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Photo of three shaved-headed male devotees in white sacred markings, seated closely together and bare-chested with long rudraksha mala necklaces. The central man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and speaks, while the men on either side look toward him. A blurred crowd of seated participants fills the background, and colourful striped cloth covers the floor. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse session.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Close photo of a devotional gathering with a sannyasi-style monastic singing into a handheld microphone. The central man has a shaved head, white ash markings on his forehead and body, and wears a wooden rudraksha-style mala with a short orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder. Beside him on the right, a man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and orange cloth sits with his eyes lowered. On the left, a shaved-headed man in beaded malas looks down. Behind them, blurred seated devotees in white and orange sit on colourful mats.2016-12-18July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested in the foreground at a gathering, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange sacred cord across his chest, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a small pendant at his neck. Behind him, several people sit close together, including a younger boy with white and red ash markings and a woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Some attendees wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha beads, and a shelf of framed photos is visible in the background. The man shows no clear cues of the a person presentation and is described only by role.2016-12-18December 23 20162016-12-23Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti-style cloth sit in a seated row with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed, reciting in a devotional gathering. They wear white tripundra-style markings on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one on the left wears a red-and-gold trimmed cloth. The background shows red and maroon hangings and blurred figures.2011-12-31A photograph of shaven-headed men in bare-chested sannyasi dress at a ritual gathering. Three men stand close together with white ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the right, smiling, holds a handful of yellow turmeric-like powder, and the men on the left and centre also hold yellow powder in their hands. Behind them, a tented hall with white drapes, hanging lamps and other devotees in orange and maroon robes suggests a puja setting.2016-12-18Photograph of several shaven-headed devotees seated in a row at a person ashram event, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The men wear rudraksha mala necklaces and bead bracelets, with white vertical tilak marks and white body markings on their chests and arms. Behind them, a blurred crowd sits in a pale-walled hall. Only the three foreground men are clearly visible; a partly visible figure with long dreadlocks on the left is also present. No candidate matches the a person appearance cues, so the people are described by role only.2017-01-01