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September 11 20162016-09-11Close photograph of a young male devotee with shoulder-length black hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, resting his chin on his right hand and gazing off to the side. He wears an orange garment with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with gold-beaded bangles on his wrist. Blurred figures in orange robes and gold-edged cloth sit behind him in a crowded hall.2016-08-12May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24Close-up photo of young male devotees in saffron and orange robes with white vertical forehead markings and red bindi, standing in a group. The foreground boy has a white ash line across his brow, a red dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a small red pendant on a cord. Behind him a second boy with a shaved head and white forehead band wears an orange garment with a maroon-pink border and a beaded mala. Older men in orange robes stand to the sides, one with a white band on his upper arm. Their attention is directed forward.2013-04-24Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a courtyard session. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, a small earring and a thin white sacred thread over his bare chest, wears orange cloth and holds his palms together in anjali while his eyes are closed. Beside him a boy with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and a beaded necklace also sits with hands folded in orange cloth. Others in orange and white cloths sit behind them, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and shoulders. Blurred oil lamps and the room are visible in the background.2017-01-25Close photo of smiling young aadheenavasis in saffron-orange cloth at a person Mission gathering. A girl with long dark tousled hair sits centre, wearing an orange wrap over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, with a white tilak and red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, a smiling boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas wears orange cloth, and another smiling boy on the left has a red mark on his forehead and an orange garment. A black microphone stand pole cuts diagonally across the frame, and out-of-focus heads sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2018-05-24August 08 20172017-08-08A young shaven-headed boy with closed eyes sits in meditation in the foreground, wearing an orange saffron cloth over one shoulder, a maroon undergarment and a dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a red dot between his brows. Behind him, other boys and men in maroon and orange robes sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, in a blurred hall. Background figures in white clothing are out of focus.2013-04-13A large crowd of men seated closely together in a hall, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala sits with a steady gaze, his dark hair short and combed back, a small red tilak on his forehead. Nearby, a boy with a shaved head and another man with a trimmed beard also wear malas.2017-07-31A group of young male disciples in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit closely together outdoors on a stage or hall floor, many with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The central young man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and appears to be speaking, while the others listen attentively. Several wear gold pendants and some have gold-coloured beaded necklaces. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing in a blurred hall. No individual is identified as a person in this frame.2017-05-08January 11 20162016-01-11