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Photo of a seated group at a gathering. In the foreground a bare-chested man with closed eyes, dark-rimmed glasses, a red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, layered rudraksha mala beads and a red pendant sits in meditation. A second bare-chested man to the right wears rudraksha beads and white garments; men in plain white clothes sit beside and behind them. Soft focus and warm light suggest a satsang or meditation session. Identity is not established from appearance.

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November 26 20162016-11-26Close-up photograph of a bare-chested man seated with eyes closed in meditation during a group session. He wears thin metal-framed glasses, a red bindi, white ash markings on his forehead and shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread. Behind him, other seated participants in white sacred threads and white-marked skin meditate in a blurred hall. On the left, a man with hands folded in prayer gesture. The scene suggests a Shaktipada meditation session.2017-02-26A photograph of a large seated gathering in white clothing with a central man in a white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, a white vibhuti line across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and glasses. A volunteer badge hangs on his chest. Around him, devotees sit in white and some in saffron robes, several with eyes closed, in a hall with a red floor covering.2013-05-10A photograph of a seated group in meditation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed, with a red bindi and white vertical tilak, and glasses. Beside him on the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits with eyes closed. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair, white forehead band and white shirt wears a dark cord with a pendant, eyes closed. Behind them several other seated participants in white clothes meditate in a pale yellow hall. Presentation cues for the foreground figure are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2012-07-13 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of devotees seated closely together at a satsang or discourse, most with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt wears glasses, a red bindi, a grey ash mark on his forehead and a beaded mala with a pale necklace, looking down. To his left a shaved-headed man in white kurta with a tilak-marked forehead sits with eyes closed. Behind them a bearded man in white wears a long rudraksha-style mala, and a man on the right in white shirt wears a lanyard and mala. Several others in white clothing are partly visible at the edges. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the figures are devotees in white.2010-09-02April 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copiesA seated group of people meditating with eyes closed in a hall. In the foreground, a young man with a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and glasses. Beside him, a bespectacled young man in a saffron shawl and red-orange garment sits with eyes closed. At right, a shaved-headed man with white tripundra marks, a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes. Behind them, men in white clothes with orange lanyards sit in meditation, and an older man in white with glasses sits at far right. The setting appears to be an indoor assembly for an inner awakening class.2013-03-13October 10 20162016-10-10December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.2017-02-26January 17 20132013-01-17