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A dense crowd of men fills a hall, many raising their hands and palms upward toward the front. Several wear white kurtas, orange or saffron shirts, and red or white ritual threads around their necks. A man in a white turban and a bearded man with long hair in a black t-shirt printed with OM symbols stand near the front. Behind them, gold ceremonial parasols and a red-draped seat are visible against a white wall. A person in a saffron robe appears toward the back right.

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April 26 20162016-04-26April 26 20162016-04-26May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd of devotees fills a large hall, many men in white shirts and kurtas with tilak and sandalwood marks on their foreheads, some raising open hands and waving, a child in a yellow top lifted above the crowd on the left. Behind them, a wide orange-carpeted floor shows other people in white and saffron clothing and a stage screen at the top edge. The crowd is packed tightly, with many faces in the foreground.2016-04-26A large crowd of men seated closely in a hall, many raising their hands high in the air. Foreground figures include a man in a white and blue sports shirt with raised hand, a man in a cream shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge, and a man in a red t-shirt with a black mala and a pendant, arm raised. Others wear white shirts, light blue and pink collared shirts. At the upper right, a deity murti and garlanded decorations stand near a pink-washed wall with orange and yellow drapery. The scene appears to be a satsang audience participating in a question or response moment.2010-10-24May 06 20162016-05-06A dense crowd of men fills a large pavilion at the Kumbh Mela camp in Ujjain, packed shoulder to shoulder and many craning their necks forward. Several wear orange or saffron shawls and sacred marks on their foreheads, and one man in a plaid shirt holds an orange cloth. Golden decorative figures and ornate gold umbrellas stand along the far wall, and a red-cushioned seat appears at the back right. A bald man with rudraksha beads and an orange garment stands at the right edge. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending beyond the frame.2016-04-26A large dense crowd of men, women and children fills a tented event space, many waving hands raised and smiling, one man in a white shirt holding up a phone to film. At the upper left edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair is partly visible, appearing to gesture with raised arms. Behind the crowd, gold ornamental structures and white decor suggest a festival pavilion. Several men wear white kurtas and one older man wears a light wide-brimmed hat.2016-04-26A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame, packed closely together in an indoor hall. Many wear white or cream clothing with red or orange shawls and scarves, and some have sandalwood or tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a bald man in a white garment with an orange shawl raises one hand high, and a man in a white cap and orange-striped shirt wears large headphones for translation. Several people wear glasses. The faces in the foreground are blurred while the background stretches into an assembly of more participants.2016-05-09A photograph of a large seated crowd of devotees in a hall, viewed from behind with many people in the foreground and middle ground. Most are men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A man at the top left in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and an older man with white hair and a white beard near the centre right also has hands folded. Behind them is a red and orange banner and a pale pink wall with an orange cloth hanging at the top. No a person candidate is visible among the devotees; the people shown are attendees at a satsang-style gathering.2010-10-24October 31 20152015-10-31May 04 20162016-05-04