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Outdoor photo of a seated crowd on steps at an ashram event, many men in white dhotis with yellow borders and white vertical forehead markings. In the centre, a smiling man wears a saffron-red dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and white markings. Beside him, a man in a blue and white checked shirt sits with arms folded. To the right, a man with long swept-back hair wears a red bindi, rudraksha malas and an orange sash over white clothing. Behind them, musicians with a drum and a standing man in a white shirt watch. The scene shows about 15 visible people.

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January 03 20162016-01-03A large seated audience in a hall, mostly men in white dhotis and shawls with saffron-orange borders, sitting in rows on the floor. In the foreground, a man on the left wears a red rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, another in the centre wears an orange-bordered white dhoti, and a man on the right wears a gold chain and white attire. Some attendees wear shirts, and one in a blue shirt and glasses sits centrally. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated people.2017-07-15Outdoor procession on a paved path with palm trees and a crowd behind. Centre: a person in red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a black velvet cap, layered gold and beaded necklaces with a large pendant, and multiple rudraksha malas; they smile and carry a tall wooden staff. Flanking them, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a red-orange rudraksha mala walks at left, and a man at right wears orange-red robes with gold waistband, rudraksha mala, sandalwood-white forehead markings and arm bands. Several men in white dhoti and shirts with gold borders, many with white ash markings, follow. Festival procession.2016-01-03January 18 20132013-01-18 +1 copiesA dense seated crowd of devotees fills the hall. In the foreground three men sit cross-legged in white dhotis with saffron-gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; the man at centre has a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, the one at left wears gold chains and spectacles, and the one at right wears a dark rudraksha garland and gold chain. Behind them many more people in white and saffron-orange shawls sit closely packed, some with eyes closed in meditation. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the identity is left unsure.2016-05-06March 18 20172017-03-18A large seated crowd during a satsang, with many devotees smiling and listening attentively. In the foreground, a bearded man in an open-chested orange-and-white dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala over bare shoulders and holds his hands together in his lap. Beside him, a man with a gray beard wears a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha beads. A shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-white forehead mark sits near the front. Further back, many men wear white dhotis, orange shawls, rudraksha malas and forehead markings, with a few in green and light blue shirts. A bare-chested man with a red forehead tilak and gold necklace smiles in the middle row. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2016-11-11A seated satsang gathering of devotees in an ashram hall, mostly men with bare upper bodies and white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and forehead tilak markings. Several men in the foreground wear saffron cloth, and a man at left with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a round saffron-and-white badge laughs broadly. Women in white saris sit in the background beside golden pillars, and a tall golden pillar runs through the hall. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2017-07-22February 20 20132013-02-20A photograph of a seated satsang audience in saffron and white robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and forehead marks of vibhuti or tilak. Several smiling men in the foreground, one at left with a white forehead mark and rudraksha mala over orange cloth, one in the centre-left with an orange garment and rudraksha necklace, and a bald man in white wearing a red mark. Behind them rows of devotees sit on mats beneath golden pillars, with younger attendees in orange in the lower foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-22Photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor room. Most wear white dhoti-style cloth with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, plus gold necklaces and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms. Front row, from left: a man in white and gold clothing with his back partly turned; a man with a red shawl and gold necklaces; a central man in a red shawl with a dark rudraksha mala and gold beads, hands folded in his lap; a clean-shaven man with a red shawl and beads; and a man in red and gold on the right. Behind them, a man with a shaved head and white forehead marks and a man in glasses. A red curtain and white louvred panel are in the background. Six people are visible in total, and no a person candidate can be confidently identified from appearance.2017-08-15January 03 20162016-01-03