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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sits cross-legged with eyes lowered and hands folded at a microphone stand during a satsang. He wears white upper and lower cloths with maroon borders, white horizontal tripundra lines on forehead and arms, a red bindi, and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a pendant. A silver handbell sits on an orange cloth at left, and a woman with blonde hair in a green-trimmed top is partially visible in the foreground. The background is dark.

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November 20 20102010-11-20A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with maroon-and-red borders sits on a patterned mat with palms pressed together in namaskar. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead, a red dot, white sandalwood marks on his arms and a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He sits behind a microphone stand and a wooden book stand holding an open book. A brass handbell sits on the floor to his left, and a dark curtain and a yellow-and-red embroidered banner on a gold pole form the backdrop. A person in white with orange trim sits at the right edge, partly cropped. The setting appears to be a stage-style satsang.2010-11-13A photograph of a chanting ritual in a hall with dark maroon curtains behind. A shaved-headed man in the centre wears white dhoti and shawl with a red border and gold beaded necklace, with white and red tripundra markings on his forehead and eyes closed, singing into a microphone on a stand. In front of him, a blurred shaved-headed man in white with gold necklace and forehead markings, and a woman in white with a red bindi and black mala sit in devotional recitation. A partially visible person is at the right edge. Nothing in the image visibly confirms the event, so no programme is named.2010-10-19A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-bordered cloth sits cross-legged on a mat, singing or chanting into a silver microphone on a stand. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed pendant and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in prayer, and another man in white sits further back. An ornate gold throne with red cushioning stands on the left against an orange wall. A young child in red is in the lower right foreground. The setting appears to be a satsang or chanting session.2010-09-20A shaven-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on a woven mat, singing or chanting into a microphone on a stand. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a small pendant, a gold bangle, and white sacred ash lines on his forehead and upper arm. A small open book rests on a wooden stand in front of him. Behind him is an orange-painted wall and a doorway, with a blue and red patterned mat in the foreground.2010-09-28A man seated cross-legged on a patterned rug, reading from loose papers at a silver microphone stand, eyes lowered. He wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his arms, white sacred markings on forehead and arms, and a red bindi. Metal railings and a grey wall are behind him.2011-09-27Two shaved-headed priests sit cross-legged before microphones on a stand at a satsang setting. The man on the left, in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders and gold necklaces, presses his palms together in anjali with eyes closed. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, gold beaded necklaces, a white forehead tilak with red dot, and white sandalwood marks on his arms, eyes closed and hands resting on his lap. A dark curtain and pale wall form the background. No appearance-based cues qualify either man as a person, so their roles are priests in attendance.2010-12-18A seated man in white ritual dhoti with a maroon border reads from a sheet of paper at a microphone stand. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, a thin silver-toned bangle on his wrist, and his upper torso is bare. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop, and a gold-coloured object is visible at the lower right edge.2011-01-17May 05 20122012-05-05Three men sit in a row before a dark navy curtain, each behind a microphone on a stand, seemingly during a talk or chant. The man on the left, bare-shouldered in white cloth, has a white tripundra on his forehead, white stripes painted on his arms, and a gold bead necklace; his eyes are closed. The middle man wears orange robes and a gold bead necklace, with a shaved head and eyes lowered. The man on the right, in white with orange, has a shaved head, glasses, a white forehead mark, and palms pressed together in anjali.2010-10-26October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesA man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a white stone platform during a ritual, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold bead necklace. He leans toward a microphone on a stand and rests his hand on a large polished silver bowl. Silver vessels, a small brass pot and flower offerings lie before him. Behind him, seated women in white saris with gold borders and a bearded man in white cloth sit under a striped red and white canopy.2011-12-31