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A shaved-headed man in profile speaks into a handheld microphone, hands gesturing, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold-edged rust-red shawl and a small hoop earring. Behind him, several seated men in orange robes listen, and blurred figures in white and red sit in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering during a Maheshwara Puja; the speaker is a priest or disciple, not identifiable from the image.

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February 23 20162016-02-23A seated monastic man in a rust-red robe with gold border holds a black microphone close to his mouth with both hands, eyes closed as if chanting. He wears layered rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a silver bangle, and a white-and-red forehead mark. Behind him, several boys in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sit on the floor, and white paper cups and a plate sit on a green leaf mat in the foreground.2016-02-23July 14 20132013-07-14A photo from a seated gathering in a hall, with a shirtless man in a saffron and red cloth wrap holding a microphone up to his mouth as he speaks. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a small pendant, a red-and-white sacred thread, and a beaded wrist band, and has his long hair tied back. Beside him, a bald man in glasses in a saffron and yellow wrap with a white beaded necklace sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, a blurred audience in orange, white and yellow clothing sits on the floor. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures in the foreground and background.2016-03-30A man seated in a crowded hall speaks into a black handheld microphone with his eyes lowered. He has a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a red bindi between his brows, long dark hair swept back, a gold stud earring, and a thick rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. He wears an orange and red shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him, other seated participants in saffron and orange clothing are blurred. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2016-03-30A bald, bare-chested man holding a black microphone to his mouth speaks at a gathering of seated devotees. He wears a tiered mala of dark rudraksha beads, a thin cord, and several bangles and red threads on his wrist. White ash lines mark his shoulder and upper arm. Behind him and to the right, other bare-chested men in rudraksha malas sit close together, some in white dhotis, with orange cloth visible in the foreground. Blurred figures fill the background.2016-12-18A photograph of a satsang gathering with devotees seated on green mats. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-red cloth with rudraksha malas on his wrist and neck holds a black microphone to his mouth while speaking. Beside him another bald man in orange sits with his back partly turned, and devotees in white with red stoles sit around the hall, with orange-robed sannyasis behind. Warm light falls across the scene.2016-07-12July 14 20132013-07-14A young man with a shaved head and white urdhva pundra forehead markings sits and speaks into a black handheld microphone with a teal band during a seated gathering in an orange-draped hall. He wears rust-orange robes, a long braided ponytail, a small gold earring and a bead mala, while white markings also appear on his shoulders and upper arms. Blurred figures in orange robes sit behind him, and a second person in orange is partly visible at the right edge.2013-07-14A shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes speaks into a black microphone with a teal grip, holding it in both hands. He wears white horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead, a red dot between the brows, a rudraksha mala of brown beads over his shoulders, and a small earring. White stripes mark his arms and shoulder. Behind him, blurred figures in orange robes with white forehead markings sit in a row.2013-07-14A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red wrap speaking into a black handheld microphone while reciting. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an ear ornament. Beside him sit two other men in orange and rust-coloured wraps with white ash on their foreheads and bodies, and a banana leaf with food offerings lies at the left edge. Partially visible people in orange robes fill the background.2017-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group at an indoor satsang or discourse. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a rust-brown shawl holds a black microphone to his mouth and speaks, a rudraksha-style bead band visible on his upper arm. To the right, a smiling young man in an orange shawl sits bare-chested, and further right another man in orange is partly visible. Behind them, a large audience in white and orange clothing fills a bright hall with pink and red decor. No figure in the frame has long swept-back hair, a crown or ornate gold jewellery, so no a person candidate is visible.2017-03-14