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A smiling bare-chested man with a shaved head and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands in the foreground, holding both palms open and turned upward toward the camera. He wears multiple rudraksha mala strands, a red-and-gold beaded necklace and a gold bangle. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a hall with a red curtain and a glowing deity image on a pink-walled stage.

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A smiling bare-chested man with a shaved head and a vertical tilak on his forehead holds his open palms outward toward the camera. He wears many rudraksha malas and a red cord, with gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, several people in white and cream sarees and dhotis with gold borders stand in a hall with red curtains, and a large screen displays a saffron-clad figure. The hall has a pink wall and a stage area.2017-07-05A smiling bare-chested man in the foreground holds his open palms outward, with rudraksha malas of brown beads and a red-threaded bead necklace on his chest and gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, several participants in white and cream garments with gold borders stand in a hall with a red curtain, and a large screen displays a golden image. The setting appears to be a group programme or satsang hall, with people standing and moving around.2017-07-05July 05 20172017-07-05July 05 20172017-07-05A smiling man with slicked-back hair, wire-rimmed glasses, white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum mark on his forehead sits with both palms raised toward the camera. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, plus gold bangles and a black wristwatch. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth with a white forehead mark sits in front of a yellow draped backdrop. Identity is not established from the face; the figure is described by role and attire only.2019-01-01Photograph of a smiling shaven-headed man in the foreground, bare-chested with a red-brown shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a dark bead necklace, a pendant on a white cord, and a beaded bracelet on his upper arm. He has white horizontal tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several other shaven-headed men with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies stand in a bright indoor hall, and orange-robed figures are blurred in the background. The man's appearance with rudraksha malas, bare chest and shawl is a person candidate, though the image is a close-up of a devotee-like figure in a ritual gathering.2016-09-30July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon border sits cross-legged before an offering tray, hands cupped together in prayer with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red border and a dark beaded mala watches with eyes lowered. Behind them a gold-carved throne stands with red and green cushions, and an orange and maroon cloth hangs in the right foreground. Silver and brass vessels hold offerings of fruit and sweets on the table.2010-11-14January 18th 20132013-01-18February 08 20122012-02-08A photograph of a ritual or satsang gathering indoors. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha malas holds a small brass vessel aloft with his right hand. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala and a gold armband sits with his arm extended, gazing forward. Behind them rows of children in maroon tunics with yellow trim sit on mats, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. The setting is a plain light-coloured hall with a yellow mat on the floor.2013-05-20A bare-chested man kneels in a devotional posture with palms open and eyes lifted, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a ceremonial gold necklace, a gold bangle and a wristwatch. White ash marks his forehead and upper chest, with a red tilak at the brow centre. Behind him, several other shirtless devotees sit in a blurred hall, and a blue wall with a white panel forms the background. The figure is a devotee in ritual dress, and the appearance does not clearly establish a person candidate.2019-01-01