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Photograph of a seated young man with eyes closed, bare-chested, wearing a yellow and white dhoti-style cloth, multiple rudraksha mala strands across his chest, a pendant necklace, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a younger person in an orange-red cloth with rudraksha malas holds up a smartphone displaying an image of a temple and a web page. Another figure in white and yellow sits in the blurred background. The setting is a plain light-coloured hall during a satsang-style gathering.

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January 05 20192019-01-05A young man with shoulder-length dark curly hair, eyes closed, stands with a hand pressed to his forehead by a person in the foreground whose braided hair and pink-and-white flower garland are visible. He wears an orange draped cloth over bare shoulders, a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads interspersed with gold beads, a small pendant with a framed picture, and a white horizontal line of paste across his brow with a red mark at the centre. Behind him are other people in orange and white clothing with similar white forehead markings. The foreground figure's hand presses the forehead in a blessing gesture.2017-02-27July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a satsang audience. In the foreground a woman with closed eyes sits in a cream and beige sari with a gold head chain across her forehead, a gold nose ring, and a rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder, with a red bindi and white marks on her brow. Beside her a man with a thick moustache, shirtless and wearing multiple rudraksha malas, holds up a smartphone at her head level while looking down with eyes closed, white markings on his upper arm. Blurred audience members in dark and maroon clothing fill the background.2019-01-05A young shaven-headed boy with closed eyes sits in meditation in the foreground, wearing an orange saffron cloth over one shoulder, a maroon undergarment and a dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a red dot between his brows. Behind him, other boys and men in maroon and orange robes sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, in a blurred hall. Background figures in white clothing are out of focus.2013-04-13October 08 20162016-10-08January 05 20192019-01-05A young boy in a white kurta with a white cord around his neck stands with eyes closed as a bearded man in orange-trimmed robes and a rudraksha mala presses his palm to the boy's forehead, a blessing or diksha gesture. The man wears a white and red flower garland. A tall brass oil lamp with glowing flames stands at left, and people in white are blurred in the background of a warmly lit hall.2017-02-19A photograph of a young man with short dark hair, eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a person's hand is placed on his forehead. He wears a saffron-orange garment over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and a long gold bead necklace, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. In the foreground, a person with long dark braided hair wears a garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and is partly turned toward the camera. Behind them, other people in orange robes with gold bead necklaces stand in a room with red drapes and a gold-railed staircase. The scene looks like an initiation or blessing ritual.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27A young shaved-headed devotee in an orange saffron shawl and multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead ornaments sits with eyes lowered while a man in the foreground applies white ash marking to his forehead with one hand. The man behind is bearded with long dark hair, wearing a white forehead marking and a pink and white floral garland. Plain red-walled room background, the scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation moment.2017-02-27May 28 20132013-05-28