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A stage event with a large painted backdrop of elephants in a forest and a robed sage writing on a cloth-covered surface. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a dark braided topknot wears a rust-red garment with a golden band and a gold armlet, standing with back to the camera and facing a seated older man in a pink kurta and white dhoti who is pressing his palms together. Two white-clad men sit on white couches at left, one in a cream vest and glasses, another wearing an orange-and-saffron head wrap and a saffron-striped shawl. Behind them, a man in an orange head wrap and ochre clothing sits, and at far right a woman in orange-red attire with gold trim is partly visible. The long-haired figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the a person candidate, so the role is described generically.

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May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and spiritual leaders on white sofas on a stage at a large outdoor religious gathering. Behind them a painted backdrop shows an elephant and a bearded sage writing on a palm-leaf manuscript while disciples sit nearby. In the centre, a bearded man with long white hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala, sits beside a man in a cream kurta and embroidered cap. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with gold jewellery and garlands smiles, and a man in an orange-red turban and rudraksha malas sits at the end of the row. Some people are shown in profile or partially hidden behind others. The page indicates the event was the Vaicharik Mahasabha in Ujjain, but the image itself shows no visible name or caption.2016-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20A photograph of a stage at a Vaicharik Mahasabha gathering, with a large painted backdrop showing a seated sage with a white beard writing on a palm-leaf manuscript while students sit near a river and village huts. Several saffron-robed sadhus and spiritual leaders sit on white sofas on the raised stage, many wearing rudraksha malas. A man in a cream vest and white kurta sits in the middle, and a woman in a dark red sari with a gold necklace and a decorated hairstyle sits at the right edge. Approximately a dozen people are visible on stage.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20A large stage with a painted backdrop of an elephant and calf beside a river, with a seated sage reading a book beneath a tree and robed students nearby. In front, a row of about a dozen seated saffron-robed sadhus, monks and spiritual leaders sit on white sofas at a religious gathering. Several wear orange or saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ochre turbans; one bearded elder in white dhoti with a saffron shawl holds a small object. A woman in orange sits at the right end, with others in white and orange robes nearby. The scene matches a Vaicharik Mahasabha assembly, with the sacred-sounding stage setting conveying a formal spiritual address.2016-05-20Photograph of a stage event with several seated figures on white sofas in front of a large painted backdrop of ancient scholars writing on palm leaves beside a river. On the left, a bearded sannyasi in red robes sits beside a bald monk in saffron. Centre left, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with rudraksha mala sits next to a man in a cream kurta and a brown and gold cap. Centre right, a long-bearded, bare-chested man in a white dhoti wears a gold-and-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala. On the far right, a woman in a rust-red sari wears a yellow garland and gold bangles. Several other monks in orange sit behind them. The backdrop and stage floor are blue. Copyright and source text overlays appear at the lower right.2016-05-20