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Three young men sit cross-legged on a red mat in a hall, seated in a row in front of a blurred audience. The man on the left wears a pink shirt and white dhoti with a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a long braid. The man in the centre is bare-chested with a white shawl over one shoulder, wears a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, and has a white flower in his hair. The man on the right wears a white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and an orange-and-gold round badge on his chest, and holds his hands folded. Behind them, people in orange, pink and teal saris sit in rows, with metal stanchions and a gilded deity murti in the background. The image appears to be a photograph from a satsang or meditation gathering.

A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing listens to a speaker at a satsang. In the foreground, a shirtless young man with short curly hair sits cross-legged, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a small round badge, holding a black microphone and a phone on the floor. Beside him, an older man with grey beard and rudraksha mala wears white and cream dhoti and shawl. To the right, a man with glasses and a vibhuti mark wears white and a brown-beaded mala. At the far left, another white-clad man wears rudraksha malas. The blurred foreground shows a person in purple clothing with gold bangles. The speaker's face is not visible, and no candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.

A seated satsang gathering with many devotees in the foreground and background. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocks and round wire-rimmed glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, sitting upright with a tilde mark on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a bare-chested man with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits facing forward with a tilak. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron cloth and white garments, some bare-chested, with rudraksha malas. A man in a dark shirt on the left looks at a phone. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain light floor.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bearded sannyasi with long dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-red cloth, rests his right palm on the forehead of a seated young man whose eyes are closed. The young man wears an orange shawl printed with dark motifs and a red thread bracelet. Behind them a standing figure in orange cloth is partly visible, with a brass pot or lamp stand at the right edge and a light-coloured wall. The scene suggests a devotee receiving a blessing or touch on the forehead during a temple or ashram ritual.

A seated group of devotees in a hall, most wearing white shirts or kurtas and orange shawls. In the centre, a young man with long dark curly hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink and green striped mat, dressed in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, gesturing with one hand. Brass vessels and a small stone block sit on the mat in front of him. Several people around him sit close, some listening attentively, one bald man in white watching at right. The background shows a plain beige wall and a red curtain.