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March 20 2013

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November 27 20142014-11-27August 08 20162016-08-08A photograph of seated monastic devotees during a gathering. In the foreground, two young boys in saffron-orange robes wear long rudraksha mala necklaces and have white horizontal tilaka bands across their foreheads and upper arms. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange and peach robes sits with a rudraksha mala, white forehead marking and calm gaze. Other seated participants in red and maroon robes, and women in saris, fill the background. Some seated figures appear to be in meditation with eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with red chairs.2013-09-11A photograph of a large seated gathering at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged with rudraksha malas; the central man has a red bindi, white tilak stripes on his head and chest, and keeps his eyes closed in meditation with hands held together. Beside him, another man in orange and a younger boy in a dark shawl sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees in white and grey clothing sit in rows, with oil lamps glowing at left. Appearance-based cues for a person presence are not clearly visible, so no specific candidate is identified.2017-01-08March 22 20132013-03-22April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesSeveral young male devotees sit closely together in a meditative posture with eyes closed, faces calm. The foreground pair wear orange saffron robes draped over the shoulders, with long rudraksha malas and small pendant lockets on their chests, and white vertical tilaks with red bindis on their foreheads. Behind them, others wear maroon robes with gold borders and hands folded in prayer. Older attendees in white sit in the background, and the room has pink walls with a red floral arrangement at right. The scene reflects a satsang or meditation session.2013-03-22June 02 20142014-06-02A seated group meditating indoors with eyes closed. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange and rust-red robes, with orange beads around his neck, a red dot on his forehead and white horizontal tilak stripes, sits upright. To his right a man in orange and red robes wears a rudraksha mala and white markings. Behind them, rows of participants in white shirts with orange lanyards sit cross-legged on the floor, some with white tilak on their foreheads. A young boy in a dark shirt sits at left with white forehead marks. Red chairs are visible in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session.2013-03-13March 26 20132013-03-26September 12 20132013-09-12Several young men and boys seated cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed in meditation, many wearing saffron-orange upper garments and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and some with red kumkum dots. Two monks in maroon-and-gold robes sit with hands folded in the background, and a few older men in white clothing sit further back in a hall with orange and yellow decorations hanging behind. The scene suggests a seated group meditation or satsang session.2013-03-22