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October 27 2013

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March 17 20132013-03-17June 06 20132013-06-06Dozens of young boys and some adults sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall during a ritual, most wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Brass puja plates, small kalasha-style vessels, lamps and bowls sit on trays in front of them. A central figure in white dhoti and white shawl sits calmly among them. Behind the group, adults in white clothes and a woman in white sit on red mats near a rope barrier. The boys appear to be chanting with eyes partly closed.2014-06-19January 03 20132013-01-03July 21 20132013-07-21A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.2013-10-20 +1 copiesNovember 03 20132013-11-03A seated assembly of devotees in a hall, many wearing saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, several young men sit cross-legged on mats, some with palms pressed together, while a bespectacled man in white clothing and red beaded mala sits with hands folded. Brass dishes and a small cup rest on a low wooden platform in front, and a man in white kurta at the right holds his hands in anjali. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange fill rows along metal railings.2014-08-28July 13 20132013-07-13A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees chanting in a hall during a satsang or puja. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold trim sits with palms pressed together, eyes lowered, a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, shaven-headed monks in orange robes with gold borders hold papers, and younger boys in black and dark maroon shirts sit behind them. White-robed men with white forehead markings sit among them. Small brass oil lamps and a pink container rest on the floor mat. No recognizable a person face is clearly confirmed here; the central figure is a seated sannyasi with appearance cues too limited for identification.2013-01-29March 08 20132013-03-08A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor and in rows behind. Several boys in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak hold small brass oil lamps and offering vessels. In the centre, a bald man with glasses, bare chest, reddish-brown shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel. To the right, a young man in an orange robe and dark beads raises a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps and pooja plates are arranged on the floor.2013-11-16