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A photograph of bare-chested devotees at a satsang gathering, with a central man in the foreground pressing his palms together in anjali and looking forward with a red tilak on his forehead. He wears a white beaded necklace with a rudraksha bead and a pendant medallion. Men on either side, also bare-chested with white cord necklaces and rudraksha-style pendants, sit or stand in the crowd behind him. The setting is a crowded hall with other devotees blurred in the background.

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May 10 20172017-05-10Close photo of a bare-chested man with short hair and a trimmed beard sitting with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in meditation. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread over his shoulder. Behind him, several other devotees sit with hands folded in prayer; their faces are blurred or partly out of frame. The setting is a group satsang or meditation session.2017-05-10A dense crowd of men seated closely together, mostly bare-chested and wearing white sacred threads over their shoulders, at an outdoor evening gathering. In the centre, a man with a short beard and a forehead marked with sandal or vibhuti lines holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lifted in devotion. Beside him, an older man wears round spectacles, a red headband and a white moustache, and others around them sit attentively. A red thread is tied on the wrist of the praying man. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation-style gathering, though no deity or stage is clearly visible.2017-05-10A photograph of a dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men seated at a gathering. In the centre, a close-cropped, bearded man with bare shoulders and a thin white sacred thread across his chest presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in devotion. Around him, others wear white cloth draped over their shoulders and white thread necklaces, and one man on the right wears a green-and-black striped garment. The setting appears to be a satsang or class with a seated congregation; no deity, throne or a person figure is visible in the frame, so no candidate is identified.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10January 04 20162016-01-04Dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening gathering. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a grey moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red cloth over his shoulders and a thin orange-brown thread on his wrist. Around him, younger men with bare upper bodies and white beaded necklaces listen with eyes lowered or closed; a bald man with a red mark on his forehead sits in the lower right foreground. The scene conveys a satsang or meditation sitting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees at an evening gathering, mostly men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and rudraksha-style beaded cords. In the centre a young man in a white cloth with a red-bordered edge presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Around him others raise hands in prayer and sit close together, some shirtless, one bald man at right with a thin white cord. The setting is crowded and dimly lit. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown.2017-05-10Close photo of several devotees with bare shoulders and white cord necklaces, hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes lifted in devotion. The central man has short curly black hair, a moustache and goatee, a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and a silver ring. Beside him a younger man presses his palms together, and more devotees with white cords stand behind. The setting appears to be a sacred initiation or satsang gathering.2017-05-10A seated devotee in the foreground presses his palms together overhead in anjali mudra, his face calm and eyes open. He is bare-chested with a white cloth over his shoulder, a red sacred thread and a wristwatch on his wrist, and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace at his neck. Around him, other elderly men sit close together, several bare-chested in white cloths, one with a red headband at the right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or meditation gathering. No prominent figure in saffron or ornate dress is visible.2017-05-10