Close photograph of a seated devotee with long grey-blonde dreadlocks tied with a pink band, wearing a white top and red-and-white cloth over one shoulder, touching his forehead with his right hand where a tattoo is visible on the wrist. Behind him, other seated participants in white and red clothing, and a figure in orange robes sit in a blurred hall during an initiation session. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photograph of a seated devotee with long grey-blonde dreadlocks tied with a pink band, wearing a white top and red-and-white cloth over one shoulder, touching his forehead with his right hand where a tattoo is visible on the wrist. Behind him, other seated participants in white and red clothing, and a figure in orange robes sit in a blurred hall during an initiation session.

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A man with his hair tied in a top knot and a tattooed arm stands in a white kurta with a red-and-orange shawl and a red beaded mala. He holds a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his eyes closed, in a seated gathering. Around him, many participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit with hands raised or touching their faces, in an indoor hall.

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A photograph of a ritual or satsang setting. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair gathered at the back and tied with orange threads wears a cream-yellow garment and layered rudraksha malas. He has an earring and holds his hands up in a gesture, with a visible ring and bangles. Behind him, another man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl and beaded malas stands partly out of focus. A dark red curtain and framed picture hang on the wall behind them, and another person's head is visible at the left edge.

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A seated satsang gathering with many devotees in the foreground and background. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocks and round wire-rimmed glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, sitting upright with a tilde mark on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a bare-chested man with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits facing forward with a tilak. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron cloth and white garments, some bare-chested, with rudraksha malas. A man in a dark shirt on the left looks at a phone. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain light floor.

A seated group of many participants in white clothing with red-orange shawls or scarves, many touching their foreheads with one hand while their eyes are closed, as in a meditation or initiation session. A young man in the centre with shoulder-length brown hair wears a dark wooden bead mala, a red-orange scarf and a red lanyard badge, and presses two fingers to his brow. Orange marks are visible on several foreheads. The background shows a white decorative wall panel and a white draped table. Many heads and shoulders are in the foreground.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks, wearing a white t-shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with a maroon sash, writing in a notebook on the floor. He wears a red lanyard and rudraksha-style beaded mala. Behind him, several women in white and red-bordered or red sari-style clothing sit in rows in front of an ornate golden and red altar area with a gilded throne-like structure. A blurred red fabric is in the foreground. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a seated programme. Visible people are seated and blurred in the background.

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