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A photograph at a yellow-washed temple wall beside a doorway. A man in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-and-maroon robes, with a white and orange flower garland, stands in the doorway smiling. Beside him a bald man in maroon robes wears a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark. On the left an elderly bearded man in orange shawl and white dhoti, wearing glasses, stands with younger men in patterned shirts. Lower right a man in a light blue shirt holds a phone. Shoes are lined up on the ground at right.

A seated group of devotees in a hall, with a bearded man in front wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, his palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a bearded man in rust-red robes with white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead also sits with hands folded. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white and cream clothing with ash marks fill the background, some wearing glasses and malas. The white floor and bright hall suggest a satsang or meditation session.

Seated puja gathering in a hall with many devotees in saffron and orange robes behind. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, arms and chest wears a rust-orange shawl over a bare upper body, rudraksha malas around his neck and a beaded bracelet on his arm, and sits with his palms joined while speaking. Beside him an older man with white hair, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti with gold border sits with hands clasped. Oil lamps and offering trays are visible on the floor, and more participants sit cross-legged in the background.

A photograph of a reception scene in a draped maroon-curtained room. In the centre, an elderly man with long white hair and a full white beard, wearing a peach-pink upper garment and an orange shawl, has his hands pressed together in greeting and wears a rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace with a tilak on his forehead. To the left, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded necklace smiles with palms joined. Behind them, a man in a red-orange turban and gold-trimmed saffron cloth, wearing a gold pendant necklace, stands with hands folded, and other men in white dhotis and orange shawls and garlands stand nearby. Several people are visible.

A photograph of a satsang on a stage with a blue curtain backdrop. A bearded elder seated at centre, wearing a cream dhoti and shawl with red and gold border and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a standing microphone while holding a white object in his hands; he has white tilak marks on his forehead. To his right, a bare-chested man with a black beard, a yellow-orange cloth and a yellow-orange beaded mala sits on a red-cushioned chair with hands folded, also with white forehead marks. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one with hands clasped and one with arms folded, and a young man in a white shirt and jeans stands behind the seated figures. Four physical people are visible in the scene.

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Photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis standing in a temple interior with ornate cream pillars and a blue shrine door. The figure on the left wears orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, a small red bindi and a shaved-back dark hairstyle, and is speaking with hands folded at his waist. The bearded elder on the right wears orange robes, a grey-beaded rudraksha mala, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with one raised hand while holding a mala. Several men stand around them in white shirts and orange cloth, and a shaved-headed man in orange is visible behind.