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A 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.

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September 17 20152015-09-17Photograph 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.2015-09-17 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a seated satsang in a hall with a blue curtain and floral garlands at left. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, with white sacred ash marks on his arms, sits cross-legged before a microphone stand, hands near a brass bell. Beside him men in orange shawls with gold-bead necklaces and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in prayer. On the right two women in white and red saris also sit with palms joined. A gold-trimmed low seat and a brass plate with fruit sit in front. Five people are visible.2010-12-26December 06 20162016-12-06Photograph of a seated group on a rug before a gilded, carved golden backdrop and red curtain. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and red bindi speaks into a handheld microphone. Beside her, a young man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold chain and beaded rudraksha necklaces sits with hands folded. Behind them, a shirtless young man in orange cloth wears layered rudraksha malas and gold pendants, with a red tilak on his forehead. On the left, another person in orange with gold and bead necklaces sits, and a white-clad figure with a gold-bordered shawl sits in the foreground with a lanyard badge. Four people are visible.2017-06-17August 15 20172017-08-15A dense row of seated men in ceremonial temple attire fills most of the frame, many bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with orange, red or purple shawls draped over their shoulders. Several wear heavy gold-coloured beaded necklaces and gold ornaments, and some have rudraksha-style beads. In the foreground, a seated man with hair tied in a knot holds his hands together near a tray of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands and a decorated kalasha-like pot. The men appear attentive, facing a ritual in progress. Visible people count is well over twenty. No candidate matching the described presentation is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no specific figure is named.2018-04-14November 10 20152015-11-10May 28 20132013-05-28Three 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.2013-07-18