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A photograph of a satsang setting with two men seated close together in front of a leafy green backdrop and a large golden statue at upper right. The man on the right wears a rust-orange robe draped over one shoulder, long rudraksha and crystal mala beads, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and reads from a sheet of white paper held in both hands. The man on the left, seen from behind and partially shaved-headed, wears an orange robe with a yellow-gold shawl and gestures toward the reader with an outstretched hand. Oranges sit on a wooden tray beside them and a small brass oil lamp rests nearby. The reader's appearance with rudraksha malas and orange robes shows distinctive ascetic cues, though the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.

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January 09 20152015-01-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a thick rudraksha mala with a white vertical tilak and red bindi reads from a small sheet of paper. A bald man in a red t-shirt leans in from the left, holding out orange fruit toward him. Green potted plants and a gold-coloured statue fill the background.2015-01-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with a tan woven shawl sits before a golden statue of a reclining figure amid green potted bamboo and foliage. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead and holds a small white paper in one hand while the other hand rests on a yellow fruit. In front, a bald man in a red shirt leans forward with his palms near the fruit. Behind on the left, a man with white and red forehead markings and beaded malas stands near a tray of offerings.2015-01-09January 06 20152015-01-06January 06 20152015-01-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a thick brown rudraksha mala sits before a backdrop of green bamboo, potted plants and a gold statue. He wears a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead and holds a folded paper while reaching to take an orange from a wooden tray of oranges. A bald man in a red shirt sits in the left foreground facing him. Two people are visible.2015-01-09January 09 20152015-01-09January 09 20152015-01-09January 09 20152015-01-09January 09 20152015-01-09A photograph of a man seated on a dark red velvet chair, wearing a rust-orange draped garment that leaves his shoulder bare, with a large rudraksha mala of brown beads across his chest. He has a hair bun, a white tilak on his forehead, and looks down smiling while reading a small white card held in both hands. Behind him are yellow flowers, a silver trident and a gold-coloured drape. A second person's hands, folded in namaste, are visible at the lower right edge. The figure matches the a person appearance cues (rudraksha mala, orange clothing, seated on a throne-like chair), so this is a person present in the scene.2015-02-01A seated man with hair tied in a bun and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala, sits on a red cushioned seat in front of a golden backdrop and a yellow draped table. He holds a folded white paper and speaks toward a kneeling devotee in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Behind them a woman in cream and a green-bordered sari with a mala sits near potted green plants, and several people in white stand in the background. Gold offering plates hold oranges, and a peacock-feather fan is at the left edge.2015-02-15