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A dense crowd of bare-chested men sits closely together outdoors. In the centre, a young man with short dark hair, a small red forehead mark and a rudraksha bead on a white cord has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. Older men with grey hair and white or red shoulder cloths flank him, several with white tilak marks on their faces, and one lower-left man has a shaved head. The setting suggests a ritual gathering such as a satsang or initiation, though no deity, throne or a person candidate is visible in this frame.

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Photograph of a crowded seated gathering of mostly bare-chested men at a Shiva Deeksha-style satsang. In the centre, a young boy with short dark hair and a thin white sacred thread across his bare chest sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. To his left, an older bald man with grey stubble and a white sacred thread looks on, and other seated devotees with white threads and tilak marks fill the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the crowd members shown are devotees.2017-05-10Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees at an evening gathering, mostly men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and rudraksha-style beaded cords. In the centre a young man in a white cloth with a red-bordered edge presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Around him others raise hands in prayer and sit close together, some shirtless, one bald man at right with a thin white cord. The setting is crowded and dimly lit. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown.2017-05-10A photograph of a dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men seated at a gathering. In the centre, a close-cropped, bearded man with bare shoulders and a thin white sacred thread across his chest presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in devotion. Around him, others wear white cloth draped over their shoulders and white thread necklaces, and one man on the right wears a green-and-black striped garment. The setting appears to be a satsang or class with a seated congregation; no deity, throne or a person figure is visible in the frame, so no candidate is identified.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10January 04 20162016-01-04A 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.2017-02-24May 10 20172017-05-10February 16 20172017-02-16May 13 20182018-05-13A photograph of a large seated congregation, mostly men, in a hall at a satsang. Foreground: a grey-haired older man in wire-rimmed glasses and a red cloth over his shoulder, hands pressed together in anjali, beside a man with a moustache and eyes closed, hands folded. Centre: a bare-chested man with a short moustache, white beaded necklace, and red-and-white thread bracelet, palms joined before his chest. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees wear white cloths and white or beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a devotional gathering with folded hands.2017-05-10Close photo of a bare-chested man with short hair and a trimmed beard sitting with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in meditation. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread over his shoulder. Behind him, several other devotees sit with hands folded in prayer; their faces are blurred or partly out of frame. The setting is a group satsang or meditation session.2017-05-10