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A photograph of a satsang audience. In the foreground a woman with closed eyes sits in a cream and beige sari with a gold head chain across her forehead, a gold nose ring, and a rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder, with a red bindi and white marks on her brow. Beside her a man with a thick moustache, shirtless and wearing multiple rudraksha malas, holds up a smartphone at her head level while looking down with eyes closed, white markings on his upper arm. Blurred audience members in dark and maroon clothing fill the background.

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January 05 20192019-01-05Photograph of a seated young man with eyes closed, bare-chested, wearing a yellow and white dhoti-style cloth, multiple rudraksha mala strands across his chest, a pendant necklace, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a younger person in an orange-red cloth with rudraksha malas holds up a smartphone displaying an image of a temple and a web page. Another figure in white and yellow sits in the blurred background. The setting is a plain light-coloured hall during a satsang-style gathering.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05October 12 20172017-10-12January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph of a shirtless, bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman with her hair in a bun. Behind him stands a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha malas and a white forehead band, and to the left a man photographs the scene with a camera. Several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls with rudraksha malas stand in the background beside gold-coloured pillars and a maroon curtain. The man in saffron appears to be the a person candidate, identifiable only by appearance cues such as long dark hair and saffron clothing; the setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment at an ashram gathering.2017-10-12Devotees seated on a floor during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a woman with long dreadlocked hair wears a white garment with gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala, eyes lowered. Behind her, a man in white with gold-bordered shawl holds up a smartphone displaying a temple image, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in white with gold-trimmed cloth and a gold bangle sits with eyes closed. Other participants in white and red tilak fill the background.2019-01-05A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, pressing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling woman with grey hair in a bun. She smiles upward, wearing white with a gold border and a dark bead necklace. Behind them, a woman in an orange-red saffron sari with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and rudraksha malas stands watching. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a camera raised photographs the scene, while a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl and an older grey-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala stand nearby. Behind them is a red curtain and a golden carved pillar. The dreadlocked man has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a person cue, but the identification is uncertain.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12A female teacher in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rust-red headcloth with gold trim places her right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt who keeps his eyes closed and holds his palms up in front of him. She holds a rust-red rudraksha mala in her left hand, and a woman in a rust-red sari with a dark bead necklace kneels behind them. Other people stand in the background near red drapes, and a red mat lies on the floor.2013-11-03October 12 20172017-10-12A photograph of a devotional gathering. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and gold necklaces, reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated woman in an orange blouse who presses her palms together. Behind them an older man with white hair wears white kurta clothing, a red-and-white shawl and a rudraksha mala, and looks on. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a photographer holding a camera stand nearby, and a man seated on the floor has a white forehead mark and white dhoti. A red curtain and gold-coloured carved panel frame the room.2017-10-12