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A seated group of men in white dhotis and gold necklaces sits on a mat in front of a microphone during a gathering. The central young man in a white dhoti and gold chain speaks into the mic, his hands loosely clasped, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested man with gold necklaces sits with hands folded. On the right, a man in a yellow garment with gold beads listens. Behind them, older devotees in white clothes, one woman in a red shawl, and a bald man with hands in anjali watch attentively. Tiered shelves of stone lingams line the background wall, and a small oil lamp is visible at the lower left.

Photograph of three bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening event. The man on the left has a gold-toned ornate necklace and a gold-coloured tilak on his forehead, wearing white dhoti. The man in the centre has a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tilak, and wears white cloth. The man on the right, holding a black microphone to his mouth, wears a gold-bordered yellow shawl over his shoulder, gold necklaces and a bangle, with a tilak. Behind them are white-clad attendees and wooden platform structures.

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December 06 2016

A dense row of seated men in ceremonial temple attire fills most of the frame, many bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with orange, red or purple shawls draped over their shoulders. Several wear heavy gold-coloured beaded necklaces and gold ornaments, and some have rudraksha-style beads. In the foreground, a seated man with hair tied in a knot holds his hands together near a tray of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands and a decorated kalasha-like pot. The men appear attentive, facing a ritual in progress. Visible people count is well over twenty. No candidate matching the described presentation is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no specific figure is named.

Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit in a row on a red carpet, speaking or chanting into microphones on stands. The man on the left has his hair in a topknot and wears a beaded necklace; the others wear rudraksha-style malas and sacred ash marks on their chests and foreheads. Behind them stand garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and a green-and-pink textile backdrop with gold trim. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no one is labelled as him.

A seated group of devotees at a satsang in a hall draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a pink cloth backdrop. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with hands in anjali, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl and saffron garment with gold-toned beads sits with palms pressed together. Another man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and gold chain holds a small silver bell on the mat, and a microphone stands before him. Nearby devotees in orange and saffron garments sit in prayer. A gold-trimmed ornate cushion rests at right and a gold-framed altar edge at left. Ashramites in devotional prayer posture.

July 02 2016

A photograph of a seated satsang in a hall with a blue curtain and floral garlands at left. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, with white sacred ash marks on his arms, sits cross-legged before a microphone stand, hands near a brass bell. Beside him men in orange shawls with gold-bead necklaces and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in prayer. On the right two women in white and red saris also sit with palms joined. A gold-trimmed low seat and a brass plate with fruit sit in front. Five people are visible.

Photo of a seated group of young men in bare-chested orange dhoti-style garments with gold-bead necklaces and tan shawls, long hair coiled on top, and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold black microphones and one has hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body sits among other seated devotees, and people in orange and red clothing fill the background.

Photograph of a seated group on a rug before a gilded, carved golden backdrop and red curtain. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and red bindi speaks into a handheld microphone. Beside her, a young man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold chain and beaded rudraksha necklaces sits with hands folded. Behind them, a shirtless young man in orange cloth wears layered rudraksha malas and gold pendants, with a red tilak on his forehead. On the left, another person in orange with gold and bead necklaces sits, and a white-clad figure with a gold-bordered shawl sits in the foreground with a lanyard badge. Four people are visible.

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