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January 18 2013

2013-01-18 +1 copies

A seated group of men in white dhotis with gold borders and red-orange shawls, many with rudraksha malas and forehead tilaka, perform a ritual. A man in the foreground at right holds a coconut and sits beside a man in white with folded hands. Several men in the background sit cross-legged on mats, some with bare chests, and a young Western-looking man at left wears white garments and tilaka. Coconuts rest on the mat. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall.

Seated group of devotees at a satsang or ritual gathering, many with white and orange-ochre tilak lines and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala has hands raised in mudra with eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in saffron-orange robes and glasses, with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his arms, sits with a steady expression. Behind them young men in white shirts and orange or red shawls, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha garland, and other shaven-headed sannyasis in orange sit in rows on the floor.

January 17 2013

A row of shaven-headed men sits cross-legged on the floor during a chanted ritual, with eyes closed and hands folded in laps. Most wear rust-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas; the man in the centre foreground wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, glasses and a pendant, and holds his hands together. Sandalwood or white forehead markings are visible. In front of them are brass and copper ritual vessels and small bowls on a green cloth, with a red curtain behind.

March 02 2017

2017-03-02 +1 copies

Devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. Several hold coconuts on their laps and one man in the foreground holds an open book with a portrait, while others with folded hands sit in rows; a standing attendant in white with a yellow border moves among them. The scene reads as a ritual sitting, with a camera operator at right. Roughly 25 physical people are visible.

October 23 2010

October 10 2011

A crowded indoor satsang hall with devotees seated on the floor and in chairs. In the foreground, several young men wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and sacred ash on their foreheads, eyes closed in meditation. Others sit in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, also with white and red forehead marks and beaded malas. Behind them, seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes read papers or sit with folded hands. A small oil lamp burns in the lower right corner. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

A seated assembly of shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-bordered shawls, many with white and tilak markings on their foreheads and wooden rudraksha-style malas around their necks, sitting cross-legged on orange cushions in a hall. In the foreground a man in a white shawl with a red border sits with hands folded and eyes lowered, while behind him others face forward, some wearing glasses. Other people in white and orange clothing fill the background.

October 27 2010