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A photograph of a devotional gathering under a tent-like canopy at an ashram. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange garment and stands smiling with raised hands, appearing to address a circle of devotees. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit and stand, many smiling and clapping. A man in white at right holds a video camera on his shoulder. A yellow-brown tarp roofs the space and a white wall with a partial portrait stands behind.

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A photograph of an indoor open-sided hall with a bamboo-slat ceiling and a wall-mounted portrait of a bearded man in white wrapped in a turban. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling, facing a crowd of devotees seen from behind. Around him, men in white dhoti-style clothing wear orange shawls, and women in white saris with orange shawls stand at the left. A cameraman in white on the right films the gathering, and a small table with a plate sits in the background.2006-11-20A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with a bamboo-slat ceiling and a whitewashed wall with red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair stands centrally with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, facing a seated group. Several seated people with their backs to the camera wear white clothes with orange shawls. Standing behind them, people in white dhoti-style clothes and orange shawls observe, and a cameraman in white films the scene at right. A partial printed banner edge with a purple bird logo appears at upper left. Overall roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2006-11-20A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched shelter with a metal frame. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange shawl, faces a group of about a dozen smiling people. Most are in white ritual clothing with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and is gesturing with her hands. A microphone stands in the lower right corner, and a small table with a basket and bowls sits at the right edge.2006-11-20A photograph of a group gathered in a covered hall with a bamboo-slat ceiling and a window grille. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, standing before a seated audience. Seated women and men in white clothing with orange shawls face him, several with their backs to the camera. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near a speaker and a small table holding a plate of offerings. a person is the central figure in the orange robe, distinguished by long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing; he is addressing the gathering.2006-11-20Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20December 31 20082008-12-31A group of devotees stands in a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bright daylight from the sides. Many wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the right foreground, a bare-shouldered woman in an orange shawl smiles and gestures toward the group, with a folded cloth on the floor beside her. A man in white at the upper left stands near a woman in white. Several people in the middle wear white dhotis and orange stoles. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the presence is uncertain.2006-11-20August 02 20082008-08-02December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap stands on a raised wooden platform draped with a green cloth, smiling, with a small brass lamp and water bottles nearby. Around them a large group of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls stands and sits, many smiling; a woman in white with an orange shawl faces the platform from the left foreground. A standing fan is at the lower right. The figure's distinctive long hair and saffron clothing are visible, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-11-20