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A seated bald man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange cloth sits in a cushioned chair with hands folded at his waist, wearing reading glasses and a white forehead marking. A microphone stand is at left, and a seated figure in maroon robes with gold trim and a rudraksha mala bows his head. Behind them stand several people: a shaved-headed priest in maroon and gold with a rudraksha mala, a woman in maroon with white and red forehead markings, and men in white shirts, one with his hand on the seated man's head. Behind them hangs a large framed portrait of a man in a brown robe, decorated with a pink and white garland, beside a blue drape and orange fabric. Setting appears to be an indoor stage.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits at a microphone stand with hands folded, bald-headed and wearing glasses, on a stage draped with orange and blue cloth. Beside him a younger man in a maroon-and-gold shawl sits with head bowed and hands joined, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind them stand several devotees: a shaved-headed man in orange-gold shawl and rudraksha beads with hands folded, a woman in maroon and gold with a mala, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A framed portrait with a garland hangs on the backdrop.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02A seated group of saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees in a hall with a red mat. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and a gold chest ornament wears rudraksha malas and a red-brown robe with gold armbands. Beside him, a bespectacled monk with a red bindi and red-brown robe sits with eyes lowered. A white-clad man in the background holds his hands in anjali, and a man in a teal shirt sits behind them. A boy in orange sits at the lower edge. Gold and brass items lie on the right.2013-04-24A photograph of a standing group at an indoor event with a plain concrete wall behind them. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a forehead tilak, a gold multi-strand necklace and a gold chain wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, hands clasped in front and eyes lowered. To his right, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a cloth bag. On the left, an older white-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with a hand raised to his face. Several other people in white, saffron and red-bordered saris stand behind them.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24Photograph of a line of devotees standing on a stage before a pale pink wall and a draped red curtain. On the right, a bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a microphone. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and wrist beads stands with hands clasped. Further left, two women in orange saris with gold borders and a man in an orange dhoti stand together, and at the far left a man and a woman in orange-gold robes with rudraksha malas stand near a figure in white robes on the right edge. Seven physical people are visible.2013-03-02May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a plain brick hall with exposed concrete pillars and a striped rainbow-coloured mat on the floor. A man in orange robes, rudraksha mala and a gold-beaded ceremonial necklace sits on a wooden chair draped with a white cloth, hands folded, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, gold necklace and orange clothing). Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in orange with a rudraksha mala kneels on the mat. Standing behind are a young man in white with an orange-red shawl holding a small object, a shaved-headed man in orange, and several standing men in white dhotis and shirts, with a woman in a red sari at the right edge. Several devotees in white and orange stand at the back.2012-09-24A photograph of a satsang or ritual gathering indoors. In the centre stands a man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold beaded necklace and a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark, hands pressed together in anjali. To his right a younger shaven-headed man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together. On the left an older man with white hair and beard, in white shirt and white dhoti, stands with palms joined. Behind them a crowd of devotees, some in orange and some in white, stand with hands folded. The scene suggests devotional standing worship. Orange-robed central figure with gold beads and mala matches the appearance cues, so this is a person presence, shown in person.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors with several people standing close together. In the foreground an older bald man with glasses and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange robe and holds his hands together in prayer. Beside him a man with swept-back dark hair and white tilak wears a maroon robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small glass vessel with pink petals and a green leaf. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees with tilak and white or orange clothing stand in the background, and a silver staff is visible at the left edge.2013-11-21September 24 20122012-09-24