall ornate gold-topped flag pole is visible at right. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the central figures are described by role only.2011-11-29July 13 20132013-07-13A photograph of a large group of men standing in a open-sided covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare brick walls. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks; several stand with hands folded in namaskar or clasped at the waist, and some have arms crossed. Light streams in from a bright opening at the back, with a few more people visible beyond. No one present is wearing saffron or a crown, and no one's appearance supports identifying a specific individual, so the figures are described by role only as devotees in white.2007-02-24Interior of a thatched-roof hall with white-washed walls and white pillars, where many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white kurtas gather for a convention session. Many seated people sit on mats and plastic chairs, some with rudraksha malas and lanyards; others stand with hands joined in anjali. A man in a white shirt stands centre with hands joined, and a man in a white kurta near the right holds his hands in prayer. Ceiling fans hang overhead, and a small patterned mat and cushion lie in the foreground.2010-01-31November 25 20092009-11-25