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A dim indoor room with a corrugated metal roof and white walls where several men in traditional white dhotis with gold-yellow borders prepare for a ceremony. In the centre, a man with a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a dark rudraksha-style cord around his neck stands facing left while another man in a white dhoti and shawl with yellow border touches his shoulder. Another man in a yellow-bordered white cloth stands at the far left, a third man with bare upper body and yellow cloth holds a phone on the right, and shelves with cloth and boxes fill the background.

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Indoor photo in a dim hall with a ceiling fan and blue-grey shelving. Three men in white ritual dhotis and shawls with gold borders stand close together. The man on the left, with short dark hair and a thin cord around his neck, is speaking. Behind him, a man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead adjusts the shawl on the speaker's shoulder. On the right, a shaved-headed man with a white forehead mark and gold-bordered white garment looks on, his arm marked with white sacred ash. Two more men in white garments are partly visible at the far left edge. The setting resembles a temple or ashram hall.2010-12-22A photograph of a ritual or satsang moment indoors. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti and shawl with a broad yellow border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured bangle; he gestures with his right hand toward the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands in front of him and bows slightly. Behind them a man in orange saffron robes and a saffron turban stands, and to the right another man in white with a white tilak on his forehead and a white shawl is visible. Several other people in white clothes stand in the background, and bright windows and red curtains frame the room. The central figure's cues are not sufficient for a confident identification, so the appearance is uncertain.2011-02-14Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19Night-time photograph inside a dimly lit temple area where several men stand in conversation. In the centre a man in a rust-orange shawl and orange dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, a silver chain and a headband looks toward a companion. Beside him a bald man in orange robes with a mala stands near a man bare-chested in a white dhoti with green-and-gold trim, hands pressed together in greeting. At the right edge a bald man in orange with a gold-bordered cloth faces away. On the left a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a mala holds a phone, and behind them more people in white and orange dhotis gather near a stone pillar.2012-05-21June 17 20172017-06-17Photograph of a seated group during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with white ash markings on their arms and foreheads sit in meditation, some with rudraksha malas. A boy in a yellow shirt sits at the left edge, and a figure in orange clothing appears at the right. Brass or plastic containers and a bamboo mat lie in front of them.2011-10-18A photograph of a satsang gathering with devotees seated with eyes closed in meditative stillness. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border wears a rudraksha mala and a small vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white collared shirt sits with eyes closed. Blurred devotees in saffron and maroon shawls with gold borders sit behind them in a bright hall with peach-coloured walls.2013-01-22Photograph of a seated group at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta, a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala. At the lower right, a smiling man with white tripundra marks and a yellow shawl sits close to the camera. Behind them are orange and red cushions and a plain wall. The people are seated on the floor, with partial figures at the edges.2010-12-26November 05 20112011-11-05A group of about ten men seated cross-legged on an orange mat in a dim hall, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. They wear white dhotis and white shirts or shawls, several with orange-and-maroon bordered cloths and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of metal pots and vessels sits on a steel table at the back, and a yellow bucket is at the right edge. The setting suggests a devotional gathering or satsang, but no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-11-12A photograph of a ritual scene indoors in a hall with white walls, a red panel, and a metal-trussed ceiling. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with gold-coloured garlands and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch the head of a man seen from behind. The man wears a white dhoti with maroon borders and is bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala. The priest holds a small cup or plate of gold-coloured offerings in his other hand. Several other saffron-robed priests stand along the wall behind them, some also holding offerings, while a few figures are partially visible in the background.2011-03-05 +3 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05