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September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesCrowded indoor ceremony under a white tent with gold-decorated ornate backdrop. Center, a woman in an orange sari and pearl necklace with a dark mala sits on a cushioned seat, leaning forward and smiling. Around her, devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans, a man in a white shirt and tie holding a small book, and a bald man in orange glasses sit or stand close by. A woman in a red-and-gold turban with a red bindi smiles at the left foreground, and a man in a white shirt sits at the bottom edge. Visible people number about a dozen, with more partially visible in the background.2015-01-13May 08 20162016-05-08May 11 20162016-05-11December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a row of colourful cylindrical banners and red-and-gold hanging decorations overhead. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban wears a long brown-red rudraksha mala and stands among devotees. Beside him, a bearded sadhu with yellow tilak marks wears orange robes and a mala, and a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and gold chain stands nearby. A young man in white ritual clothing holds a long metal staff with a ceremonial fan-like object, and a woman in yellow-orange saris with a phone stands at right. A video camera operator is visible at upper left. Several people in orange and saffron clothing crowd the scene. Appearance-based candidate: the central figure in the orange turban and rudraksha mala, with the crowd deferring to him; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-05-05Evening satsang in a hall with green walls and a red carpeted stage. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested older man in an orange cloth sits on a white-draped chair, wearing a white beaded garland, with his bare feet near rose petals on the floor. Behind him a devotee in an orange turban and orange shawl kneels and touches his feet. Seated and standing devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saris, fill the room. A cameraman in white with orange shawl films from the left, and a person in orange stands near a stand on the stage. Water bottles sit on the stage, and a poster of a golden deity hangs at the top left. a person candidate in orange clothing and garland; appearance uncertain, so depicted as a person seated on a throne-like chair.2008-10-15May 08 20162016-05-08A crowded orange-tented gathering of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees. In the foreground a bearded sadhu with matted grey hair and a thick beard, wearing an orange cloth, stands in profile. Beside him a man in a saffron wrap with a bald head and glasses talks with a woman in an orange turban and a gold necklace who is smiling. A boy in an orange shirt holds a mobile phone to his ear, and on the right a man with swept-back dark hair wears a white garment with a gold-edged cloth. Orange tent poles and walls frame the scene, with more people in orange robes behind. Several people wear rudraksha malas. The setting appears to be a camp or event tent.2016-04-23May 05 20162016-05-05Night outdoor darshan. A figure seated on a low platform wears an orange turban, orange robe and long dark swept-back hair, one arm extended toward a silver-haired woman in a beige sari seen from behind. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beads and gold chains, stand with hands folded or pressed together, smiling. A woman in a striped top at left and another in a pink sari stand among them. At right, a man in orange robes stands beside a tray with fruit, garlands and a gold ceremonial object. Stage lights glow overhead. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, long hair and orange robes) is seated and gesturing in the centre. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2010-02-17May 11 20162016-05-11