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A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering where a young woman in a teal top with black-and-white patterned sleeves and dupatta-style scarf, wearing silver earrings and a bangle, extends her hand in a mudra gesture toward an older woman in a teal top seen from behind, whose hand is raised with fingers forming a similar mudra. Behind them a man in white kurta with a maroon head wrap and a long rudraksha mala gestures with raised fingers. Other participants with tilak marks fill the background. A conference-style badge hangs from the young woman's clothing.

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A crowd event in which a bald man in a white kurta wears a maroon headband and a long rudraksha mala, holding up two fingers in a gesture toward a man in white seen from behind at the front right. Many blurred people behind raise hands and wear white, yellow and orange clothing. Several figures in the background have their hands raised, and a purple emblem appears at the top left corner.2016-12-09A photograph of a crowd event. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta wears a maroon head wrap with a white band, a long rudraksha mala and a purple-cord pendant, and gold bangles. He raises two fingers in a V gesture toward a man in a white shirt seen from behind. Behind them, many people in white and colourful clothes fill the frame, some with raised hands. Appearance-based candidate, unsure.2016-12-09A large crowd of devotees gathered indoors in a satsang setting, many dressed in white with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange-red shawl raises one hand high, and beside him an older man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a round badge. Women in colourful saris and kurtas stand among them, some with hands raised. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the frame shows devotees only, with the presiding figure not in view.2016-05-19A photograph of a congregation seated closely together during a ritual session, centred on a shirtless boy seen from behind with white sacred-ash markings on his back and a white cord at his neck, facing a middle-aged woman in a white embroidered top with a dark-blue geometric pattern, an orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala and a small badge on her chest. Behind them, other devotees wear orange-banded headwear, white shawls, saffron and red garments, and a woman in lavender sits at right. Gold-toned decorations stand in the background, and a purple emblem appears at the top left.2016-12-02December 06 20162016-12-06August 29 20062006-08-29December 10 20162016-12-10A seated man in white kurta-style clothing wears a red rudraksha-style mala and a black eye mask with orange-red markings and a red bindi-like dot on his forehead. He sits among a dense crowd of seated devotees, some in white, pink, red and blue clothes. A bearded man in grey kurta and glasses sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a satsang or yoga gathering.2016-12-06December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man with a shaved head and a tilak mark on his forehead wears a crimson and gold robe, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, and reaches forward with his right arm extended, palm open toward the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, in a white shirt with short dark hair, bows forward with his hands raised to his head to receive the blessing. Behind them a seated woman in white with a dark beaded mala watches calmly, and a partially visible man in white sits at the right edge. A brocade-patterned wall and a projection screen stand in the background, and a gold object is visible at the lower left. The blessing figure has a tilak and no clearly distinctive long hair or crown, so identity is uncertain.2014-01-05A woman with long dark hair, seen from behind on the left, places her right palm on the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes and a moustache. The man wears a white shirt and a red-brown rudraksha mala with a pendant. Behind him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing an orange scarf. The setting is an indoor gathering with a watermarked archive copyright overlay in the lower right, which is not to be described. Appears to be a blessing or energy transmission moment during a group satsang-style event.2006-07-30A large seated crowd during a satsang-style gathering, shown in a photograph. In the foreground a young girl in an orange sari wears an orange eye-band and a rudraksha mala, sitting beside a man in white dhoti-style clothing with a gold border, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in prayer. Around them devotees in white, pink, purple and blue clothing, many wearing glasses, sit attentively. The setting appears to be a hall with many attendees.2016-12-07