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February 19 20152015-02-19August 17 20122012-08-17Large crowd of devotees, mostly women, gathered outdoors on a dirt path at dusk, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several women in white and cream traditional dress, some wearing rudraksha or beaded malas and red-and-white shawls; a woman in an orange blouse and a woman in a yellow sari stand in the foreground. A woman with a white forehead mark wears a red kurta. A vehicle is partly visible at lower left, and colourful tassels hang at the right edge. Crowd appears devotional, consistent with a satsang procession or gathering. a person is not visibly present in the frame.2015-07-31December 23 20082008-12-23A large crowd of devotees gathers tightly on a stone-paved temple courtyard, many raising hands and pressing forward in excited devotion. In the right foreground, a figure with a bare shoulder wears an orange-saffron cloth and a long rudraksha-style beaded mala, holding up a silver metal pot toward the crowd, with gold bangles on the wrist. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis with white tripundra marks on their foreheads; several women wear saffron, maroon and cream saris, and one woman holds a green leaf aloft. Scaffolding and blue railings appear at the top edge. This is a photograph of a crowd, with no clearly identifiable a person depicted.2012-08-17January 21 20092009-01-21December 14 20062006-12-14A large crowd of devotees fills a white-tented hall, with many people raising their arms and clapping in celebration. In the foreground, two women with long braided hair face away from the camera: one wears a cream sari and the other a white sari with a gold-bordered orange blouse, while nearby a woman in a white churidar holds her hands together. Several women wear white and pastel saris, and a red carpet runs across the floor. Some people in the background hold up hands in devotion.2006-12-14A large indoor hall filled with women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, many moving in a dance-like group with arms raised and hands clapping. Several dancers wear red or patterned blouses and beaded necklaces, and some have long braided hair. The floor is tiled and the room is packed with many more seated or standing attendees in the background. No a person candidate is visibly present in the frame.2016-06-19Outdoor procession in a dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white shirts and kurtas, with many hands raised. Ornate colourful umbrella-like canopies with orange and gold fringes and embroidered teardrop motifs rise above the crowd, mounted on tall poles. Among the throng, a few people in saffron and orange robes and beaded garlands stand out near the centre-right, including one man in a saffron-orange garment with a red-orange mala. A man in a white robe with a shawl stands near the middle. Palm fronds and thatched structures frame the background. The procession appears to be moving through a lively gathering of devotees.2009-01-01December 29 20082008-12-29A dense outdoor crowd of devotees in white clothing and orange sashes raises hands and clusters tightly around a central figure wearing a white turban, white dhoti-style garment and a floral garland, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible on one bystander. Several men in white hold coloured wooden sticks, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right holding a tall orange-wrapped pole. A small handheld tambourine-like percussion instrument appears at left and a white cloth or fan is raised overhead. The scene suggests a procession or ritual gathering at an open-air ashram site. The central figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance alone.2005-01-01