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A man in white kurta with a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a small ornate silver bowl in both hands while gazing upward during a ritual. A person in a yellow garment is partly visible at the left edge, and blurred seated devotees in red and white fill the background.

A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with embroidered detailing speaks into a black handheld microphone, his right hand raised in an expressive gesture. He wears a thin rudraksha-style mala at his neck, a white vertical tilak mark on his forehead, and a silver bangle on his wrist. Behind him are a white cooling unit on the left and a speaker and brown marble-patterned wall on the right.

A man with a shaved head speaks into a black microphone on a boom stand during a satsang. He wears a plain white t-shirt and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, and his right hand is raised open in explanation. Blurred figures in white clothing sit in the background of a warm-toned hall.

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Close photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti-style wrap with a red border, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other devotees in white clothing sit with hands folded, and a partial figure is visible at the right edge in the same white attire. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall during an evening ritual.

A man in saffron-orange draped clothing with gold border stands indoors, gesturing with his right arm extended toward the right edge of the frame. He wears a long rudraksha mala necklace, has a red bindi and white sacred ash marks on his forehead, and has swept-back dark hair. Background shows a wooden cabinet and a brass object with green foliage. a person is identified by the page as present; the saffron dress, rudraksha mala and ceremonial markings are the qualifying cues, and he appears in person.

Close-up photo of a man speaking into a black gooseneck microphone during a talk. He has swept-back dark hair, white sandalwood markings on his forehead and a red bindi between his brows, and wears a saffron-orange shawl with a maroon border over bare shoulders. Multiple brown rudraksha mala beads hang around his neck. A gold ornamental edge is visible behind him at the left, and the plain grey background is blurred.

A shaved-headed man in an all-white kurta and dhoti with orange-gold border sits cross-legged, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, holding a small stick or wick near a black shivalingam. Brass oil lamp, yellow flowers and a sacred offering are on a red cloth in the foreground. Two men in white sit softly blurred behind him in a dim hall. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam; the man is shown in white ritual clothes without distinctive presentation cues, so he is described by role only.

A seated man in a white shirt and white trousers sits on a white floor covering at a satsang gathering. He wears several long strands of rudraksha beads around his neck, a dark bead mala, and a small dark pendant on a thin cord. Behind him, other seated participants wear white with red shawls, and a clear water bottle and a red cloth are visible. The man has a small vibhuti mark on his forehead and looks toward the camera. Appearance is not sufficient to identify him, and no visible name or caption attributes him, so the role is given as devotee.