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A photograph of a seated ritual scene inside an ashram hall. In the foreground at left, an elderly person in saffron-orange robes sits beside a brass ritual vessel and a golden ceremonial object on a striped woven mat. Two men in plain white dhotis sit in the centre and right; the left man wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, while the right man has long swept-back grey hair, rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background hall. A grey wooden board edge runs across the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a formal ceremony or satsang.

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March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Three men sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall during a satsang, with many seated devotees in orange robes behind a rope barrier. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair tied back, eyes closed in meditation. The man in the centre wears orange robes with a red border, a dark rudraksha mala and white tilak markings, and gazes upward. The man on the right wears a red-brown shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap. White ash markings are visible on their arms and torsos. Small cups and a red cloth sit on the mat in front of them, with a few red flower petals scattered on the floor.2014-09-24Two men sit cross-legged on a raised platform before a microphone stand in a temple hall with pastel blue, pink and yellow walls and a painted deity figure in the background. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet, with tripundra on his forehead, eyes lowered and hands folded. The man on the right wears an orange-red robe and orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, and tripundra, reading from a sheet of paper. A brass oil lamp burns to the right. No distinctive appearance cues establish either man as the a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-04-30September 15 20152015-09-15March 13 20132013-03-13Photograph of seated devotees in a crowded satsang hall. In the foreground, a young man on the left wears a white dhoti with yellow border, rudraksha mala, a small red bindi and white tripundra forehead marks. Beside him, a bare-chested man with white forehead markings wears an orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind them, another bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tripundra sits attentively, while blurred devotees in white and colourful cloths fill the background. Multiple people face the same direction, attentive and seated on the floor.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18A seated ritual scene in a temple hall with pink, yellow and blue painted walls and a golden deity figure behind. A man in white ceremonial dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits at a microphone with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robe and an orange shawl holds a paper and reads at a second microphone. Brass oil lamps stand in the background and at right. Visible sacred-thread-like beads and a bangle on the arm complete the scene.2013-04-30A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.2017-01-01April 17 20142014-04-17July 12 20162016-07-12