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April 24 2013

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August 28 20162016-08-28March 13 20132013-03-13Two young men with shaved heads sit cross-legged on a multicoloured striped mat in a hall, facing forward in meditation. Both wear saffron-orange draped robes and long brown rudraksha mala necklaces, with white ash markings on their arms and a red tilak on the forehead. The man on the left has no glasses; the man on the right wears clear-framed glasses. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white attire fill the hall, with tall golden poles in the foreground and framed photographs on the wall. A metal water bottle sits beside the right figure.2017-07-15A seated group of saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees in a hall with a red mat. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and a gold chest ornament wears rudraksha malas and a red-brown robe with gold armbands. Beside him, a bespectacled monk with a red bindi and red-brown robe sits with eyes lowered. A white-clad man in the background holds his hands in anjali, and a man in a teal shirt sits behind them. A boy in orange sits at the lower edge. Gold and brass items lie on the right.2013-04-24A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, with a white cloth beneath it, while a metal vessel rests in his other hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red bindi. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange robes and white forehead markings sit with hands folded, some with rudraksha malas, indoors on a wooden floor. A small framed image and colourful items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests an aarti or puja performed before a seated assembly.2014-11-28A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings fills the foreground of a hall, with white-clad devotees behind them. The central figure, a shaved-headed young man in orange cloth with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, sits upright with hands resting on his lap. Others around him sit in meditation or chant. The setting is a large indoor satsang or meditation gathering. a person identification is uncertain from appearance.2016-08-28October 06 20112011-10-06A seated group of saffron-clad sannyasis sits cross-legged on a mat during a satsang gathering. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears layered rudraksha malas and rudraksha armbands, with a red bindi on his forehead, hands resting together in his lap. Beside him, younger boys in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Blurred seated devotees in white fill the background, and a pillared hall surrounds them.2015-09-09A photograph of a seated, shaved-headed man in saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala, with rudraksha bracelets and a copper pendant, sitting cross-legged with hands in a meditative mudra on a colourful striped mat during a satsang-style gathering. Behind him, many men in white kurtas sit on the floor with tilak marks, some wearing name badges. A copper water vessel stands at the left edge and a bag lies nearby. The photographer's lighting is bright, and pale walls and a framed painting appear in the background.2017-07-15November 04 20152015-11-04July 11 20132013-07-11Photograph of a seated group during a ritual in a hall. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and brass puja vessels and offering bowls laid on low tables before them. The man at far right wears white clothing with a red shawl and glasses, hands clasped in prayer. Behind them, other devotees sit in the background.2014-09-07