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Outdoor gathering where a central figure with long dark hair swept back into a low ponytail wears a rust-orange draped garment and a long rudraksha mala of brown seed beads hanging to the waist. He smiles broadly, glancing to his side with hands near his chest. Around him, devotees in white and red-orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, stand with palms pressed together in namaste, laughing and clapping. A woman holds a toddler in a white outfit at left, another woman in a white sari smiles at left edge, and a bright white canopy frames the background.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap and a long rudraksha mala walking through a crowd of devotees. He has a red bindi on his forehead and smiles while a woman in a red shawl and white top reaches toward him holding a small object. Around him, many people in white and orange clothing stand close, some holding phones or cameras. On the left edge, a flower garland of red, yellow and purple blossoms hangs beside the path.2013-07-14Night-time photograph of a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, mostly smiling and gesturing. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a long orange garment with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala with a shoulder drape, smiling toward a man on the left who wears white robes with gold trim, a wrap, and a rudraksha mala. Women in orange saris and other devotees stand around them, some with hands raised in greeting. The setting is a dim open-air space with metal poles and corrugated walls. a person is a central candidate given the distinctive long hair, saffron-and-gold robes and mala cues.2013-07-13July 14 20132013-07-14A smiling man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red bindi sits forward on a wooden chair in a hall, wearing a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads with a gold-colored sash. Behind him women in orange and rust-red saris and shawls stand together; one in white with a yellow bowl and mobile phone is at right, and a woman in red-brown with a rudraksha mala stands at left with a bag. A water bottle sits at lower left. a person: the seated man has long hair, rudraksha mala and rust-red clothing, but the cues are not conclusive enough for certainty.2015-02-12A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red wrap and a long rudraksha mala, stands beside a flower-garlanded pillar draped with yellow, blue and red blossoms. He holds a small pair of scissors-like object near his chest. Behind him, women in white and orange-red shawls and lanyards watch and smile, one woman in glasses wearing a green headband and a beaded necklace, and a woman in white at the rear with her hand raised near her mouth. Bright sky backdrop.2013-07-14Photograph of a crowd of devotees in a tented outdoor pavilion. In the left foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing rudraksha malas and a rust-orange wrap with gold border, stands with his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala gestures with folded hands. On the right, a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with a shawl press their palms together. A curly-haired child in white clothes walks forward in the centre, while a woman in white with red-and-gold shawl and others in white and red stand behind. Several people visible in the background. Lower left, a person crouches in white, partly cut off.2013-07-14December 23 20082008-12-23July 14 20132013-07-14A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a red-draped seat, wearing a rust-brown robe and a thick rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, with a ceremonial gold necklace visible. He has a tilak on his forehead and is surrounded by devotees. Behind him, women in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas stand near potted plants, and a young woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl leans in smiling, reaching toward the seated man. A gold ceremonial tray sits on the red cloth beside him. The man is visibly the central figure; his appearance with long hair, ornate beads and robe is consistent with a person, seated in the place of honour.2016-05-11July 07 20092009-07-07August 17 20122012-08-17A photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and steel beams. A bare-chested man with long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red thread on his wrist laughs broadly while reaching toward a microphone held by a person in the foreground. Around him stand devotees in saffron and orange robes wearing rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange top with a bindi and rudraksha beads, and smiling people in maroon and white. A silver ceremonial object and a white cloth are visible in the lower centre. The scene is a lively gathering with several people in the foreground and mid-ground. Shown from behind a devotee in white, the setting appears to be a casual ashram or event gathering.2017-08-27