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A dense group of devotees dancing indoors in an ashram hall with white ceilings and pale walls. In the foreground, a young man with long dreadlocked hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a silver pendant necklace and a bare chest stands at centre, mouth open as he sings or chants. To his right, a figure in orange saffron robes sways with an arm raised, and to the left another dreadlocked man with a red forehead mark gestures with his hands. Behind them, men in white and orange dhotis and shawls raise their arms in ecstatic motion. Red stage lighting tints the scene. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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January 08 20172017-01-08Indoor photo of devotees dancing in an ecstatic procession-style event in a hall with pale walls and bookshelves. In the foreground a shirtless young man with long dreadlocks, rudraksha bracelets and a mala necklace, wearing a white dhoti, raises a fist; beside him a man with open mouth and arm outstretched, wearing a white cloth and beads. Behind them robed participants in orange and purple cloth move with raised arms, and a bald man in an orange garment wears a rudraksha mala.2017-01-08August 04 20172017-08-04October 04 20162016-10-04November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a lively group dancing and celebrating indoors in a bright hall with overhead lights and a hazy atmosphere. In the foreground a young man in a cream embroidered sherwani with red trim gestures with his hand and smiles. Beside him a shirtless man in red-orange dhoti and dark rudraksha malas shakes his long hair and sways, while others wear orange and saffron dhotis, red kurtas and white dhotis with red sashes, several with rudraksha malas and sandalwood-coloured bracelets. Many people in the background move together.2016-10-04Photo of a crowd of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, many bare-chested, with long matted and dreadlocked hair, arms raised high and hands in prayer or open gesture during an energetic devotional moment in a hall. Several wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces; one at left holds palms joined at chest. Behind them, other participants in white and orange clothing, and a white-clad figure with a tilak at right. Walls behind are decorated with framed colourful posters.2017-08-04November 16 20162016-11-16January 08 20172017-01-08A crowded, energetic devotional scene of many shirtless men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash or chandana markings on their foreheads and arms. Several raise their arms and dance or sway in a tightly packed group, one with raised hands and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest. Others in the background wear white garments with gold borders. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a pale floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the frame, so no appearance-based candidate is named.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a dense indoor crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red shoulder cloths, many with arms raised in joyful devotion. In the centre, a bare-chested bearded man with short hair wears a long rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with one hand raised high and the other touching his forehead. To the left, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads gestures forward. Warm lights glow in the background.2016-10-09