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Outdoor covered area with a corrugated roof and white-washed wall where a crowd in white clothing gathers. A man with grey hair and an orange shawl over white robes stands at right, applying a mark to the forehead of a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a pink and black checked sari holds a green item nearby, and women in white kurtas and shawls stand around. Speakers hang on the wall, and a small shrine and banners are visible in the background.

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June 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17A photo of a line of devotees in white and light clothing standing barefoot on a concrete courtyard under a corrugated roof, during a morning procession at an ashram. A bald man in an orange robe with an orange shawl and a mala stands at right, with another man in white and an orange shawl beside him handing something to a devotee. A woman in white at left has hands folded in prayer beside a maroon cloth-draped table with gold trim holding a small kalasha-like object. Several other people in white and casual clothes wait in line; a woman in a white sari with gold border stands in the middle. Wheat stalks sit in the foreground and framed photos hang on the wall behind. The orange-robed man is a candidate for a person by appearance, but his identity is uncertain.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17A photo inside a corrugated-roof hall with white walls and a row of framed photographs and posters behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, holding a folded paper, with devotees in white and saffron around him. On the right, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls carry a wooden tray of fruit and offerings, and a shaved-headed monk in orange stands at the far right. Women in white saris and a woman in a green patterned sari with dark-rimmed glasses stand on the left with hands folded in greeting. Colourful striped pillars and orange wall brackets decorate the hall.2009-12-07A crowd of devotees in white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, moves through a covered walkway at an ashram-style venue with red-pillared corridors. A man on the left wears an orange robe and a garland, and a woman in the foreground holds a silver vessel while an attendant in orange and white reaches toward her. A woman in a cream sari and a woman with long dreadlocks in white stand on the right, both with rudraksha malas and hands pressed together. A red-and-orange flag is visible in the background. Several people in white with malas fill the middle ground. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan gathering.2009-06-01December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a long line of devotees standing under a corrugated metal roof at an outdoor ritual gathering. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white saris with gold borders, one in a pink sari and a girl in a yellow-pink floral dress. Several people fold their hands in namaskar. In the background, two saffron-robed monks stand near a small shrine area with brass vessels and lamps on a green mat, with a monk in saffron further back. A young girl offers something to a small brass lamp on the floor while a child in a white shirt stands beside an adult woman. Concrete block walls and a speaker are visible.2007-02-24February 17 20162016-02-17A photograph inside a bright hall with red curtains, ceiling fans and tubelights. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-tinted cloth draped over an orange-red garment places his right hand on the forehead of an older balding man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard, who stands with eyes closed. Several other men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or sit nearby, some with hands joined in namaskar, and a man at left has white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A rudraksha mala hangs over the orange-red garment, and gold earrings are visible on the standing man. Behind them a colourful deity image hangs on the wall. a person wearing ornate gold-bordered orange-red clothing and a long rudraksha mala appears to be giving blessings.2013-09-28A bare-chested man with long swept-back black hair and a red-orange shawl stands in the foreground, placing his hand on the head of a seated woman in a red-orange shawl. Around him, devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a white ceiling. A man in an orange robe with rudraksha mala beads stands at left, another man with his palms pressed together in namaste stands at right, and a woman with a red bindi watches. A blessing or initiation is taking place among a crowd of about twenty visible people.2016-02-17