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A seated man in white kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged with a dark red shawl draped over one shoulder across his chest, printed with text. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a stick of incense or agarbatti in one raised hand, and rests his other hand near his lap. Behind him, other devotees in red shawls sit in a warm-lit hall with blurred figures and smoke rising.

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A seated group meditation or satsang in a carpeted hall with purple floor covering. In the foreground, two young men with closed eyes sit cross-legged in white clothes; the left man wears a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red bindi, and holds small reddish items in his hands. The right man wears a red-orange shawl over white and holds folded orange items. Behind them, many devotees sit in white and red-orange shawls, some with eyes closed, and a brass lamp and offerings are visible at the bottom right. A yellow-orange marigold garland hangs at left.2014-03-08October 04 20132013-10-04A young man with long pulled-back blond hair sits cross-legged in meditation, eyes closed, wearing a bare chest with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red and cream rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and white loose pants. Behind him, other devotees sit on a stone platform: a bare-chested man with red rudraksha malas and a turquoise-clad woman in teal and gold cloth. A dark black stone form.2016-12-14April 25 20142014-04-25A shaved-headed young man in plain white ritual clothing sits cross-legged, looking off to the side with a serious expression. A rudraksha mala with brown beads hangs around his neck, and a dark vertical mark is applied to his forehead above white ash lines. An orange-red cloth with printed script rests across his lap. Behind him, blurred people in white and a colourful cloth-covered surface suggest a seated gathering.2017-08-03March 28 20162016-03-28November 04 20152015-11-04A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on the floor and lights incense sticks held in a small gold holder. He wears glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, white vibhuti stripes, and layered rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothing are blurred in a hall with a red cushion and wooden pillars. Visible here is a ritual incense offering, not a clearly identified figure.2016-08-09A young man with short hair and black-framed glasses sits in the foreground wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a red bindi with white ash markings on his forehead. He holds incense sticks in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, apparently performing a puja. Several other bare-chested participants in white and orange ritual cloths sit behind him, some with white ash stripes on their arms, in what appears to be a ritual gathering.2017-08-02Photograph of a bare-chested man seated cross-legged on the floor in white dhoti with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold chains, with a small red pendant, sindoor-style mark on forehead, and a red thread on his wrist. He holds his hands together at chest level, speaking to an audience. In the foreground are brass oil lamps with a lit flame, a brass kalasha-style vessel and flower offerings. Behind him a bare-chested older man in glasses and rudraksha mala sits, and blurred figures and a colourful cloth stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate is a person by cues of a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, though the attribution is uncertain.2018-03-06A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in an orange saffron robe with a red border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red-brown rudraksha bracelets, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand while a small vessel rests in his left. He sits on a red mat among seated devotees in white ritual clothes with tilak markings, several with hands folded in anjali and rudraksha malas. Behind him, a man with palms pressed together and a bare-chested man in white are visible. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering with the lamp offering as the focus.2014-08-24A seated man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white t-shirt, a red-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala with dark brown beads. His hair is tied up with a dark headband. Behind him, several seated participants in white clothing with orange and red shawls sit in a room with pink walls, appearing to be in a group meditation or yoga session.2012-10-23