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May 12 2017

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May 12 20172017-05-12January 03 20172017-01-03March 15 20172017-03-15January 15 20172017-01-15November 06 20162016-11-06A photograph of a large indoor hall where many seated people are meditating or sitting in stillness on red mats. In the foreground, several bare-chested men with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in orange and white dhotis, some with eyes closed and hands in mudra. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and white clothing sit in the room, and a golden deity murti and framed pictures decorate the walls. Brass lamps and small offering plates sit on the floor in front of the group. The participants are shown in a satsang or meditation setting.2016-11-06January 22 20172017-01-22A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a satsang or puja in a hall with pale walls and framed photographs on the back wall. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short dark hair wears a white dhoti with yellow border and beaded necklaces. Beside him, a bearded man with long hair and rudraksha beads wears a white dhoti and a sacred thread, with a wristwatch visible. Behind them, several other men sit bare-chested in orange and saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, with brass oil lamps, lit candles and small offerings on a mat in front. A bare-chested man on the far left sits with hands folded. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the frame.2016-11-06January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12Several seated men on a red mat in a bright hall. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair and rimless glasses wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala with a red lanyard, and gold bangles, his hands working at his lap. Beside him, a man in white kurta and an orange-red shawl with a rudraksha mala sits with eyes lowered and a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead. Behind them, another man in orange shawl and white tilak sits and an elderly man in glasses is partly visible. Orange cushions lie on the floor and a red chair stands at the back.2014-09-15Photo of a large puja or ritual gathering in a hall with warm lamp light. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest sits cross-legged on a striped mat, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and multiple rudraksha malas, holding a small incense or ritual object and a bell. Beside him, a man in a blue striped shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and a steel water bottle nearby. To the right, a shaved-headed devotee in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp, and another priest in an orange turban and white dhoti sits with a long garland and offerings. Many seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background, with brass lamps and a brass kalasha-like vessel on the floor.2017-01-22