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Outdoor photo of a group seated on a stone floor under a shaded courtyard. In the centre, a young man with a shaved-looking short dark hair wears orange saffron robes, a white tripundra on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, holding a small rectangular card or tablet while looking down. Facing him from the left, a bearded man in white robes with a gold border and rudraksha beads on his neck and wrists listens attentively. At the right, a woman with glasses and a tall brown wrapped turban wears white robes with gold borders. Behind them, several people in orange and white clothing sit on the ground, and a figure in white sits on a leopard-print cushioned bench. Seven people are visible in total.

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August 26 20112011-08-26October 08 20062006-10-08Indoor seated gathering in a hall with a pink, green and striped mat on the floor. In the centre, a young man with long wavy dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, and sits cross-legged, speaking to the group. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange-saffron shawls sit closely on the floor, one with a shaved head in the foreground. Brass items, a small blue cup and a stone block sit on the mat in front.2017-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 28 20122012-12-28January 23 20142014-01-23August 09 20152015-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 27 20132013-07-27A photograph of a seated gathering on a stone-tiled veranda in front of a white building with red-framed windows and wooden doors. A figure with long dark hair and a saffron/orange shawl sits on a raised seat at the centre back of the veranda, facing a crowd of about two dozen people seated on the ground, many in orange robes and others in white ritual clothes, several with shaved heads and some with hands in anjali. A video camera on a tripod in the centre records the scene, and a silver plate and brass pot sit near the foreground. Greenery and dry trees frame the background.2007-02-23March 18 20142014-03-18January 01 20172017-01-01A seated group of devotees in a temple hall performs an oil lamp ritual. Many women and some men in orange and red saris or dhotis wear rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, with white urdhva pundra tilaks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps (aarti/deepa) and offering trays, and a figure in the foreground chants with eyes closed. Women in white saris and shawls sit among them, and gilded deity murtis and golden lion-like statues stand behind the hall.2014-04-08March 14 20172017-03-14