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A photo of devotees seated at an outdoor ceremony, with a young man in the foreground on the right, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra with a red thread on his wrist and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other devotees in orange and white clothing sit with their heads bowed, including a man with a white-painted forehead and glasses. The setting is a bright outdoor courtyard with a terracotta-coloured wall in the background.

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Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a young man with swept-back brown hair, a small tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and bare chest with white markings on the skin. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread also sits in prayer, with others in orange garments and a seated child in the background. Offerings and small items are on the floor in front.2017-01-25May 08 20172017-05-08Devotees in orange sannyasi-style clothing sit in rows in a hall, with a foreground young man seated cross-legged, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a rudraksha mala, a small bindi and white markings on his arms and chest, and an orange shawl. Behind him others sit in prayer, some with long hair and white body markings, while a blurred interior with red and yellow accents and a brass tray is visible.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25Seated devotees chant with palms pressed together at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold forehead tilak has eyes closed in prayer, beside another young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, also with palms joined. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white robes with yellow tilak marks sit in rapt attention. The scene shows a group meditation or chanting session in an indoor hall.2016-07-04January 25 20172017-01-25Photograph of a seated group of devotees in orange saffron robes during a ritual, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The foreground man, bald-headed with white tripundra markings on his forehead, wears rudraksha beads and an earring and sits on a striped mat. Beside him, a young boy with a white forehead mark and a man with a swept-back hairstyle also sit with hands folded, all in orange garments. The setting appears to be a hall with a blurred background of other participants, consistent with a puja or satsang gathering.2017-05-08January 01 20182018-01-01Devotees seated in a row during a puja, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and white stripes painted across his bare upper arm and chest. Beside him, a second man in an orange wrap sits with eyes closed, and a row of others in orange clothing sits behind on a white cloth before ritual offerings and small lamps. A blurred crowd fills the background of this hall. No clear identity cue for a person is established by appearance, so the foreground devotees are described by role only.2017-01-12May 16 20132013-05-16Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a courtyard session. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, a small earring and a thin white sacred thread over his bare chest, wears orange cloth and holds his palms together in anjali while his eyes are closed. Beside him a boy with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and a beaded necklace also sits with hands folded in orange cloth. Others in orange and white cloths sit behind them, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and shoulders. Blurred oil lamps and the room are visible in the background.2017-01-25Photo of devotees seated in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a young man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, rudraksha-style pendant necklace and white ash lines on his forehead and arms, prays with focus. Beside him a young girl with white forehead markings and orange cloth, and a second bare-chested man in orange garments, also pray. Blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them, with a yellow-curtained interior and a faint purple logo at upper left.2017-01-25