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A photograph of two men in close conversation at a seated gathering. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothing with a red-and-brown rudraksha mala faces away from the camera. Beside him, a young man with long dreadlocks wears a grey knit head covering, wire-rimmed glasses, a pink-red woven shirt and layered rudraksha malas, listening intently. Another person in green with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at right, and colourful cloth lies on the floor behind them. a person is not clearly present in this image.

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December 10 20162016-12-10A seated satsang gathering with many devotees in the foreground and background. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocks and round wire-rimmed glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, sitting upright with a tilde mark on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a bare-chested man with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits facing forward with a tilak. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron cloth and white garments, some bare-chested, with rudraksha malas. A man in a dark shirt on the left looks at a phone. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain light floor.2017-01-06December 18 20162016-12-18January 06 20172017-01-06August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA young man with swept-back brown hair, a dark dot on his forehead and a short beard sits in a crowded hall, wearing a maroon crew-neck t-shirt, a long red-brown rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace with a pendant. He faces left and speaks toward a person with curly dark hair seen from behind in a white top. Other seated devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing, some wearing red malas, fill the background.2016-12-18Indoor group gathering with several people seated closely together, mostly dressed in white and cream traditional kurtas and loose trousers. In the foreground, a young man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace holds a black handheld microphone and speaks toward someone seated in front with white hair. To his left, a man in cream clothes with a rudraksha mala sits with arms folded and eyes lowered. On the right, a bearded man in a white kurta with a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles and looks down. Behind them, more participants sit, including a person in an orange-red headwrap and a woman in an orange top. A brass lamp stand is visible in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2017-04-05A large crowd of bare-chested male devotees sits closely packed in a hall during a seated ritual session. In the centre, a young man with long dreadlocks and clear-rimmed glasses wears a thick rudraksha mala in reddish-brown beads, a silver pendant, and beaded wrist bands, and sits with eyes lowered. Beside him, men in glasses and gold chains sit in meditative stillness, and a man with a grey moustache wears a brown bead mala. Behind them, rows of participants fill the space, with a red cloth and a white garment visible at right. Cables and a stand appear at upper right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role and dress.2016-12-02A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a gold necklace and a white tilak with a red mark on his forehead sits in profile, smiling, while a hand holding a thin needle or pin enters from the right edge. Behind him, a woman with light hair wears white clothes and an orange-brown shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, and other blurred people in white stand in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor ashram room with a pale wall.2017-10-01September 30 20162016-09-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of men in a ritual setting, bare-chested with white sacred markings on their arms and faces and red-brown rudraksha malas. Several hold small golden bells and incense or ritual implements, and a brass lamp and offering items sit in front of them. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocks in a red lower garment holds a golden bell, beside an older man with grey hair, glasses and layered rudraksha beads who holds a bell as well, and a younger man in glasses at the right edge. Behind them more participants sit in orange and white garments. A pink wall and a blue-lettered sign appear in the background. The scene appears to be a group puja or chanting session.2017-01-03April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copies