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Devotees sit in rows with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a seated gathering in a hall with cream walls and blurred background figures. In the foreground on the right, a bearded man with curly dark hair and glasses, bare-chested, wears a red rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, eyes closed in prayer. Beside him a shaven-headed man, also bare-chested with a pendant, prays with hands folded. Further left, men in white dhoti-style cloth with bare upper bodies sit in prayer, and a figure with long hair tied back appears at the left edge. Flower petals and small lamps are visible on the floor mats. No one wears saffron robes or a crown, so no candidate is identifiable as a person.

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A group of devotees sits in prayer during a ritual gathering, with palms pressed together at the chest. The foreground man has curly dark hair, a beard, red-framed glasses, a red rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, shirtless. Beside him a man with a shaved head holds his hands together, and others in white dhotis with bare torsos are seen in soft focus, with small oil lamps glowing in the background on pastel-coloured mats.2017-01-03 +3 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03May 25 20172017-05-25 +1 copiesMay 27 20172017-05-27Photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with many seated devotees. In the foreground a young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, holds his palms together in anjali with eyes closed. Nearby seated men are also bare-chested with white sacred markings on their shoulders and arms, some in white dhoti-style cloth, and one at right wears an orange turban. Blurred devotees fill the background before a pale wall with a framed picture. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sits in a row on blue mats during a ritual gathering in a warmly lit hall. The man in front, with hair tied in a topknot, wears a red-and-green rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a hoop earring, and presses his palms together in anjali with eyes closed. Others behind him sit in similar prayer postures with white sacred markings on their bodies. Small oil lamps and red offerings sit on the floor, and a lit altar with a deity murti glows at the upper right.2017-01-03A large seated congregation of devotees in a temple hall performs a devotional sitting practice with palms pressed together in namaste. Many men, most bare-chested, wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and horizontal white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms; some wear orange or red shawls. Women in white and yellow saris sit in the background among tall yellow-tipped wooden staffs and small oil lamps glowing on the floor. No a person candidate is clearly visible, as all figures are seated devotees in similar white ritual clothing.2017-06-27