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Three bare-chested men stand outdoors at night with arms folded, in a temple-like setting with warm lights. The central elderly man has a shaved head, a yellow-and-white cloth draped over his shoulders and white dhoti, a large dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Flanking him, a younger man on the left wears a white dhoti, rudraksha mala and red bindi, while a man on the right with long hair tied back and a short beard wears a rudraksha mala and red tilak. The central figure's appearance does not clearly match distinctive presentation cues, so no identification is made.

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March 02 20182018-03-02Two bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth stand with hands pressed together in anjali, apparently in devotional or ritual activity at a temple setting with warm lights and wooden scaffolding behind them. The man on the left has a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala; the man on the right wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a thread across his chest, with a red and yellow wristband, and is chanting. Yellow and orange flowers appear at the right edge. No distinctive appearance cues establish either man as a person, so both are described by role only.2018-03-02May 27 20172017-05-27A photograph of a speaker holding a black handheld microphone with both hands, clasped at the chest, mid-talk. He is bald with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a red-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, a white dhoti with a red and gold border, rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and a wristwatch. Behind him stand two men, one with long hair in a bun and one with long hair, both bare-chested, adorned with beaded necklaces and holding microphones, in a dim temple-like hall. Physical people visible: three. The page does not establish identity from appearance, so the speaker is described by role only.2018-03-02A seated satsang audience of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-and-white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. A man in front centre, with white hair and a white tilak, wears a gold pendant and rudraksha beads. Others on the left and right raise hands in gesture, and some sit with eyes closed. A young man on the right has a tilak on his forehead. The setting is a crowded hall with patterned mats. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the speaker is not in frame.2017-05-19February 22 20172017-02-22Night photograph of a dense crowd in a temple courtyard, with people pressing forward behind a stone gateway. In the foreground, a bald elderly sannyasi in a white forehead mark, rudraksha headband, floral garland with red flowers, and gold necklaces stands beside a younger man in a brown shawl with a rudraksha and gold-bead garland and white forehead mark. A central figure with long dark hair, a full beard, red bindi, rudraksha malas and an orange saffron robe stands between them and appears to be a person in a standing, attending role, while the elderly priest's hands reach toward a ritual vessel at lower right. Several onlookers in white and pink shirts watch closely.2012-06-05A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border sits cross-legged on the floor, his hands pressed together at chest level in a gesture of prayer while he chants with eyes lowered. He wears a dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a thin pendant cord, and white horizontal sacred marks on his forehead and upper arms. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and red thread, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead band sits close by. Other seated people in white are partially visible at the edges, and a small oil lamp burns near the lower right corner.2013-02-03February 22 20172017-02-22May 08 20122012-05-08A seated indoor gathering of devotees. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in saffron sannyasi robes and a red shawl, with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in a striped yellow-and-orange shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, with white hair and a red tilak mark. Behind them, a younger man in an orange cloth sits with a dark bead necklace, and at right a man in white with a rudraksha mala and pendant sits. Other people in white and blue clothing fill the background.2016-08-14A night-time gathering of shirtless male devotees wearing orange dhoti-style lower garments, rudraksha malas and wrist bands, with white sacred ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. Several are smiling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. On the left, a bearded man with long tied-up hair and a tie-dye cloth around his neck stands bare-chested. Behind them is a red corrugated wall and lit building windows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-29