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A photograph of an older man with white hair and a white beard seen from behind and side, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a white shirt with an orange-and-white lanyard. He raises one hand to his forehead, holding a small clear cup or vessel near his eyebrow, as if applying a ritual substance. He wears a gold bracelet. Blurred seated people in white clothes and framed images on a pale wall fill the background of an indoor hall.

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Close side view photograph of an older man with white, swept-back hair and a white beard, wearing black-framed glasses and a plain white shirt with an orange-and-white lanyard around his neck. He holds a small clear transparent object up to his eye with his right hand, which wears a gold bangle. Blurred figures in white clothing sit in the background of a hall with a red-and-gold framed picture on the wall.2016-10-08A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man seated on the floor, holding a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his eyes closed, wearing a thin sacred cord over one shoulder and a red-and-gold patterned cloth. Behind him, people in white garments sit on red floor cushions in a hall, some with hands raised near their faces, and a plastic water bottle sits on the floor.2016-02-23March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated audience at a meditation or initiation session. Several men in white kurta-style clothing wear red-orange shawls and orange lanyard ID badges, some with rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads and raise small objects to their brows, possibly reading or meditative gestures. A gold-decorated temple interior is visible in the background, and a woman in white with a red shawl appears at the right edge. No speaker is visible.2016-10-08 +1 copiesJuly 14 20162016-07-14October 08 20162016-10-08A photo of an older woman with short grey hair seated on a black plastic chair in a crowded hall, viewed from behind and slightly to the side. She wears a white top and an orange-red scarf with a printed pattern, and raises a small clear cup or glass to her face with her right hand, appearing to drink from it. Blurred figures in white and orange-red clothing fill the background.2017-10-06A photograph of a seated man in a meditation or initiation session at an indoor event. He has short grey hair and wears a white garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, and an orange-red shawl printed with the text Nithyanandam. He holds a small object near his forehead with one hand, wearing a gold ring and a red wrist thread. Blurred seated participants in white and yellow clothing, and an orange shawl on a man at the right, fill the background.2017-03-17Close photograph of a bald, grey-bearded man in white clothing with a red shawl printed with script, eyes closed, holding a small crystal or glass object against his forehead in a meditative or initiation-style gesture. Behind him, a second man in white holds a similar object to his face. Warm pinkish lighting, blurred background with colourful cloth and a person in the far right.2015-05-24March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls during an initiation session. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair, eyes closed, holds a small clear glass or crystal cup to her forehead with her right hand, a gold bangle on her wrist. Behind her a man in white with a red-orange shawl and gold bracelet raises a cup to his brow, and another man with grey hair also holds a small cup. Blurred figures and red fabric fill the background, with a gilded deity murti partly visible at the top.2016-10-08A middle-aged man with short grey hair and a grey beard sits close to the camera, wearing thin gold-rimmed glasses that he holds lowered with one hand while looking down. He wears a plain white t-shirt, a thin gold bracelet, and a wired earphone in one ear. The blurred background shows other seated people in bright clothing.2014-03-08