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A large outdoor gathering under a canopy of patterned blue and white fabric, with people seated on blue plastic chairs in rows. Many wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. A red banner with Kannada text hangs at the back, beside gold and red draped fabric. Some men in orange turbans and rudraksha malas sit in the front rows, and a bald man in orange cloth rests his hand on his chin. Trees and more people appear in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the seated devotees are described by role and dress.

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A large outdoor gathering under a purple and white patterned canopy. Rows of seated monastics in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans fill the foreground and middle, with many white-clad lay men seated on blue plastic chairs and others standing behind. A yellow banner with Kannada text hangs on a red and yellow draped stage. Several saffron-clad figures seated at the front right have distinctive long hair, but no clear cues confirm a specific identity. The setting is a daytime public program with trees in the background.2007-02-20February 20 20072007-02-20Outdoor event under a blue-and-white patterned canopy with a yellow banner in Kannada script behind the seated crowd. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on a blue plastic chair, with an older man in a red-orange shawl beside him holding a whisk-like fan. Behind them, many people in orange robes and turbans sit in rows, and a standing man in white with an orange shawl and a mala watches over the gathering. Lamps and a yellow-draped stage area are visible in the background.2007-02-20A large outdoor assembly sits under a blue and white patterned canopy at a festival or discourse, with yellow and red draped fabric along the sides. Dozens of saffron-robed sadhus and swamis, many with orange turbans or shaved heads, sit on blue plastic chairs. A man in a white shirt stands at the back holding papers beneath a yellow banner with Kannada text. In the right foreground, a bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits among saffron-clad monks, and a seated man in saffron holds a peacock feather fan. Several spectators in light clothing sit in the lower left foreground.2007-02-20February 20 20072007-02-20February 20 20072007-02-20February 20 20072007-02-20Outdoor photo of a large seated assembly under a blue-and-white patterned canopy at a daytime gathering. Rows of monastics wear saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, many with shaved heads and some with beards, seated on the ground facing forward. Among them, in the foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange turban and saffron robe sits with his back partly toward the camera. Devotees in white and orange clothing fill the rows behind and to the sides, and a yellow-and-red banner with Kannada-style lettering stands at the right. Trees and a white colonnaded building appear in the background. Photographers and onlookers stand at the left edge. No identification is made from appearance; the page says Swamiji was at this event, but the foreground figure's cues are only partly visible, so the candidate is uncertain.2007-02-20A large outdoor gathering under a purple and white canopy with gold drapes. A man in a white kurta with a red sash stands at a microphone on the right, speaking to the crowd. Seated in rows in front of him are many men in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, along with men in white kurtas, a man in a white skullcap and black waistcoat, and a man in a maroon cap. Yellow banners with Kannada script hang behind, and photographers with cameras stand at the front right. Palm trees and a building appear in the background.2007-02-20Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering under a canopy with yellow and maroon draped fabric and a purple top. Dozens of saffron-robed monks and sannyasis sit in rows, many wearing orange or saffron turbans and shawls. In the foreground, several laypeople in white shirts and dhotis sit on blue plastic chairs; one wears a red and yellow scarf, another holds a pen and paper. A woman in a teal sari with a red border sits at left. Yellow and pink banners with Kannada script hang at the top. No single figure can be confidently identified from appearance, so no a person candidate is named.2007-02-20February 20 20072007-02-20February 20 20072007-02-20