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A photograph inside a temple hall before a richly dressed deity murti with a jeweled crown and red-and-gold garments. In the foreground a young girl in a maroon robe with a black blindfold holds a dark folder open and reads or handles it, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at her right and holds a small black device. Several children and adults crowd close at left, including a woman in a white top and a boy in a blue checked shirt. The setting suggests a satsang or ritual demonstration.

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A photograph of an event before a golden shrine arch with large deity murtis wearing crowns and jewelled ornaments. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, a white dhoti with gold borders and white sacred ash markings on his arm stands at right, tying a black blindfold over the eyes of a young girl in a white polka-dot top who holds an open illustrated booklet. A boy in white stands beside her, and a camera operator with a video camera is at left. The man shows no clear crown or saffron presentation, so his identity is uncertain.2014-08-24July 08 20172017-07-08August 24 20142014-08-24Indoor temple-hall scene with gilded carved wooden architecture and a deity murti with a crown at left. A bare-chested man with long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, bangles and gold earrings wears a white dhoti-style cloth and stands at left, touching a white-cloth-wrapped object held in his hand. Beside him a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala holds a small instrument, and a young person in a maroon robe with a black blindfold and rudraksha mala sits at right near a yellow illustrated book. Gold arch and red curtain behind. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-and-rudraksha adornment and white ceremonial dress, shown in a ritual demonstration.2014-08-24A stage event where several people wear black eye masks. On the left, a woman in a cream and gold sari with rudraksha mala and a long necklace holds a microphone. In the centre, a girl in orange clothing with gold ornaments speaks into a microphone while holding an open blue book. Behind her, an older woman in a white sari with a green border stands with her hand on the girl's head. At right, a man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a woman in white with a rudraksha garland sits at lower right. Gold throne chairs with lion carvings and red cushions frame the scene, and a seated figure in orange sits at the right edge.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08A stage event where a young boy in a dark navy t-shirt with colourful printed motifs reaches toward a girl whose eyes are covered by a black blindfold. She wears an orange-and-gold saree with a red shawl and rudraksha beads. To the left, a man in white with a brown rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a microphone and gestures; beside him a woman in an orange saree stands with a small handheld microphone. A woman in a white saree with a brown mala and gold beads stands behind, and another woman in white with folded arms smiles at the right edge. A beige tent backdrop is behind them.2016-04-21A photograph of a woman in white clothing with a dark red rudraksha bead mala draped over her shoulders holds an open illustrated children's book and smiles toward a young girl beside her. The girl wears a black blindfold over her eyes, a striped yellow-green top, and small earrings, and holds a thin stick or pointer. Behind them, a man in a white kurta wears a lanyard badge, and a partly visible figure in white with gold-trimmed clothing stands at the left edge. A video camera on a rig is visible at upper right, and a white air-conditioning unit is on the left wall.2014-08-24Indoor satsang on a golden-ornamented stage. A woman in a white saree with a green-and-teal border and a long beaded rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, and a seated woman in a white and gold saree wears a black eye-mask and holds a microphone. A child in an orange outfit with gold jewellery and a black eye-mask sits on the floor holding an open blue book and a microphone. A man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded on the right, and a woman in white with a beaded mala sits at the lower right. Gold lion-face carved panels and a red cushion are visible behind them.2017-07-08A young girl in a yellow and white striped top stands with a black blindfold tied over her eyes, her hands held together at her chest. Beside her on the left, a girl in a yellow and blue outfit with a blue sheer scarf stands near a person in white holding a pamphlet. On the right, a seated man in an orange-red garment with a gold-bead necklace sits on a brown cushioned seat in front of dark maroon drapes. The setting appears to be a satsang hall.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24April 29 20162016-04-29