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Close candid photo of several young men in white dhoti-style garments with gold borders, wearing rudraksha mala necklaces. The central man wears red-framed glasses and a red tilak mark on his forehead and looks toward a person at the right edge, whose gold earring is visible. Background shows blurred figures and green-and-red fabric. Indoor event setting.

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Close photo of a young man in red-framed glasses with a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Blurred figures in white gold-bordered garments sit in the foreground and right, with a dark green cloth backdrop behind them. The man looks toward the side with a serious expression, in what appears to be a ritual or satsang setting.2014-08-24Close photo of young men in white ceremonial dhotis with gold-bordered edges, many wearing rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets. In the foreground, a young man seen from behind with his hair in a braid shows his back and necklace. Beside him, a smiling young man in red-framed glasses with a red tilak on his forehead raises one finger to his lips in a hush gesture, while another man at right turns toward him. Other seated participants in white and gold attire are blurred in the background, against a green and red backdrop.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19November 05 20112011-11-05September 28 20112011-09-28November 14 20112011-11-14A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border sits with eyes closed and face lifted upward, wearing thin wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala with a red bead pendant. Behind him, red curtains and blurred figures in white and yellow-bordered cloth sit or stand in a satsang or meditation hall. A purple-clad child sits in the background, and a green-purple logo appears at upper left.2011-11-09A seated group of young men and boys in a hall, many wearing maroon or red-brown cloth with gold-yellow borders and bare upper bodies, some with white forehead bands and sandalwood or ash marks on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with gold-yellow border and a long rudraksha mala holds his palms together in anjali. Beside him a boy in maroon with gold border sits with hands folded, and a brass vessel rests on the floor. Behind them, older devotees in white and pink shirts and a bald man in a pink shirt sit among the crowd, and a water bottle is visible in the lower right. The seated audience is visible, though the people are partly cropped and in the background.2013-01-22January 17 20132013-01-17Photograph of a seated group at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta, a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala. At the lower right, a smiling man with white tripundra marks and a yellow shawl sits close to the camera. Behind them are orange and red cushions and a plain wall. The people are seated on the floor, with partial figures at the edges.2010-12-26A row of shaved-headed young priests in plain white dhotis sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual. The nearest priest wears glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and white horizontal stripes on his upper arm, and his eyes are closed as he chants. Behind him, several more priests in white with red-bordered cloth bow their heads in prayer, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti. The scene is blurred and softly lit.2011-10-01