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Indoor photo in a dim hall with a ceiling fan and blue-grey shelving. Three men in white ritual dhotis and shawls with gold borders stand close together. The man on the left, with short dark hair and a thin cord around his neck, is speaking. Behind him, a man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead adjusts the shawl on the speaker's shoulder. On the right, a shaved-headed man with a white forehead mark and gold-bordered white garment looks on, his arm marked with white sacred ash. Two more men in white garments are partly visible at the far left edge. The setting resembles a temple or ashram hall.

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A dim indoor room with a corrugated metal roof and white walls where several men in traditional white dhotis with gold-yellow borders prepare for a ceremony. In the centre, a man with a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a dark rudraksha-style cord around his neck stands facing left while another man in a white dhoti and shawl with yellow border touches his shoulder. Another man in a yellow-bordered white cloth stands at the far left, a third man with bare upper body and yellow cloth holds a phone on the right, and shelves with cloth and boxes fill the background.2010-12-22Three seated men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Each has white vibhuti or tilak markings on the forehead and arms, with white painted lines on the upper arm of the man on the left. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and his shawl has gold borders. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white garment and a gold bangle. A partly visible fourth person stands at the far left edge. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a light-coloured floor.2011-10-13November 16 20112011-11-16A photograph of three men seated in a ritual setting, dressed in white dhoti-style cloth with yellow-gold borders, with white ash bands on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left holds a lit oil lamp aloft and wears a rudraksha mala; the man in the centre holds a brass bell and a lit lamp while wearing a rudraksha mala; the man on the right, partly blurred, wears spectacles and holds a lamp. Their posture and lamps suggest an aarti or puja.2011-11-05Photo of seated men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders during a temple ritual. In the centre, a shaved-headed man wearing glasses and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and upper arm gazes intently to the side. Men on either side wear white cloth with gold or maroon borders, and one has white ash on his shoulder. A blurred hand in the lower right foreground holds something near the frame edge.2011-09-27Photograph of a seated group during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with white ash markings on their arms and foreheads sit in meditation, some with rudraksha malas. A boy in a yellow shirt sits at the left edge, and a figure in orange clothing appears at the right. Brass or plastic containers and a bamboo mat lie in front of them.2011-10-18Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19June 17 20172017-06-17November 05 20112011-11-05A photograph of a ritual or satsang moment indoors. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti and shawl with a broad yellow border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured bangle; he gestures with his right hand toward the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands in front of him and bows slightly. Behind them a man in orange saffron robes and a saffron turban stands, and to the right another man in white with a white tilak on his forehead and a white shawl is visible. Several other people in white clothes stand in the background, and bright windows and red curtains frame the room. The central figure's cues are not sufficient for a confident identification, so the appearance is uncertain.2011-02-14November 09 20072007-11-09November 06 20112011-11-06