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March 01 2017

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A seated devotee in a large hall looks down at a small handheld device or booklet he holds in both hands. He wears a bare chest, white dhoti with a gold border, a rust-orange shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text, and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Around him other participants sit in white clothes and orange shawls, some bald and some with hair, with pink walls and framed artwork behind them. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang session in progress, though the image itself shows only reading and quiet sitting.

A seated group session on a colourful striped mat in a hall. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, looks down at a small copper plate held in both hands. To his right, a man with a white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a small object and sits beside an open notebook. Behind them a woman in orange robes with long braided hair sits on the floor, and a man in white with an orange-checked shawl sits nearby. Small metal boxes, papers and a grey stone lie on the floor.

A photograph of a row of seated male devotees in white dhotis and shawls during a puja or satsang, with vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The foreground man in the left corner reads from an open book while others hold books and sit cross-legged on a floor. Before them on orange cloths are brass plates with flowers, brass oil lamps and small lit diyas, and a shell. The room has pink walls and red chairs in the background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the candidate is unsure.

A photograph of a seated group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and white ash or paste markings on their chests and arms, at a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a hall with pink walls and wooden doors. In the foreground a man in the front right holds his palms together in a mudra with a small brass or wooden item, while nearby men sit with hands joined in prayer and others sit in rows of wooden chairs. a person is not clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.

Several bare-chested men seated in wooden chairs in a hall with pink walls, wearing rudraksha malas and white dhoti-style cloths with gold borders. Some have white horizontal marks on their chests and foreheads and hold small cards or booklets while others press palms together in prayer. Shaven-headed participants sit in rows with a few heads visible behind, and a wall clock and framed pictures are visible in the background.

A photograph of a Pada Puja ritual inside a temple hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a white-and-red border, a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, sits on the floor reading from a paper in his hands, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him, another man in white clothes sits with folded hands. Behind them several seated devotees in white and dark clothing sit on mats, with oil lamps glowing and smoke or haze in the background. Small brass items sit on the floor at right.

A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.

March 02 2017

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Photo of a seated group of men in a hall during a Shiva Deeksha initiation session. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies. Several sit in wooden chairs with hands pressed together in prayer or holding small cards. Background shows more seated participants, wooden doors, a wall with a notice board and a hanging banner. No individual is confidently identified as a person; the seated men are devotees taking part in the initiation.

A seated man in the foreground wears white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a rudraksha mala draped over his bare chest and shoulders, and reads from a sheet of white paper. He sits on a white mat in a large hall where many people in white clothes sit on mats, some wearing orange-brown shawls. A man on the left in white clothes and an orange-brown shawl looks down and to the side, and a man on the right holds a small book. The room has cream walls, wooden doors and a polished floor.

September 04 2012

A seated group of initiates in a bright hall with pink walls, wooden chairs and wooden doors. In the foreground, several bare-chested men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The central man has his hands joined in front of him and holds a small object, while others sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Background participants in white clothes sit in rows. A wall notice board and framed pictures hang on the walls.