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January 01 20192019-01-01Photograph of a seated group of shaved-headed devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and wraps during a ritual gathering in a hall. Most are bare-chested with white horizontal tripundra-style markings on their bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. The central man sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and a pendant. Brass and copper vessels and small offering items sit on a mat in front. Several other people sit in the background, some in white. No individual here is identified as a person based on appearance cues alone.2017-01-07A photograph of a dim hall in which many saffron-clad devotees sit on the floor during a ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and red tilak on his forehead holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small flame-tipped item in the other, wearing rudraksha malas and a red-orange shawl. Beside him, a bare-chested man with an orange headwrap and beard tends a small wooden tray with lamps and offerings, and a boy in orange cloth sits near incense smoke. Center, a young man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a pendant, raising an incense stick as he sits behind a tray of lamps, flowers and offerings. Many other people in orange and white sit behind them in the blurred background.2017-01-15September 22 20132013-09-22A photograph of a seated group of shirtless men in orange dhoti-style cloth wearing rudraksha malas and upper-arm rudraksha bands at a sacred discourse. In the centre a young man with dark wavy hair speaks into a handheld microphone with his right hand raised. To the left a man looks toward him, to the right a man with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum dot sits attentively, and a bald man in orange sits at the far right. Blue-and-white water bottles sit in the foreground, and devotees sit in the blurred background, with a colourful painting on the wall behind.2016-09-30January 12 20172017-01-12January 01 20192019-01-01March 22 20132013-03-22A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis on a mat, with a man at left holding a microphone and speaking, bald with tilak markings and a dark rudraksha mala. Beside him a seated young man in orange with a bun and forehead marks smiles while looking down, wearing rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Behind them more orange-clad sannyasis sit and listen, and a row of white-clad attendees is visible at top. A few small items rest on the mat. The microphone and seated posture suggest a satsang or discourse setting. The man holding the microphone has a bald head, orange robes and a rudraksha mala; appearance-based identity is uncertain and no caption names him.2016-07-12September 10 20132013-09-10December 23 20112011-12-23A photograph of a large seated gathering at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged with rudraksha malas; the central man has a red bindi, white tilak stripes on his head and chest, and keeps his eyes closed in meditation with hands held together. Beside him, another man in orange and a younger boy in a dark shawl sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees in white and grey clothing sit in rows, with oil lamps glowing at left. Appearance-based cues for a person presence are not clearly visible, so no specific candidate is identified.2017-01-08