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A photograph of a temple-style hall where men in white dhotis with gold borders stand among hanging decorative lamps. In the centre, a smiling young man wearing black-rimmed glasses and an orange shawl over bare shoulders holds his palms together in anjali, with white vertical tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch. To the right, a bare-chested man with mala beads and a pendant stands with arms folded.

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January 05 20192019-01-05Close photo of a bare-chested man in orange cloth sitting in a ritual setting, both palms raised and smeared with yellow turmeric paste. He wears a rudraksha mala, a red pendant, a white and red forehead marking, and glasses, and smiles toward the camera. Beside him, another man in orange cloth with white and yellow markings sits at left, and a yellow fabric hangs in the background.2019-01-01A night-time gathering of shirtless male devotees wearing orange dhoti-style lower garments, rudraksha malas and wrist bands, with white sacred ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. Several are smiling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. On the left, a bearded man with long tied-up hair and a tie-dye cloth around his neck stands bare-chested. Behind them is a red corrugated wall and lit building windows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-29January 21 20182018-01-21A photograph inside a temple hall with polished stone floors and pillars. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold-coloured headband and gold-bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him on the left, several men in saffron robes also hold their hands joined, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, one holding prayer beads, and a golden gate and altar area are visible in the background.2012-05-07A photograph inside a gold-pillared hall with red and pink drapes and hanging yellow and orange tassels. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, looking upward; a gold-banded wooden palanquin-like structure is at the left edge. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a tilak and black backpack also stands with hands folded. Further right a man in cream dhoti-style white clothing with a tilak raises his hands in greeting, and a woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and orange are visible behind, among a crowd of delegates in the background.2018-12-20A seated congregation in a hall, mostly viewed from behind and the side. Foreground men are bare-chested with white ritual cloths and bright vibhuti markings on their foreheads and chests; one man at right wears rudraksha malas, a white cloth over his shoulder, and a gold wristwatch, with hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them, women in white clothes with orange-red shawls and lanyards sit in rows, and a young man with glasses and a bare chest sits in the middle. Some people wear orange or saffron garments. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so this is a devotee congregation rather than a confirmed presence of the page's subject.2016-09-09 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange garment with long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak and a red bindi, wearing a multi-strand bead necklace of large yellow-gold beads with gold ornaments, presses his palms together in anjali while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a man in a white kurta sits with eyes closed beside the mic. Swamiji (probable): the man in front wears long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a rudraksha-style bead mala, matching the page's discourse context.2008-08-02A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk or stand in a hall, many wearing orange-red shawls printed with dark text and red-and-white ID lanyards. In the centre, a bearded man in glasses and a white shirt with an orange-red shawl gestures with his hands while speaking. Behind him, men in white and cream ritual dhotis with white and gold borders stand among others, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground at right, a blurred young man in orange robes is partly visible. Warm lights glow in the background of the hall.2016-10-10Photograph of a crowded event tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground, an elderly man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold trim, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style bracelets, leans forward to greet a bearded man in an orange shawl and white kurta with a tilak on his forehead. Beside them, a shaven-headed young man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala bends in greeting, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland in her hair reaches toward the group. Behind them, several men in white and orange garments, lanyards and rudraksha malas stand among onlookers, with a video camera on a tripod at right and red drapery in the background.2016-04-27January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesDecember 18 20102010-12-18