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A photograph of a group of devotees in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual gesture, with the central man covering his eyes with both hands while several others around him do the same. The central man wears a rudraksha mala and a small locket, and has a gold bracelet on one wrist. The setting is a hall with blurred figures in the background. The page does not establish his identity from appearance, so he is described by role only as a devotee.

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A photograph of a seated congregation during a practice where participants cover their eyes with their palms. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and a red shawl printed with a repeated script pattern, with a green lanyard and a bead necklace, presses both hands over his eyes, a gold bracelet on his wrist. Behind him, several other people in white and red shawls and white clothes do the same. The setting is a large hall with people seated in rows. No clear a person candidate is visible, so the figures are described by role and dress.2016-05-07A shaved-headed young man in white ritual clothing with red-bordered cloth sits among other people, both hands raised to cover his eyes in a devotional gesture. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and a small framed pendant hangs at his chest. Blurred figures in white garments surround him in what appears to be a seated congregational setting.2011-02-13December 13 20132013-12-13A close photograph of a young man seated in a meditation hall, eyes closed and right hand raised to his nose in a breathing gesture, as in nasal breath practice. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in red, wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and a silver bracelet on his wrist, and has a red bindi on his brow. Out-of-focus figures in white clothes sit behind him, one also with a hand near the face, and a blurred pillar and room are visible.2011-02-20Photograph of a large seated gathering in which many devotees cover their eyes with both palms during a Third Eye Awakening practice. In the foreground a middle-aged man in a white kurta, with a red-brown shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style mala and bead necklace, presses his palms over his closed eyes. He wears a dark wristband and a gold-toned bracelet. Around him people in white, orange and red clothing do the same, creating a dense field of hands and faces. The scene is a mass meditation or eye-practice session with many participants.2016-05-07A photograph of two devotees in ritual practice seated in a hall. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks with a red bindi, has his right hand raised to his nose in a breathing practice with eyes closed. Beside him, another man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, his hand also raised near his face, sits with eyes closed. Blue-and-white striped cushions and blurred onlookers in the background. No distinctive a person cues are visible.2011-11-18A group of men seated on striped blue-and-white mats in a bright hall with red curtains performs a meditation practice with both hands cupped over their eyes. Most wear white kurtas or dhotis and rudraksha malas; one in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. A small brass plate with offerings sits at the lower right. Several other participants sit or stand in the background.2011-06-05A group of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet during a meditation session, covering their eyes with their hands. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala covers his face, beside a young man with light brown hair wearing a white shirt, white trousers and a red lanyard with an ID badge. Behind them more participants in white and red lanyards repeat the same hand posture. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with meditation.2013-12-13A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and a gold-bordered saffron-yellow shawl, eyes closed, both hands raised to cover his face and forehead. He wears a gold bead necklace and a clear crystal bracelet and a gold bangle engraved with text, and his forehead carries white ash markings. Another person's arm reaches in from the right side of the frame, and a blurred figure in white appears at the upper left. The setting is a blurred hall, consistent with a ritual such as pada puja.2011-02-13October 06 20172017-10-06A photograph of a shaven-headed man in plain white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on a mat, his palms pressed over his eyes and face in a devotional gesture. He wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and a bangle on his wrist. Behind him stands a black chair with a red cushion and an orange cloth draped over it. A microphone on a stand, a white table with fruit, and a clear plastic storage box sit to the right, and a yellow cushion lies in the foreground. The man is an ordinary white-clad devotee, not a distinctive candidate for the a person depiction, so no identity is asserted.2011-02-13January 12 20172017-01-12