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November 18 2013

A photograph of two men seated face to face on a pink mat in an indoor hall. On the left, a man with hair tied in a high bun wears a tiger-striped orange-and-black cloth, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, a beaded rudraksha belt, and a bare chest; he gently touches the chest of the other man. On the right, an older white-haired, bearded man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red cord around his neck raises both hands toward the first. Behind them a woman in a red sari sits, and two men in white stand near a white cabinet and a fan. a person is the man in tiger-striped cloth with rudraksha malas, a distinctive ritual presentation, and he is physically present.

Indoor satsang photograph. A long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless garment with many rudraksha malas sits on a red-and-orange cushioned seat, smiling and reaching out to touch the arm of a standing man in white kurta with an orange shawl, who raises both palms upward in a gesture of greeting or blessing. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls, some with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha malas, watch from the lower right, and two men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand with hands folded in namaste behind them against a dark red curtain. The long-haired man shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a distinctive leopard-print garment, seated as the central figure receiving honour.

A smiling man in a saffron-orange sleeveless kurta with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits on a red and black striped seat, appearing to speak with a fair-haired young man in a white collared shirt who gestures with raised hands. Behind them a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with eyes lifted, and several men in white clothing stand in the background near a maroon curtain and a window.

Two men face each other in an intimate exchange in front of a pale wall and a window. On the left, a long-haired man with a sweeping mane wears a leopard-print garment, many dark rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a bold tilak on his forehead, seated on a red cushion with a red and orange cloth draped over his lap. On the right, a bearded, grey-haired man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with both palms raised toward the seated man's face, a gesture of blessing or transmission. A woman is partly visible at the far right edge.

November 18 2013

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August 25 2012

A seated person in a tiger-striped garment with bare shoulders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, places a hand on the forehead of a bearded man in a white shirt and a red-beaded necklace. The bearded man's palms are raised in respectful gesture. A woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala sits behind them, and a man in white with a red lanyard stands in the background near a white fan and a curtain.

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with a dark red curtain behind. A man with hair in a topknot, wearing an orange sleeveless top, rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured waist cloth, sits on a red patterned seat, smiling and gesturing with open palms toward a man in a white kurta with a purple lanyard. The white-clad man raises both palms in greeting toward him. Behind them, several people in white and in orange robes stand or sit, including a shaved-headed man in orange with a tilak. Appearance-based label: the seated figure in orange with the rudraksha malas and topknot is a person candidate, shown in person, identity uncertain.

April 16 2012

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow and black tiger-striped blouse and orange-and-gold skirt, wearing a long rudraksha mala, reaches out with her palm raised toward a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with an orange shoulder sash and a rudraksha mala, who stands with arms spread and palms open, facing her. Behind them, a seated man in white robes with yellow trim and gold beads wears a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Other devotees in white and orange stand in the background with hands raised, and red and yellow floral garlands and decorations frame the scene.