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A seated group of young monastic disciples in orange saffron wraps and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms, gathered on the floor during a satsang-style session. A man in the centre holds a black microphone to his mouth with eyes closed, wearing an orange wrap and multiple beaded malas, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. Surrounding them are boys and girls with dreadlocked hair and bare upper bodies, some smiling or listening attentively. In the background are steel vessels on a table and seated figures in white clothing. The setting is an indoor hall with a woven basket visible at right.

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May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A group of young children and teenagers in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor with green and pink mats, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A girl with long braided hair in the centre holds a microphone and speaks. Beside her a young boy in an orange wrap sits near a man with long hair and a dark bindi-style mark, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, while a boy in orange sits to the right. Paper cups stand on the mats in the foreground.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08December 18 20182018-12-18May 08 20172017-05-08A group of young male disciples in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit closely together outdoors on a stage or hall floor, many with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The central young man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and appears to be speaking, while the others listen attentively. Several wear gold pendants and some have gold-coloured beaded necklaces. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing in a blurred hall. No individual is identified as a person in this frame.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A seated group of young men in saffron-orange robes with bare upper bodies and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms sits on a mat in a hall. The central young man in orange holds a black microphone and speaks, wearing beaded necklaces with gold pendants and a red-brown beaded mala. Beside him, a man with long dreadlocked hair wears wooden rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and others in similar orange garments with rudraksha malas sit nearby, some smiling. Background figures in orange and white sit among the gathering.2017-05-08A group of young boys and a few older youths in saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders sit on a floor covered with green and colourful mats at an ashram gathering. A boy in the centre with long dreadlocks holds a handheld microphone and speaks. Several boys have white vertical forehead markings and rudraksha malas, and cups sit on the mats. Behind them a bare-chested older man with long hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace sits attentively, with other people in white in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or puja-related session at the ashram.2017-05-08A photograph of several young boys in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor during a sacred performance. Each has shaved hair, white tilak marks across the forehead and white ash stripes on the arms and upper body, with rudraksha mala necklaces. The boy in the centre holds a black microphone and sings or speaks, while the others listen attentively. A red tambourine with small metal jingles sits in the foreground, and a red cloth and orange fabric hang behind. Other seated boys in orange are partly visible at the edges.2013-07-14