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A man with long dark hair tied back and a white horizontal line on his forehead stands centre-frame, bare-chested, with white stripes painted on his shoulder and upper arm. He wears a thick orange-brown beaded necklace and dark rudraksha-style beads, plus wristbands and beaded bracelets, and holds a microphone with his hand near his face while speaking. On the right, a person in an orange-red garment with long braided hair holds the microphone toward him. In the blurred background at left, another man in a purple head wrap sits, and a dark blue smoky backdrop fills the rest of the stage.

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A night-time outdoor ritual photograph with smoky dark background. A shirtless young man in white dhoti with white horizontal body stripes and forehead marks, wearing a saffron-orange rudraksha-style bead mala, looks downward with his hand on his shoulder. Beside him a woman in an orange-red saffron sari with long dark hair in a high bun, wearing a dark wooden rudraksha mala and a pendant, holds a handheld microphone toward him. Partially visible at left, a person in a purple head wrap and another in yellow cloth stand near the stage.2016-12-02A night-time photograph of a ritual event. A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, stands with a rudraksha mala and a gold armlet, touching his ear with one hand while another man holds a microphone toward him. White ash horizontal stripes are painted on the chests and arms of the bare-chested participants. Beside them, a man in an orange-red garment with a decorated bead necklace and a pendant stands with a white tilak on his forehead. Blurred figures and a gold ornamental pillar appear in the background.2016-12-02March 02 20132013-03-02July 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 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 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.2013-07-14May 20 20182018-05-20Two men stand on a stage before a deep red curtain, each holding a handheld microphone. The man on the right wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, multiple rudraksha mala beads around his neck and arms, and a white ash mark on his forehead; he holds a small wooden object in his other hand and speaks. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, a rudraksha mala, and white and red forehead markings, and listens while smiling. The setting appears to be an indoor sessions hall for a retreat-style programme.2016-09-22July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of two men standing indoors at night in a temple-like setting. The foreground man, bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl and a long dark row of rudraksha beads, holds a small handheld microphone and speaks, smiling. Behind him stands a second man in a white dhoti with gold trim, a white tilak on his forehead, and gold ornaments. A brass vessel and a striped cloth sit on a table at left, and a carved stone structure rises at right. a person is the foreground speaker, based on his long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha malas.2013-07-13Three young people sit cross-legged on orange cloth at an outdoor event, singing into handheld microphones on stands. The front figure, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, has a long braided hairstyle and white and red markings on his forehead and body. The two singers beside him wear orange garments, beads and bracelets, with white forehead markings. Behind them a seated person in orange and others in white and blue stand on stone steps lined with dark pillars and brass pots.2016-10-31 +1 copies