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Photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white striped kurta and white dhoti, seated in profile on the floor at a satsang or discourse. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a small round pendant showing a red-clad figure, and a light vibhuti mark on his forehead with a red tilak below. Behind him a microphone stand is visible, with other seated devotees in white and a person in a yellow-trimmed garment, and a red cloth at left.

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December 02 20092009-12-02A shaved-headed young man in plain white ritual clothing sits cross-legged, looking off to the side with a serious expression. A rudraksha mala with brown beads hangs around his neck, and a dark vertical mark is applied to his forehead above white ash lines. An orange-red cloth with printed script rests across his lap. Behind him, blurred people in white and a colourful cloth-covered surface suggest a seated gathering.2017-08-03A close photo of a shaven-headed man in white clothing seated among other people in white. He wears a white shawl with red stripes over his shoulder, a gold bead garland, and white tilak marks on his forehead and upper arm with a red kumkum dot between the brows. He looks intently to the left, attentive, with his hands clasped near his knee. Other seated people in white appear at the edges of the frame, indicating a satsang or discourse gathering.2010-09-02A shaved-headed man in a white collarless shirt sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, wearing a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a thin bracelet on his wrist. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders sit against a red wall, one with a white garland, and a microphone stand stands nearby. In the lower right, a silver tray with bowls is visible.2010-09-21A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with maroon border sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, at a prayer gathering. He wears white horizontal tilak stripes on the forehead, a red dot between the brows, white ash bands on his upper arms, a rudraksha mala and red-and-gold bangles. Behind him a person in white with a hand on his shoulder sits in a similar attire, and oil lamps glow on a brass tray on an orange cloth at left. Other seated participants in white are partly visible.2010-09-15April 02 20172017-04-02October 23 20102010-10-23Photo of a young shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered cream shawl, standing on a red carpet at a Kumbh Mela ceremony context. He wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant necklace and red-and-white forehead markings with a red bindu, and smiles at the camera. Behind him, blurred gold ceremonial items and a seated figure suggest a ritual setting. A second person in white dhoti with gold border stands at left edge.2016-04-22A photograph of a young man seated in a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border draped over bare shoulders and a heavy ornate gold bead necklace with dark bands. He has white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a small red mark between the brows. Beside him at left is a person in a yellow garment, and at right in the foreground a shaven-headed man in white clothing is partly visible. Behind them, brass ritual vessels and a red cloth are visible.2010-09-08A seated shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a rudraksha mala around his neck and white tilak with red bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a partly visible seated person in white also sits in devotion. In the foreground, brass bells, a kalasha-style vessel and an orange cloth hold puja items, with a lit lamp and a shell-like object. The background is a plain room with a red chair. A Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style purple logo appears at upper left.2011-11-28Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and wearing a long necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has white horizontal forehead markings and a small red dot, and looks downward. A bald older man in white cloth sits at the right edge, and brass vessels and a red cloth are visible in the background. The man's role appears to be a priest or devotee at a ceremony; no appearance-based a person cues are clearly present.2010-09-08April 02 20172017-04-02