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May 17 2016

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A seated crowd of devotees in a large hall, most wearing white kurtas and dhotis with orange-saffron shawls. Many hold small glass cups or vessels and raise them toward their foreheads, sipping or touching the liquid to their faces. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and gold bangles. In the foreground a woman in an orange and red sari sits beside a braid, and audience members in the background wear orange and teal clothing. No clearly visible central figure in the frame.2016-05-17September 12 20152015-09-12Seated devotees in white ritual clothing with orange-red shawls and orange lanyard ID badges sit on the floor of a hall, many touching their foreheads with their fingers in a gesture of prayer or reverence. Several wear rudraksha malas, and a few have shaved heads. In the foreground, blurred heads and hands are in motion, and wooden panels line the back wall.2015-07-18July 14 20162016-07-14July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesClose photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange kurta, eyes closed, touching a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his right hand while wearing a rudraksha mala at his neck and beaded bracelets. Beside him a man with dreadlocks tied back in a purple band also closes his eyes and holds an object to his brow, and figures in orange and white robes stand nearby in a crowded hall.2016-06-17September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of a seated congregation at a Mahashivaratri event. In the centre, a white-haired older man with a shaved-looking white crown and a yellow tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-gold printed shawl over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, men in white ritual clothes sit closely packed; some are bare-chested with gold chains and rudraksha malas, and a man in the foreground shows a shaved head. The background is a crowded satsang hall with devotees in white and a few in maroon.2016-03-07October 10 20122012-10-10Three men seated close together with eyes closed, each holding a small clear crystal or glass object against the centre of the forehead in a meditative gesture. The man on the left wears white dhoti with a yellow border and an orange-red shawl, the middle man wears a white top under an orange-red patterned shawl and has a gold bracelet on his wrist, and the man on the right wears an orange-red patterned kurta-style garment with a rudraksha-like mala draped across his chest. A partially visible person's head appears at the lower left edge and another figure at the far left. The background is a deep red wall with a white patterned panel at left.2015-07-16Dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, many with eyes closed and hands raised to their foreheads in a meditative or devotional posture. Most wear white clothing; several men have white vibhuti or tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. One man in front wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder with a rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people, and no throne or stage figure is distinguishable in the foreground. Blurred background figures and warm lights suggest a large satsang or initiation gathering.2017-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated audience at a meditation or initiation session. Several men in white kurta-style clothing wear red-orange shawls and orange lanyard ID badges, some with rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads and raise small objects to their brows, possibly reading or meditative gestures. A gold-decorated temple interior is visible in the background, and a woman in white with a red shawl appears at the right edge. No speaker is visible.2016-10-08 +1 copies