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November 24 2011

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a red curtain. In the foreground a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, holding a small offering of white flowers or cloth towards a person seen from behind. That person wears a bright orange-saffron turban, gold earrings and a gold necklace. A green identity badge hangs from the man's shirt, and he has a short white moustache and a thin white forehead mark. Behind him, other men in white clothes and gold-bordered dhotis stand watching, and a bald man with a white beard stands at right.

February 18 2013

Photograph of a seated priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon border, bare-chested, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a brown rudraksha mala. He has a red bindi and a shaved head, and holds a gold bead garland with a small framed deity pendant in both hands while looking down at it. Behind him an older man in white clothes with a white moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaste and a rudraksha mala. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, some with grey hair, and an orange cloth on the floor suggest a ritual gathering. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the presentation cues for the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.

Photo from a satsang hall with a dark red curtain behind a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair wears a cream shirt, a cream shawl over his shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala; he holds a small folded white cloth in both hands. Beside him, a boy in a white shirt with a red sash and a man in white dhoti with gold border stand nearby. On the right, a woman in an orange head wrap and gold-trimmed orange garment is partly visible, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Several people wear green-and-white event badges. Faces at the left edge are partially cut off.

January 04 2013

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in plain white ritual dhoti and shawl, with white sacred ash and a red vertical tilak on his forehead and arms, wearing a gold bead rudraksha-style mala with gold beads. He holds a small silver vessel with both hands and appears to be performing a puja, with incense smoke rising in front of him. To the left, a woman in a green-and-white sari stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes is partly visible. A gilded ornate frame stands behind them.

February 08 2012

Two men seated side by side in white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, looking to the side. Behind him an older man with glasses sits with hands folded in his lap. A deep red curtain hangs in the background.

Indoor ashram gathering in a bright hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, hair swept back in a bun, stands on the right with palms raised in greeting while an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and bare chests stand in a line, some with hands folded. Framed deity images hang on the wall at left, and a camera operator is visible in the background. a person in saffron robe with rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, receiving a devotee's namaste.

Two men in white ritual dress perform a puja at a decorated altar. The man on the left has white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and matching rudraksha armband, and holds a silver cup-shaped vessel toward the altar while speaking. The man on the right, with grey hair and a cream-coloured garment, holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame over red carnations. Behind them is a golden deity murti and a pink backdrop. Printed on the photo is a pedia.org

Close photo of two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders seated in meditation or puja. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and thin-rimmed glasses, with his eyes closed. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti sits with his hand raised near his face, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. A small pendant hangs at the chest.