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A night-time outdoor ritual photograph with smoky dark background. A shirtless young man in white dhoti with white horizontal body stripes and forehead marks, wearing a saffron-orange rudraksha-style bead mala, looks downward with his hand on his shoulder. Beside him a woman in an orange-red saffron sari with long dark hair in a high bun, wearing a dark wooden rudraksha mala and a pendant, holds a handheld microphone toward him. Partially visible at left, a person in a purple head wrap and another in yellow cloth stand near the stage.

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A man with long dark hair tied back and a white horizontal line on his forehead stands centre-frame, bare-chested, with white stripes painted on his shoulder and upper arm. He wears a thick orange-brown beaded necklace and dark rudraksha-style beads, plus wristbands and beaded bracelets, and holds a microphone with his hand near his face while speaking. On the right, a person in an orange-red garment with long braided hair holds the microphone toward him. In the blurred background at left, another man in a purple head wrap sits, and a dark blue smoky backdrop fills the rest of the stage.2016-12-02A night-time photograph of a ritual event. A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, stands with a rudraksha mala and a gold armlet, touching his ear with one hand while another man holds a microphone toward him. White ash horizontal stripes are painted on the chests and arms of the bare-chested participants. Beside them, a man in an orange-red garment with a decorated bead necklace and a pendant stands with a white tilak on his forehead. Blurred figures and a gold ornamental pillar appear in the background.2016-12-02August 12 20162016-08-12Two young male disciples sit side by side outdoors in front of an orange-painted structure with red pillars. The figure on the left, with long dreadlocked hair, wears an orange and gold-bordered garment, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, and holds a black microphone while speaking. The figure on the right, with shoulder-length hair, wears a white garment with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white ash markings on the forehead and arms. Both have red bindi and tilak marks. Blurred figures sit in the background.2016-08-12May 02 20172017-05-02A man stands on a stage speaking into a handheld microphone, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges, a red and white shawl, a gold-bead necklace and multiple rudraksha malas, with white sacred markings on his upper arms and shoulder. Beside him a young person in an orange and gold-bordered robe wears a black blindfold, a rudraksha mala and red-and-gold bangles. Several children in white and orange clothing stand behind them in a group. A gold-patterned curtain and pillar frame the stage.2016-04-21August 28 20162016-08-28October 08 20162016-10-08February 27 20172017-02-27A young man with a shaved head and white urdhva pundra forehead markings sits and speaks into a black handheld microphone with a teal band during a seated gathering in an orange-draped hall. He wears rust-orange robes, a long braided ponytail, a small gold earring and a bead mala, while white markings also appear on his shoulders and upper arms. Blurred figures in orange robes sit behind him, and a second person in orange is partly visible at the right edge.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14August 13 20162016-08-13