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Photograph of a stage event with a large painted backdrop showing a forest scene, an elephant, a bearded sage seated with a manuscript, and students in white seated in a row. A man in orange robes bends low in a gesture of reverence toward a seated group on white sofas. Seated figures include a bald monk in orange with rudraksha beads, a man in orange with a bead mala and microphone, a man in a cream vest and white kurta wearing a brown cap, and a bare-chested bearded elder with long white hair, a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, a yellow cloth draped on his knee. Another orange-robed monk stands at the right edge. No candidate can be confidently identified by appearance from the visible cues alone.

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A photograph of a seated panel on a stage at a religious assembly, with a large painted backdrop showing a robed teacher seated with a palm-leaf or book and a group of students with shaved heads and white cloths, plus an elephant, huts and cattle. Left to right, several sadhus wear saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a bald head and a microphone raised as he speaks, another gesturing with folded hands. Center, a bearded man in a cream waistcoat and white dhoti sits beside a white-bearded elder with bare upper body and white cloth. Far right, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold necklaces and bangles, hair in a dark bun, sits with hands clasped. Around the panel, white sofas and additional seated attendees in white and saffron are visible. No person is identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2016-05-20A photograph of seated spiritual leaders on a stage at an outdoor event, with white sofa-style seats in front of a large painted backdrop showing a robed sage writing on a palm-leaf manuscript beside a river and bearded ascetics with folded hands. From left, a bearded man in red robes gestures, two saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit together, a man in a white kurta with a decorated cap and dark sunglasses sits near a long-bearded man in a white dhoti with bare chest, and a woman in a dark red sari with gold necklaces and bangles sits at the right edge. Several uniformed and plain-clothed attendants stand behind the stage, and the scene reads as a formal address or assembly.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20A photograph of a stage at a spiritual gathering with a large painted backdrop of a waterfall, forest, lake, deer and birds. Five people sit on white sofas. On the left, a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a microphone and speaks. Next to him, another bald man in orange robes and mala sits attentively. In the centre, a man in a cream vest over a white shirt and white trousers, with a small brocade cap, gestures with his hand. To his right, an older bearded man with long white hair, bare-chested, wears a white dhoti, a multi-strand ceremonial necklace, and holds an orange cloth. On the far right, a man with a dark cap and gold beaded necklaces wears a red-brown robe and sits with his hands resting on the sofa arm. Several seated people in orange are visible in the background.2016-05-20A photograph of a stage at a Hindu spiritual gathering with a large painted backdrop showing seated sages with books and a riverside scene. On the right, a woman with dark hair wears a rust-red saffron robe, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, speaking into a microphone. Seated on white sofas to the left are several saffron-robed monks, a man in a cream vest and white kurta wearing a cap, and a bearded elder in a white dhoti and shawl. A bald monk in orange sits at far left.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20Photograph of a stage at an outdoor tent event with a painted forest-and-waterfall backdrop showing deer, monkeys and a river. Seated on white sofas in a row are several people: at left an elderly saffron-robed monk with a shaved head holds a microphone and speaks; beside him a bald monk in orange robes and dark glasses sits with hands clasped; next a man in white kurta and cap sits with a hand near his face; then a white-bearded elder in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl; a woman in a red-brown sari with a gold necklace; and at right a man with a tall orange turban, rudraksha mala and orange robe. A few other attendees sit at the edges. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so role descriptions are used.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20