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Wide view of a large covered hall filled with a seated crowd of many hundreds. In the foreground and middle rows, monks in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on orange mats, some with shaved heads and some holding books. Among them are white-clad devotees and men in white and yellow kurtas. A cameraman on a tripod films the gathering at left. The hall has a corrugated metal roof, ceiling fans, and red and yellow garland-draped decorations along the beams. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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Wide view of a large open-sided pavilion filled with a seated assembly, roughly a thousand people, on floor mats under a red and yellow draped ceiling with hanging tassels and ceiling fans. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on an orange carpet, while men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on white mats to the left. A large screen hangs from the ceiling and a pillar stands at left. A satsang or discourse setting is visible, with the gathered audience facing forward.2010-01-28A large outdoor assembly under a white and red canopy decorated with ring-shaped garlands of yellow, red and orange flowers. Many saffron-robed monks sit on white plastic chairs and on orange mats, most with shaved heads, while white-clad attendees and other visitors sit among them. In the foreground, a bald monk in saffron with hands pressed together sits facing the stage. A cameraman with a tripod stands on the right beside a monitor on a metal truss, with a dense crowd filling the hall behind.2010-01-28A large crowd fills a tented hall with a red carpet running down the centre, ringed by hanging colourful tassel decorations under the canopy. Most people wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, while others wear white kurtas, yellow and red clothing. Several people in the foreground carry phones and a camera, and a woman in orange with a beaded necklace stands in the lower centre. Many sadhus and devotees mill about in dense congestion during a large gathering, with a dark backdrop curtain and banners at the far end.2016-05-05 +1 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05A large pavilion event with saffron and orange-clad sadhus and devotees seated on colourful striped mats along a long stage. Many robed monks in orange and pink stand and sit facing the stage. Brass lamps with lit wicks stand at the right edge, and marigold garlands and flower-filled plates sit before the seated row. A large ornate golden throne-like chair stands at the right back, and a crowded audience of white-clad devotees fills the far background under hanging orange and red streamers. Cameras film the stage.2015-09-12A large hall with a blurred view of a seated assembly of saffron-robed sadhus and priests facing a stage at the far end. In the foreground, rows of orange-clad figures sit on colourful striped mats in front of brass plates of offerings and fruit, with small brass lamps and kumkum-marked plates. Behind them a dense crowd of people in white and orange fills the hall under hanging orange and multicoloured festoons and ceiling lights. Several sadhus in the front row wear orange shawls and headwear; one at the right wears a red-and-orange turban. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is singled out.2015-09-11A large indoor hall during a religious gathering, photographed from behind a row of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, several people sit on striped mats facing a raised stage; one wears an orange turban, another a pink wrap, and garlands of marigolds lie on the mats. Beyond them a large crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad attendees fills the floor, and a tented outdoor area is visible through the far opening. Stage lighting and video cameras on tripods are set up near the front, with decorative bunting hanging from the rafters and a trade-style map on the side wall.2015-09-12A large crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sits on a bare ground floor under a long orange-and-white tent lined with orange poles and hanging lights. Many men wear orange or peach robes, turbans and rudraksha malas; some have long white beards. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, while a man in a striped light-blue shirt sits facing a seated sadhu in a peach robe. Behind them, further rows of seated monks and standing attendants fill the tent.2016-04-21A photograph of a large seated audience under a white tented pavilion decorated with multicoloured bunting and strings of lights. In the foreground a man in a pink kurta and white dhoti sits on a white plastic chair, wearing a striped shawl over his shoulder. Rows of monastic men in saffron-orange robes and orange head cloths sit on white chairs, some with white and orange tilaka marks. A few men in white and cream clothing sit or stand nearby. Behind them, many more people fill the open-sided tent and gather under trees, with a building and palm trees visible beyond the pavilion.2010-01-13July 09 20172017-07-09January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang or puja gathering. In the foreground, several young people wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, some with long dreadlocked hair and forehead markings, seated on mats with hands folded. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and orange clothing sit on the tiled floor. Hanging orange and multicolored decorative lanterns line the ceiling, and large screens at the front display a glowing image of a deity or teacher. Framed pictures line the walls.2018-04-25