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June 01 2014

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June 01 20142014-06-01A row of young men and boys sit cross-legged on a polished white floor in prayer posture with palms pressed together. Most wear saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps with pink and red borders, many with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and red-and-white forehead markings. One man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a wooden mala, with a sacred thread on his upper body. Behind them a red curtain hangs and brass lamp stands are visible at the left, with a wall air conditioner on the right. Some hands hold red and wooden beaded bracelets.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A group of shaved-headed young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes kneel in rows on a glossy white floor, palms pressed together in namaskar, with white vibhuti tilaks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Behind them seated musicians play a harmonium and other instruments on a colourful cloth, and women in saris sit nearby. At right stands a painted deity murti with raised hands beside a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Brass oil lamps and a large brass lamp in the foreground hold a flowered garland. The setting looks like a devotional satsang or puja gathering.2014-06-01July 28 20132013-07-28September 07 20132013-09-07A seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas sits on the floor in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Several have white tilak lines on their foreheads, and some wear gold armbands and bead bracelets. Behind them, a larger audience in white clothes and red shawls sits in rows, many also with palms joined. Small metal bowls and a pink cushion lie on the floor in front.2015-02-27A photograph of a large hall with many seated young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, their heads shaved and foreheads marked with white sacred ash, chanting with eyes closed or mouths open. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls and a silver tray with flowers sit in front of them on a white floor. Behind them, adult devotees in white and red clothing sit in rows, and a saffron cloth hangs on a rack at the back wall. The scene suggests a group chanting or puja. A small framed portrait stands at the right edge. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2013-09-10July 26 20132013-07-26December 31 20152015-12-31June 01 20142014-06-01December 31 20132013-12-31 +1 copies