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Outdoors under shady trees, a shaven-headed attendant in orange and rust robes and gold-trimmed dhoti stands at left holding a tray of foil-wrapped food packets and sweets. Seated in a wooden chair on a patterned rug is a bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes with a small pair of glasses held in one hand. Beside him a second bearded elder in orange sits with hands folded. Behind them, a man in orange and another in rust robes stand near a silver-framed plaque and a red-and-gold cloth flag on a pole. Onlookers in white kurtas and orange clothing sit or stand around the scene, and a young man in a gold-beaded mala and orange garment sits to the left.

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Outdoor ritual scene under shade trees. A bald man in orange robes sits on a silver-backed chair on a red, purple and patterned rug, holding up a small object in one hand. Beside him, a man in red-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold-trimmed cloth and beaded necklace stands near a silver tray of offerings in foil dishes and fruit, while another attendant in red-brown garments leans in to help. Behind them, an orange-robed figure stands by a red-draped altar with flower garlands. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing and a bearded man in orange line the right side; a camera operator and onlookers appear in the foreground.2014-03-14December 06 20112011-12-06March 14 20142014-03-14Outdoor satsang scene with two seated figures on a leopard-print cushioned bench in front of an ornate silver-framed backrest. On the left, a long-haired figure wearing rust-red and gold-bordered robes and a long gold bead necklace listens with hands clasped. On the right, a bald, white-bearded man in orange robes and a vibhuti mark holds spectacles and gestures while speaking from a wooden chair. Behind them stands another orange-robed man, and a red stone altar with a small deity murti, a flower garland and a trident-topped pole is visible. Several devotees sit at the bottom edge.2014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14October 02 20142014-10-02March 14 20142014-03-14Outdoor photo of a seated satsang gathering with devotees in the foreground, their heads and backs visible. On the left, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears a red and gold sari, a long ornate gold bead necklace and a red bindi, her hands clasped in her lap. Beside her is a large silver embossed throne-back draped with a leopard-print cloth. On the right, a bald, white-bearded man in orange robes sits in a wooden chair, holding a stick near his mouth, smiling. Behind him stands another figure in orange, and on a red ledge to the right sit small painted deity murti. Foliage fills the background. Printed copyright text appears on the right side of the image.2014-03-14July 07 20092009-07-07February 15 20132013-02-15July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a white and red tent. A seated man on the right wears a red-orange garment, a long red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and a dark swept-up turban-like hairstyle, and he is handing a fruit to a standing man. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas gather, and a bald man in orange sits to the right. A man in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds an orange fruit from a cardboard box. Gold kalasha-style vessels and a gold lion-shaped object sit in front, with a brass vessel and a camera on a tripod behind.2016-01-03