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Close side view of a shaven-headed man in an orange cloth wrap with a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged with eyes closed and white stripes on his arms and forehead. Behind him a second man in orange sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and more seated figures in white stand blurred in the background. Brass items and offerings lie on the floor at right, consistent with a satsang or meditation setting. The visible man appears to be a disciple or sannyasi; no appearance-based candidate for the teacher is clearly visible.

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Photograph of several men in saffron-orange robes seated in a row on the floor during a meditation or satsang session, eyes closed. The closest man, in the foreground, sits cross-legged with hands resting on his feet, wearing a rudraksha mala and white horizontal marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a man with a shaved head holds his palms together in prayer. Behind them, men in white clothing sit in the blurred background. Brass items and a small oil lamp appear at the lower right edge.2011-02-11May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesJune 14 20132013-06-14Several shaven-headed monks in saffron and orange robes sit in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a satsang. The foreground monk wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. The man to the right wears orange cloth, a long beaded mala and multiple strands, with white horizontal markings on his arms and chest. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls also sit with hands folded.2013-04-09October 26 20112011-10-26Devotees seated in a row during a puja, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and white stripes painted across his bare upper arm and chest. Beside him, a second man in an orange wrap sits with eyes closed, and a row of others in orange clothing sits behind on a white cloth before ritual offerings and small lamps. A blurred crowd fills the background of this hall. No clear identity cue for a person is established by appearance, so the foreground devotees are described by role only.2017-01-12A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, wearing rudraksha malas and an orange shawl. He sits cross-legged with hands joined in front of his chest, eyes closed, in meditation or prayer. White-clad and saffron-clad devotees sit behind and beside him in a hall, including a child and a person in red. Arm markings of white paint are visible on his upper arms and shoulders.2013-05-04Two saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall, with white tilak stripes on their foreheads and arms and red-brown rudraksha malas across their chests. Both have eyes lowered and appear to chant. Behind them, more saffron-clothed devotees sit in rows, and a brass plate with offerings rests near the floor. Golden deity murti and decorations fill the blurred background.2015-01-31A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in meditation, wearing an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. White vibhuti lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between the brows and small gold earrings. A brass vessel rests near his knees, and a seated person in red clothing appears blurred in the background.2013-04-10November 23 20102010-11-23Several seated monastic devotees in meditation at a satsang session. The foreground man has closed eyes, a shaved head with a small tuft, white tripundra marks on his forehead, a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, and hands held in mudra near his chest. Others beside him wear orange and white cloth, bare upper bodies with white sacred ash markings, and rudraksha necklaces. Blurred figures in orange and white sit in the background of a hall. No readable text in view, and no one is identifiable as a person from the cues shown.2017-01-08A bald man with a red bindi and rimless glasses sits cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange cloth with a red border and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a white tilak presses his palms together in prayer, and other devotees in white sit in rows. Before the seated man lie a brass plate with flower petals, a small brass bowl, a red cloth, a pink plate, mobile phones and keys. Glass panels and a plastic container of offerings are in the background. a person appears as the seated figure in saffron, with rudraksha mala and orange robe cues.2010-09-28