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Close photo of a man with short dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a white cloth, holding a small silver dish or vessel to his forehead with his right hand, applying white ash or paste to the brow. A ring is on his finger and a dark bead necklace is visible at his neck. Other men in white clothes with white forehead markings sit blurred in the background at a gathering, with a gray-haired head in the lower foreground.

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March 17 20172017-03-17 +2 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +2 copiesSeveral men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. Other seated devotees are blurred behind him, some with hands joined near their faces, in front of red and white backdrops with warm lamp light. No swami visible in close view; the scene shows devotees in ashram attire during a sitting practice.2011-11-07February 16 20162016-02-16March 17 20172017-03-17Photograph of a young man with short dark hair seated in a meditation or initiation session, eyes closed and head slightly bowed. He wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala with a white cord around his neck, and a copper bangle on his wrist. He holds a small clear crystal or quartz piece against his forehead between the eyebrows. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white clothing sits with head lowered, and blurred seated participants in white and red-brown clothing fill the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with rows of chairs.2017-03-17 +2 copiesA close photograph of a man with closed eyes, seated among others in red and white clothing. He wears a red shawl printed with dark script and a white-and-striped garment, and a mala-like bead bracelet with yellow and purple beads. He lifts a small clear bottle or vessel toward his forehead, as if applying liquid. Other seated participants in red shawls and white cloth are partly visible at the edges, with a white patterned garment at the right. No one visible has a clear appearance cue for the named a person, so no candidate is identified.2015-09-16 +1 copiesNovember 22 20152015-11-22May 16 20172017-05-16July 28 20172017-07-28July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copies