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A photograph inside a hall with white walls, a white ceiling with decorative yellow and orange hanging panels, and white-curtained windows. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl walks past, slightly blurred. Beside him a shaven-headed man in full orange robes with a dark brown border holds a small object in his hands, his feet bare on a white tiled floor. Behind them a group of men in white dhotis sit on orange and blue mats in rows, and a row of orange chairs and a table with a camera on a tripod stand at the right. a person appears as the orange-robed figure, identified by his shaven head, orange robes and ceremonial presentation; he is in the centre-right, shown in person.

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September 17 20102010-09-17Night photograph inside a tented pavilion with a green carpet and strings of warm lights overhead. Many seated people in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden stools with brass plates and cups in front of them. A man in a pale green kurta and white dhoti stands in the centre, while a man in a white kurta, with a small white cloth in his hand, stands nearby. On the right, a tall figure in an orange robe with a red shawl stands with hands folded. A seated sadhu with a long white beard and rudraksha beads in the lower left wears an orange robe, and another with a pink-orange turban and white flower garland sits with hands pressed together. A uniformed official stands at the back. The scene appears to be an initiation or satsang event with devotees.2016-05-16A ceremonial gathering in an indoor hall with a screen and dark curtains behind. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark smiles and extends an arm toward a line of men in white dhotis and shawls. Several shaved-headed men in white and maroon or orange cloths stand around, and another man in an orange robe on the right holds a silver tray. A golden throne-like seat appears in the background, and a few people in white sit along the back wall. Prayer mats and small vessels are on the floor.2010-10-19A photograph of an indoor hall with a polished floor where a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, a gold necklace and a red tilak, walks forward at centre. Around him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered edges and bare upper bodies, some wearing orange shawls, stand or sit on orange cloths. Oil lamps, brass plates and small bowls sit on the floor. Behind them a large white screen hangs on the wall, a white board stands on an easel, and at right a gilded throne with red cushions is placed on an orange-draped platform beside a video camera on a tripod and a monitor. Gold-and-orange fabric hangs from the ceiling at top. Approximately 10 people are visible.2011-01-23A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a hall with white tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloths, hands folded in prayer; the front seated figure wears a marigold garland and a tilak on the forehead. Before them are brass puja plates, small brass lamps, kumkum and flower offerings. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange-and-yellow clothing sit with puja trays, and a man in white stands at a podium near a video monitor on a tripod. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so no candidate is named; the scene shows priests and devotees performing a group puja.2010-10-21September 14 20152015-09-14November 01 20142014-11-01A photograph inside a large tent-like hall during an evening ceremony, with dim light and hanging decorative banners in orange and dark patterns. Two standing figures in the centre walk between rows of seated devotees: the foreground figure wears a long orange robe and a white-and-orange flower garland, and holds a white cloth or paper, while a second attendant in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands behind them. Many seated devotees in white clothes, some in red and orange saris, sit on mats in rows, with a small lamp and offering plates before them. Several people appear on the right.2006-12-26November 20 20102010-11-20October 24 20102010-10-24September 14 20152015-09-14November 01 20142014-11-01