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Evening photo of devotees seated in rows at an outdoor ritual, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a woman in a gold-patterned kurta with a beaded necklace and a white name badge sits beside two men; the central man is bare-chested with white ritual cloth around his waist, a rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet and white sandalwood markings on his arms, and the man on the right is also bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth. Behind them, black stone shivalingam-style pillars or pedestals and a brass pot with flowers are visible, with more participants in pink and cream clothing behind. No speaker or figure at the centre is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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February 24 20172017-02-24Several shirtless male devotees sit cross-legged in a hall during a puja, palms pressed together in anjali. The foreground devotee on the right wears a red-and-brown rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with white body markings on his shoulders and arms. The centre devotee has dreadlocks tied back under a black headband, hoop earrings, and a rudraksha mala, also holding palms together. The left figure wears a white dhoti with a gold border and gold bracelets. Small oil lamps glow on the floor and a blurred crowd of seated attendees fills the background.2017-01-07Two bare-chested young men with white horizontal stripes on their chests and arms sit in palms-together anjali mudra with closed eyes during a satsang or puja. Both wear rudraksha malas and the one on the right has a pendant on a cord. White stripes mark their foreheads. Blurred devotees in saffron and white sit behind them in a hall with warm lights.2017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07Two bare-chested men with white ash stripes on their shoulders and foreheads sit with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed during devotional worship. Both wear rudraksha malas and a thin sacred thread; the man on the right also wears a small pendant. A blurred crowd of seated devotees in orange and white clothing fills the background, with warm lights at the left edge.2017-01-07Photo of a seated group of devotees in a ceremonial hall, bare-chested men with white ash stripes on their arms, shoulders and foreheads, wearing rudraksha malas. The central man has a shaved head, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar; beside him a man with dreadlocks and a dark headband also holds palms together in prayer. Behind them, other seated participants in saffron and white cloth sit on the floor near small lit oil lamps and offerings. Visible people are attendees at a puja-style gathering; no clear appearance-based candidate for the presenter is shown.2017-01-07Two young men in the foreground sit with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed during a devotional gathering. Both are bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white horizontal stripes painted on their upper arms and chests. The man on the left has white urdhva-style marks on his forehead and a small earring; the man on the right wears a gold pendant on a cord. Behind them, blurred figures in white and orange clothing fill a hall, and a warm amber light glows at the top right. Partially visible people appear at the left and right edges. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2017-01-07December 07 20162016-12-07March 09 20182018-03-09December 06 20162016-12-06A dense seated crowd at a temple-style satsang or festival gathering, mostly men in white and cream clothing with bare or sacred-thread upper bodies and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a young man with shoulder-length swept hair and a vertical white tilak, wearing white garments with an orange-red shawl, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him a man with long wavy hair and gold chain pendant sits with eyes closed, and older devotees and younger men in glasses fill the rows around them. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame, so no a person candidate is recorded. Many people are visible, well over twenty.2017-02-24A photograph of a group of men seated in an evening gathering, many bare-chested with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling softly. Beside him, another shaved-headed man in a white forehead band and beaded malas also holds his hands in prayer. Behind them, further devotees and a blurred crowd are visible. The setting is dim and warm.2016-09-09