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Indoor evening ritual in a plain whitewashed room with a pillar in the foreground. A young man in an orange-saffron robe on the left holds up lit oil lamps or flames in front of him, while a younger man in white kurta and dhoti beside him holds a small book. A seated person in saffron robes, orange head covering and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on a white mat near an open book and an oil lamp on the floor. Another man in white with an orange shawl stands at a microphone stand to the right. Seated devotees in orange and red clothing fill the floor in front and at the edges, and framed pictures hang on the walls. Visible rituals and satsang-style gathering, no identity established from appearance.

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Indoor evening ceremony in a plain room with pink-lilac walls and a wooden door frame. Two attendants stand at left: one in orange robes holding a lit lamp and a second in white dhoti and kurta offering a flame. A seated figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a beaded mala sits centre-left on a white-draped bench, with a small brass lamp before him. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor. At right, a man in white and orange shawl sits behind a microphone stand and a small table, with a ceremonial staff and a cloth-covered object near the edge.2005-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony in a pale pink hall with a bright light fixture and a hanging framed picture. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on a white-covered bench with an open book and an oil lamp before him. 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A framed picture hangs on the wall. a person identity is not established from appearance.2005-11-13Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with pink walls and a white bench. A man in an orange robe raises a yellow cloth or fan overhead, while a second man in white clothes stands beside him holding a book. Seated on the white bench is a figure in orange robes wearing a saffron head covering and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a metal lamp or vessel in front. Ceremonial staffs stand near the pillar, a camera on a tripod is set up at right, and seated devotees fill the lower foreground. Framed pictures hang on the walls.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13