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A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested in the foreground at a gathering, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange sacred cord across his chest, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a small pendant at his neck. Behind him, several people sit close together, including a younger boy with white and red ash markings and a woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Some attendees wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha beads, and a shelf of framed photos is visible in the background. The man shows no clear cues of the a person presentation and is described only by role.

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December 18 20162016-12-18July 09 20172017-07-09December 18 20162016-12-18July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18Photo of three shaved-headed male devotees in white sacred markings, seated closely together and bare-chested with long rudraksha mala necklaces. The central man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and speaks, while the men on either side look toward him. A blurred crowd of seated participants fills the background, and colourful striped cloth covers the floor. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse session.2016-12-18A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in front, wearing an orange saffron robe, an orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a long beaded rudraksha mala. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a red dot between his brows. Behind him, several young boys in red and gold robes sit close together, also wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings, as in a ritual or satsang gathering.2013-08-02October 15 20132013-10-15September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of seated monastic devotees during a gathering. In the foreground, two young boys in saffron-orange robes wear long rudraksha mala necklaces and have white horizontal tilaka bands across their foreheads and upper arms. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange and peach robes sits with a rudraksha mala, white forehead marking and calm gaze. Other seated participants in red and maroon robes, and women in saris, fill the background. Some seated figures appear to be in meditation with eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with red chairs.2013-09-11A shaved-headed young man stands bare-chested in a crowded hall, wearing a dark red-brown rudraksha mala across his chest, a pendant necklace and a small tilak mark on his forehead, with hoop earrings. Behind and around him, seated and standing devotees in mixed clothing, including a man in a maroon top in the foreground and a grey-haired man smiling at right, fill the background.2016-12-17A close photograph of a young bare-chested man with short hair and a light beard, wearing a red bindi and white sacred marks on his forehead, smiling while raising his right hand in a mudra with turmeric-stained palm. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a pendant, bracelets, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a child with a red bindi in an orange shawl sits beside yellow and maroon drapery and glass vessels.2019-01-01