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April 21 2018

A candid photo of a seated audience at a satsang gathering. In the centre, a smiling man with long dreadlocks wears a red-orange kurta and a small dark pendant on a cord, with orange tilak marks on his forehead. Around him, devotees wear rudraksha malas over white and black clothing; a white-haired elderly man in white with glasses sits in the foreground. Orange kumkum and vibhuti marks are visible on several foreheads. No identity is claimed from appearance; the central man is not clearly distinguished by the cues required for a person candidate.

June 24 2017

A seated satsang gathering in an orange-carpeted hall with a large audience of devotees. In the foreground, a man with swept-back white hair and a white dhoti with yellow border smiles while clapping, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti with yellow border, bare-chested with vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, smiles and claps. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis and a man in a purple robe sit among devotees in white and orange. Some of the bald-headed sannyasi-like figures wear rudraksha malas. Several people seated in the back row are clapping, and the room has wall decorations and a white ceiling.

Photograph of a seated congregation at a person event, mostly in white clothes with orange and saffron shawls. In the foreground, a young man in a blue shirt with a pendant necklace smiles and claps. Beside him, a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a small red bindi, with hands open. To the right, a young man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl wears long rudraksha malas, a red bindi and white sandalwood markings, smiling upward. Behind them, many devotees in white, orange and red shawls sit close together, some with white forehead marks, and a woman in an orange sari sits to the right. No a person candidate is distinctly visible in the frame.

A seated congregation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with eyeglasses and a wristwatch sits with hands raised in greeting, beside a young man with long curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white garment, hands together. Further right, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala claps, and another man in white with an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha mala sits with palms together. Behind them, women in saris of green, blue, orange and red sit on mats, several clapping. A small steel cup sits on the floor in front. The younger man with long curly hair has the strongest visible cues, though identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

A photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees at an ashram event, with many people smiling, laughing and clapping. In the foreground, a man with glasses and swept-back hair wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with a shawl and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a smiling man in a pink-orange kurta with glasses claps his hands. A young boy in orange clothing wears a rudraksha mala, and a man in an orange turban and white-and-gold garment sits at right. Several men in white robes with tilak marks and rudraksha malas fill the rows behind them.

January 15 2017

Close photo of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing a dense rudraksha mala, smiling with eyes closed while facing a woman seen from behind with braided hair and a white garment with a rudraksha necklace. Behind them, out-of-focus seated devotees, one with a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and a red cloth and white backdrop suggest a ceremonial hall. Appearance-based label: a person, for the dreadlocked man with saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, seen in person during a darshan-style exchange.

January 18 2018

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A seated man with long dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, smiles with eyes closed while pressing his right palm to the forehead of a grey-haired, bare-shouldered devotee wearing a rudraksha necklace and a hoop earring. The devotee raises a hand in greeting, with white sacred markings on the forehead and shoulder. Behind them a man in a white shirt wears a beaded mala, and a red velvet throne with gilded arms sits at left. Other people and a stage backdrop with white floral decor fill the background. Photo appears to show an initiation or blessing moment at a KAILASA event. a person identification is based on appearance cues only: dreadlocks, rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala on the seated figure.