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September 26 20172017-09-26July 07 20152015-07-07A photograph of a large indoor hall where many seated people are meditating or sitting in stillness on red mats. In the foreground, several bare-chested men with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in orange and white dhotis, some with eyes closed and hands in mudra. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and white clothing sit in the room, and a golden deity murti and framed pictures decorate the walls. Brass lamps and small offering plates sit on the floor in front of the group. The participants are shown in a satsang or meditation setting.2016-11-06April 22 20142014-04-22December 23 20162016-12-23A row of six men stands outdoors beneath green leafy trees, as if awaiting something. From left, the first wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a matching shawl and rudraksha beads, his head shaved with white markings. Next, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead tilak. The third wears orange robes with a red-banded shawl and a white forehead mark. The fourth, shaved-headed with white tripundra markings and orange robes, wears rudraksha beads. The fifth has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange-red wrap over bare shoulders, with rudraksha beads. The sixth, shaved-headed, wears white robes with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala. A red-banded white-robed man stands at the far right with a red bindi and sacred thread, and a person in white shirt is partly visible at the edge.2014-06-19January 12 20172017-01-12September 24 20122012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24Seated worship scene in a hall with a painted deity murti behind. A shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron dress with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged on a mat, performing a puja with silver vessels, flower offerings and a silver lamp before him. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes sits close. Behind them, devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards sit in rows, including a woman in a cream sari at left and a woman with curly hair in white at right. Pink and white flowers and a silver bowl lie on the floor and a yellow-tiered stand sits at right. A white fan stands at left.2013-05-13A photo inside a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. Several men with shaved heads and white forehead markings stand with palms pressed together in anjali. The man at centre-left wears a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala with orange beads; the man beside him wears orange and a rudraksha mala. The men at right wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls. A person in an orange robe bows at far right, and a child in maroon-and-gold cloth stands at left. Figures in the background hold a long brass horn. Yellow mats cover the floor, and a small bowl of offerings sits near the front. Light blue cloth is wrapped on one arm of a man at right.2013-06-18A photograph of a temple courtyard with a red-painted wall and corrugated roof. In the foreground a young man with long hair tied back stands facing a carved stone shrine on the right, hands clasped, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style mala necklace. Behind him, a row of men in saffron robes and white dhotis stand in prayer, several with palms pressed together, some holding ritual items on a tray. A sheet of orange cloth hangs beside the shrine, and the stone is decorated with bright flower garlands. A red floor mat lies at the left edge.2010-10-18 +1 copies