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Seated devotees in a hall perform a ritual with small glass objects held to their foreheads. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard wears a red kurta and layered rudraksha malas, holding a small clear glass piece to his brow with eyes closed. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with orange-gold border and a red-beaded mala holds a similar object to his forehead, with white markings on his arm. Behind them, participants wear red and pink kurtas and red blindfolds, seated on the floor. Several people are visible, and a yellow-lit altar area appears at left.

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Indoor photograph of a seated group of devotees during a meditation or ritual session. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocks and a dark beard wears a red silk kurta, a dense rudraksha mala and a wrist mala, and holds a small glass vial to his forehead. Beside him, a figure in white dhoti with an orange border and a black headband, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala, also holds a small object at the brow. Behind them, many participants sit in rows, several with red blindfolds, some in pink and white clothes. A pale wall, a wooden door and a hanging yellow-and-gold ornament are visible in the background.2017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02May 09 20172017-05-09February 02 20172017-02-02A photograph of several men seated cross-legged in meditation at an ashram hall, eyes closed and hands resting in mudra. They wear saffron-orange cloths over bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal tilak lines on their foreheads and chests. The man in the foreground on the right has his hair in a topknot and wears hoop earrings and an orange shawl. Other seated devotees in orange and white are blurred in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role only.2017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11A seated satsang gathering in an indoor hall with many devotees in orange and red robes, rudraksha malas, and yellow or orange forehead marks. In the foreground, a bald man in dark red robes with a rudraksha mala and glasses rests his chin on his hand, and a woman in white with a braid sits with her back to the camera. Several shaved-headed men in saffron clothing sit on the floor, and leaf plates with cups are laid out on green cloth in the lower right. Women in colourful saris and white attire sit behind them, and a white bag with a blue logo sits on a table at upper left.2016-07-12A smiling man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a headband of rudraksha beads, wearing a maroon sleeveless wrap and a large rudraksha necklace, leans forward to touch a paper or cloth strip to the forehead of a bare-chested man with his eyes closed. A bare-chested devotee with rudraksha bracelets holds the strip from the other side. Behind them a woman in white and another in a red top look on. A metal vessel sits at the lower left edge. a person: the dreadlocked man in maroon with rudraksha beads is the.2018-04-16 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, many in white dhotis and red-orange shawls printed with script, with rudraksha malas. Several people hold small objects or cups to their eyes in a practice of eye-cleansing or eye-deeksha. A man in the centre wears a red shawl and rudraksha mala and holds a small silver-toned cup to his right eye. Others on both sides do the same, with some women in white and red at the left edge. The scene resembles a satsang or deeksha gathering. The page indicates a person attended this event, but no figure in the frame shows distinctive presentation cues, so no one is identified as a person.2017-06-28A seated group meditation or satsang in a hall with many attendees in white and saffron clothing. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and a small gold-framed pendant, holding a small phone-like object. Beside him, a bespectacled man with a beard and white forehead marks wears white dhoti with gold border, a red rudraksha mala and a gold chain, seated with hands resting. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange sit on mats, some with white tilaka. Watermarked archive photo; no a person cues are clearly visible.2016-09-11July 10 20132013-07-10A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a white flower garland, places his raised right hand on the forehead of a younger person in a black headband and a red-orange rudraksha mala. The younger person has bare shoulders, earrings, and holds their left hand up in a palm-out gesture while smiling. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand, and a metal pot and a ceremonial staff are visible. The setting appears to be a ritual or blessing moment, with the man's distinctive long hair, saffron-orange cloth, and ornate garland giving a probable match to the a person description, though the image alone leaves identity uncertain.2016-12-21