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Photograph of three bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening event. The man on the left has a gold-toned ornate necklace and a gold-coloured tilak on his forehead, wearing white dhoti. The man in the centre has a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tilak, and wears white cloth. The man on the right, holding a black microphone to his mouth, wears a gold-bordered yellow shawl over his shoulder, gold necklaces and a bangle, with a tilak. Behind them are white-clad attendees and wooden platform structures.

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September 17 20152015-09-17July 02 20162016-07-02October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 19 20152015-10-19A seated group of men in white dhotis and gold necklaces sits on a mat in front of a microphone during a gathering. The central young man in a white dhoti and gold chain speaks into the mic, his hands loosely clasped, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested man with gold necklaces sits with hands folded. On the right, a man in a yellow garment with gold beads listens. Behind them, older devotees in white clothes, one woman in a red shawl, and a bald man with hands in anjali watch attentively. Tiered shelves of stone lingams line the background wall, and a small oil lamp is visible at the lower left.2015-09-17 +1 copiesTwo bare-chested men sit side by side on a stage before a microphone on a metal stand, with a silver pedestal and flower garlands behind them. The man on the left, with hair tied up, a forehead tilak and a beaded rudraksha mala with a gold chain, speaks into the microphone. The man on the right, with a red-and-gold pendant and beaded mala, listens with his head turned toward the speaker. A dark red curtain and a golden background with colourful flowers frame the scene, and a white cloth is draped over the left man's lap.2013-07-18A man with short dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead speaks into a handheld microphone on a stage. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and a white dhoti wrap, with brown rudraksha beads at his neck. Behind him a gold-framed ornate panel stands before deep red draped curtains. Two seated men beside him wear white tilak markings, orange-red robes, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and one sits with his hand near his chin. Faint copyright text overlays the lower right of the photo.2017-08-15 +1 copiesThree bare-chested men in white dhotis sit in a row on a red carpet, speaking or chanting into microphones on stands. The man on the left has his hair in a topknot and wears a beaded necklace; the others wear rudraksha-style malas and sacred ash marks on their chests and foreheads. Behind them stand garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and a green-and-pink textile backdrop with gold trim. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no one is labelled as him.2013-07-18August 15 20172017-08-15Photo of a seated group of young men in saffron-orange clothing with bare upper bodies, white sacred ash stripes on their foreheads and chests, and rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. The central man in the foreground holds a black microphone and speaks, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, while others listen attentively. A bald man in the lower right smiles, and a man in the background wears a white hairnet. Behind them stand a gold-and-maroon throne-like seat and a red chair in an ashram hall setting.2016-11-11 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a stage event with several people seated on ornate golden thrones with carved panels. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair, white and ochre ash markings on his face and chest, rudraksha beads across his shoulder and an ornate beaded armband holds a handheld microphone and speaks, wearing a cream-white dhoti-style wrap with a gold border. Behind him, three more people sit in a row wearing saffron-orange cloths, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, with white ash markings. The ornate gold throne frames and orange cloth suggest a formal discourse setting.2016-12-17