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Close photo of a smiling man seated before a large gold ornamental backdrop, wearing an orange saffron shawl edged with gold border and a long rudraksha mala with silver spacers across the chest. He has slicked-back dark hair, white sacred ash on the forehead and a red kumkum dot between the brows. A partial head of another person is visible at the lower right edge, and a blurred painting of a figure in red and blue hangs behind him. Sannyasi attire and sacred ash suggest a religious setting, though the man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2011-11-26A row of seated men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit at a satsang or meditation gathering. The nearest man, on the right, has a gold tilak on his forehead and wears a gold-bordered orange shawl, with rudraksha beads across his chest and a beaded bracelet. The man beside him also has a gold tilak and multiple rudraksha malas. Left-side figures wear red-orange shawls and beaded bracelets, with hands folded or resting near their chests. Behind them is a pale green draped table with a wall of printed black-and-white photographs of many people pinned to a wall. Mineral water bottles sit on the floor at the lower left.2015-05-23A group of saffron-robed monastics gathers in a plain room with cream walls. In the centre-left, a smiling man sits bare-shouldered in orange cloth with a red-and-gold headband, layered rudraksha and bead malas, a gold necklace and a red bindi, with a bangle-like bead band on his upper arm. Beside him, an elderly bald man with white ash markings sits bare-chested, wearing a large bead mala and a gold ornament, his arm resting on his knee. Standing monks behind them wear orange robes and gold and rudraksha necklaces, and a monk at the left edge holds a hand near the seated man's arm. The scene resembles a satsang or ritual gathering.2012-05-18August 16 20142014-08-16July 08 20112011-07-08A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling bald man with a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange shawl with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala, with a pendant at his chest. Beside him, a bald man with white urdhva pundra markings wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing sit on a red-and-white striped mat, with more attendees visible in the background and a metal railing on the left.2012-09-15A smiling man with short dark hair and a red bindi sits on an orange cushioned seat, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long double strand of rudraksha beads. Behind him, brass vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot and a metal bowl sit on a stone ledge, with a red-and-gold draped deity murti and garlands in the background. The man appears to be a person by appearance cues including the rudraksha malas and orange robe, seated in a temple setting.2010-07-14December 01 20112011-12-01A man seated in front of a backdrop of garlands of yellow and red flowers, wearing an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. He has a red tilak dot on his forehead and slicked-back dark hair, and he looks off to the side while speaking. A blurred blue deity murti and a gold-toned ornament are visible behind the garlands. a person: the orange shawl and rudraksha mala are the visible cues, and the page identifies this event as featuring him.2011-12-01September 11 20112011-09-11Close portrait of a smiling man with slicked-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. Behind him are blurred garlands of yellow and red marigolds and gilded decorative surfaces.2011-12-01May 18 20122012-05-18