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Several young people sit closely together outdoors during a ritual, with white and orange-saffron clothing. A young woman in an orange saffron sari with gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds white threads stretched between hands, and a boy in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, holding a green leaf, ties thread at his wrist. Another person in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at left, and additional white-clad devotees with sacred threads and brass vessels are visible in the background.

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Photograph of a seated satsang audience inside a hall. In the foreground two young men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sit with long dark hair, orange tilak marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas around their necks. The left man wears a braided cord and bangles; the right man wears round glasses and a pendant. Behind them, people in white and orange clothing sit in rows, and a person in white with an orange sash appears at the right edge. No identifiable a person depiction is present.

A line of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth stands barefoot on a white sheet, several bare-chested with white tripundra and horizontal ash markings on their foreheads and chests. Several wear rudraksha malas and ornamental necklaces. A young man at the right holds a handful of yellow flowers. Behind them is a white-walled hall with a red-brown doorway and a large screen showing a red-and-white graphic. The scene appears to be a ritual line of brahmacharis or disciples preparing for an event, with no visible person identifiable as a person.

Photograph of young shaved-headed boys seated cross-legged in orange-saffron robes at a satsang gathering. The boy on the left wears a red-brown rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak on the forehead with a red dot, and gold hoop earrings. The younger boy on the right wears a dark bead necklace with a small pendant and hoop earrings, looking off to the side. Behind them an older monk in orange with a dark bead mala sits, and an oil lamp with a brass vessel burns on a low table with other ritual items. Red cushions and a white floor are visible.

Indoor ashram ritual scene with several devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and rudraksha malas. Two young men in the foreground, one with long dreadlocked hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-bead necklace, hold handfuls of yellow powder or turmeric, while the young man on the right, with dreadlocks and white marks on his face, smiles as he works. A third person's head is in the lower foreground. Behind them more people in orange and rust-coloured robes move through a hall with pink walls and framed pictures. No speaker or seated figure is clearly visible.

Close photograph of two seated figures in saffron-orange robes with deep red borders, cross-legged at a ritual setting. The foreground figure wears a long rudraksha mala with wooden beads and a small round pendant, and holds his hands together with fingers extended in a mudra. A tall brass or gold-toned ritual implement stands in front, beside a blue plate and white offering items. The image is cropped at the shoulders and hands, showing no faces, with orange cloth dominating the frame.

A line of young people in saffron-orange wraps stands in a hall with long, matted dreadlocks and white and orange forehead markings. Several wear rudraksha beads and bare upper bodies, and one in the foreground has a bead necklace and bracelets. A video camera on a tripod is at the left, and walls with framed pictures and wooden doors are behind them, with a seated audience partly visible at the right.

Indoor ritual scene with several young sannyasi-style boys seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders. The foreground boy at left, with a shaved head, white sacred ash band across the forehead and a red bindi, holds his cupped hands near a small brass vessel while the older boy at right, also in orange with a dark rudraksha mala, guides his hands. Behind them other boys in maroon and orange sit in meditative posture. Brass pots, a small lamp, a silver cup and flower petals sit on a cloth in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

Two young sannyasi-style disciples sit cross-legged side by side in meditation at a large hall, both in saffron-orange robes. The figure on the right wears an orange turban with a sindoor-like mark on the brow and a gold chain, eyes open and gazing forward. The figure on the left, with eyes closed, wears orange cloth, a long rudraksha mala, a white ash tripundra on the forehead and a small pendant. Behind them, a blurred crowd in white and orange sits among tall golden poles, with a pink-patterned sari visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a meditation or initiation session.

A ritual scene inside a bright hall where several men in orange and saffron dhotis hold long white threads stretched across the frame. On the right, a bearded man wearing a leopard-print headwrap, large gold necklaces, gold bangles and a rust-red shawl, with a flower-decorated crown of hair, smiles while extending a hand toward a seated devotee in the lower foreground. On the left, a shirtless priest in orange cloth wears a white beaded necklace, rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, and holds the threads. Other saffron-robed participants stand behind. Their appearance is consistent with the ornate, ceremonial styling associated with the a person presentation, though the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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