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A photograph of a crowded indoor meeting room where a man in a sleeveless orange robe and dark red cloth sits cross-legged on the left, smiling and facing a group of devotees. Around him, people dressed in white and devotees with rudraksha malas stand close, including a woman in a red and orange sari, a young woman in a white and orange sari with white flowers in her hair, a small boy in white with a mala, a toddler held by a woman, and an older man in white. A man in a saffron robe stands at the far right with a mala. Windows, a fan and curtains are visible in the background.

A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a plain hall with white walls and fluorescent lights. In the lower left, a figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair sits facing a circle of devotees, the face partly visible; treat as a candidate with cues of long swept hair and orange clothing, so the appearance is a person but the cues are only partial, so unsure. Around him, people in white ritual clothes wear rudraksha malas: a man in white kurta and mala in the centre, a young woman in white with orange border sari and jasmine flowers in her hair, a boy in white, and an older woman in a red floral sari. A cameraman in orange and white raises a video camera at the back, and another man in orange holds a mala-adorned posture at the right edge. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.

September 14 2009

A photograph of a house visit in an indoor room with cream walls. A long-haired person in an orange-red garment and a garland of green fruits sits on the floor at lower right, appearing to be a sannyasi; the appearance cues are a long swept-back hairstyle and an orange garment, but these are not sufficient to confirm identity, so this is a sannyasi/guest role. Around him, a man in white shirt and dark rudraksha-style mala gestures while speaking. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders stand or kneel with folded hands, and a woman in a blue sari with gold jewellery kneels with hands pressed together. Several others crowd the doorway behind them.

June 26 2014

Indoor photo of a crowd gathered in a tiled room with white walls and a barred window. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head covering and a long rudraksha mala walks forward, smiling, with a man in orange cloth beside him. Behind them, people in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching, and a woman in a white and orange sari has her palms pressed together. On the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a young man with curly hair in orange cloth stand near the frame. An older bald man with glasses bends forward with hands raised in greeting at the left. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan visit.

A photograph taken indoors under a thatched roof with white plastered walls. A smiling young man in an orange saffron cloth and red shirt with a red tilak sits in the foreground, leaning forward. Around him a crowd of young men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange or yellow shawls and wooden rudraksha-style malas stand and smile. One man at left holds a camera. A blue cloth edge is visible at lower left, and a person's head is partially visible at the bottom centre.

A photograph of devotees gathered indoors in a white-walled hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with small floral print and orange-gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her eyes closed and face tearful. Beside her, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard badge holds his hands in anjali, smiling toward a seated figure. That seated figure, viewed from behind, wears an orange saffron robe and has long dark hair, and sits with a pink cloth and a small offering nearby. Behind them, other people in white clothing, some with rudraksha malas, stand and watch; a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari appears at the right. A white cloth hangs on the wall behind the group.

May 28 2012

2012-05-28 +2 copies

A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls where a crowd of devotees stands and kneels around a small girl in a white dress with a black headband and rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and black beaded mala places his hand on her head, while a man in white kneels to her left smiling and gesturing. A woman in an orange sari and green-stemmed beaded wreath stands at right, and women in red, orange, yellow and white saris stand behind. No individual is clearly identified as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual clothing and orange saris gathered in blessing.

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering at night. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange head wrap and saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits and reaches out to a woman in a pale green and gold sari. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a white shawl with green border, and women in red and pink saris lean in, some with hands raised. A young man at lower left in an orange shawl holds a rudraksha mala. Several people's hands are outstretched toward the seated figure.