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Two men sit side by side in front of large banyan tree roots and trunks outdoors. On the left, a man with grey hair, glasses and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white kurta, a black rudraksha-style mala and an orange lanyard with an ID badge, with a red cloth around his waist. On the right, an older bald man with white forehead marks, a red bindi, glasses and a moustache wears a beige striped shirt and a red-orange shawl printed with mantra text, and a lanyard ID badge. Both sit with eyes closed in meditation or satsang.

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A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground an older man wearing a beige knitted sweater over orange cloth, with thin-rimmed glasses, a flower garland of yellow, white, red and purple blooms, and a sandalwood-marked head band, stands with a brass oil lamp lit with a visible flame. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange cloth with a yellow border, rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Stone platform and paving sit in the background.2013-02-02Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, an elderly man with glasses and a shaved head wears a multicoloured flower garland of yellow, magenta and purple blooms over a cream top and orange dhoti, holding a small golden implement while standing near a lit oil lamp on a low white platform. Beside him, a younger man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears an orange cloth, rudraksha mala and gold bangle, palms pressed together in namaskar. The setting is a sandy ground with a dark stone slab and white walls.2013-02-02September 27 20142014-09-27Four men seated in blue and black plastic chairs under an open pavilion at a satsang setting. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and red lanyard ID badge holds a phone. Beside him, an older man with glasses wears a white shirt, a red shawl printed with Sanskrit script, a mala and a red lanyard badge, with his hands folded. Behind them, a man in an orange shirt with a tilak and a man in white are partly visible. A red pillar and orange temple structure appear at the edge.2013-07-17Two men sit close together on a light floor in an open pavilion. The man on the left wears white clothes with a red shawl draped over his shoulders, a vertical tilak on his forehead and glasses, and wears gold bangles and a wristwatch. He ties a red thread onto the right wrist of the man on the right, who wears a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange lanyard around his neck and a red cloth at his waist. Behind them, other seated people in white and red shawls and a standing man in a light blue shirt are visible, with red pillars, a brick wall and green trees in the background.2013-03-29July 22 20142014-07-22December 07 20162016-12-07Two men sit cross-legged side by side on a yellow and blue mat in a hall, facing forward during a satsang or meditation session. Both wear white dhoti-style cloth with yellow-gold borders and long brown rudraksha mala necklaces, with bracelets and red bindis. The man on the left has grey swept-back hair and glasses and his hands are folded in his lap; the man on the right wears glasses, a red bindi and a thick rudraksha mala, with hands clasped. Behind them rows of devotees in orange, saffron and blue sit on mats within a stanchion-lined hall. The men are seated in a meditative posture with a steady, composed expression.2016-10-30 +1 copiesTwo men in white kurta-style shirts sit side by side at a temple or ashram event, both wearing long rudraksha mala garlands and white vibhuti forehead marks. The man on the left, with short greying hair and a red bindi, has a dark pendant on his chest. The man on the right has a black beaded mala and a dark moustache. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange garments sit in the hall, and red and green decorations appear at the right edge.2015-02-02December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of seated devotees at a temple-style event. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak sits with eyes lowered, beside a man with a shaved head, a red tilak and a saffron-orange shawl over a white kurta, also wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white and dark clothing sit or stand, one with a moustache and another with a beard, and a person at the right edge holds a camera. The setting has wooden pillars and a dim hall. Neither foreground man shows the distinctive long hair, crown or ornate adornments required for a person identification, so their roles are described only as seated devotees.2010-09-02January 22 20172017-01-22