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A photograph inside a hall with dark ribbed ceiling banners and a stage backdrop. A central figure in plain orange robes stands holding a red heart-shaped object, facing a crowd of devotees. Many people in orange and saffron shawls, white dhotis and kurtas surround them. A woman in a white sari with an orange border bends forward at the lower centre, and women in saris hold red roses and flower petals. Several men in white with yellow shawls stand at left. Overall the scene looks like a devotional gathering or Valentine's Day satsang at an ashram.

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Indoor gathering in a hall with bunting and a framed picture on the upper wall, where a crowd of devotees in white and orange shawls stands around a central bearded man in saffron robes who receives flowers. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold red roses, and a monk in saffron on the right carries a tray of red flowers. A yellow painted line marks the floor and a camera is visible at the lower left. The central bearded figure wears saffron and has a long beard, with no distinctive crown or ceremonial gold cues visible, so identity is uncertain; the scene reads as an ashram darshan with flower offerings.2008-02-14February 14 20082008-02-14A photograph inside a hall with banners hanging from the ceiling and a framed picture on the wall. Several devotees in orange and white stand in a crowd, many holding pink flowers. In the centre, a man in an orange robe holds a red object and stands before a woman in white and orange who bends forward. A bearded man in orange stands beside him, and another woman in orange and white receives flowers. Some faces are blurred for privacy.2008-02-14A photo of a crowd gathered in an indoor hall at an ashram event, with a central group of saffron-robed and white-clad devotees. A bearded man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at centre-left, while a woman in an orange sari stands at centre holding a brass tray of red rose petals and offering them to the group. Many devotees in white and orange-yellow garments, some with flowers in their hair or holding red roses, kneel and stand around them, while people in the background smile. Overhead hang a stage truss and banners, with a wall sign and doorway behind the crowd. A yellow floor line runs across the scene.2008-02-14February 14 20082008-02-14 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a large hall with a high peaked ceiling, white walls and decorative fabric-wrapped pillars hanging from the roof. A central figure wearing an orange-saffron robe stands among a group of devotees; a flash-lit window and wall plaque are visible behind them. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis or saris with saffron and yellow shawls stand in a semicircle, many holding red flowers, while a few in orange robes stand nearby. A yellow painted line runs across the floor. Ritual atmosphere, satsang or darshan setting. The central figure in saffron matches a description of a person, appearance-based, with uncertain identification.2008-02-14 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20082008-02-14Indoor ashram hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed photos, where women in orange and red saris and shawls stand in a line. A woman in the foreground on the left presses her palms together in anjali, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Center right, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a red turban-style head covering, wearing a red-beaded garland, bends forward offering or receiving an orange cloth bundle from another devotee. Other women hold orange bundles and folded orange cloths. Ornate gold and green garlanded deity altar at left. A cameraman films the scene. Appears to be a padapuja or sarvadarshan blessing line.2013-12-26A photograph inside a hall with a plain whitewashed wall and a yellow floor line. On the right, a smiling man in a plain orange robe holds pink flowers and offers them toward a row of devotees in white and yellow clothing. Behind him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tray of pink flowers, and another older man in orange stands beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls lean forward to receive the flowers. A small shrine with a lit lamp and a framed image sits on the upper right wall.2008-02-14Photograph of an indoor evening gathering. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white garland, standing in an open space and facing a row of saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees. Many people in white, yellow and orange clothes crowd the room, with women in the foreground wearing braids and some with hands raised in greeting or prayer. A bald monk in orange stands at the right, and a small flag is visible on the far wall.2008-12-23A seated woman in a sleeveless saffron-orange top and matching orange skirt sits on a striped mat, reaching forward to touch the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with a white cap and rudraksha mala, who holds a stack of white-wrapped booklets or offerings. A microphone stand is in front. A large seated crowd in orange, white and yellow clothing fills a whitewashed hall with windows, with a woman in the back row holding a book. Garlands and foil-wrapped gifts lie on the floor. a person is not identifiable from clothing alone here, so the seated woman is described as a sannyasi-style devotee-leader giving blessing to a devotee.2008-12-31February 14 20082008-02-14 +1 copies