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Outdoor group meditation session on a striped mat under palm trees and a open-sided shelter. In the foreground, a young man with long hair tied back and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed, wearing a white dhoti with orange-gold borders, bare-chested, with white marks on his arms and a rudraksha-style mala. Beside him a bearded man in glasses, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders, sits with hands folded in his lap. Behind them thirty or more seated devotees in white dhotis with orange borders, some bare-chested, some with necklaces, sit in rows. A standing figure in white stands in the background among trees.

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A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated cross-legged on striped mats under trees, dressed in white dhotis with orange-gold borders and white upper cloths. Many are bare-chested with white sacred marks painted on their bodies, forehead vibhuti and rudraksha or bead malas. In the foreground a young man with long hair and a red flower in his hair sits with palms together, next to a bearded man in glasses. A few devotees wear saffron or orange cloth. Standing figures in white and an orange-clad person are visible in the background, along with a golden kalasha-like finial at the left edge.

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Seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-and-gold shawls sit cross-legged on a red carpet in a large tent during a ceremony. The man at left has rudraksha malas and beaded wrist bands, the central man wears wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, and the man at right has a red tilak, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala with hands folded. Behind them many more seated people in white fill the hall, with a red-lit screen and hanging orange decorations overhead.

May 13 2015

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A large seated group of devotees fills a bright hall, many sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation or satsang. Most wear white dhotis and shawls or saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas. In the front centre, a man in an orange-and-red patterned kurta with a red shawl sits with eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead. Two men in saffron robes sit in the foreground, one with his hands folded, another with a shaved head. Water bottles and a bag rest on the floor. Several children in orange and white sit among the adults.

A photograph of an outdoor group meditation on a woven mat laid over a concrete edge, with wet ground and a red-and-white striped wall with flowering shrubs behind. Front row: a bearded man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a seated man in white polo and white dhoti with eyes closed, and a man in white kurta with mala and an ID badge, all with hands resting in their laps. Behind them, white-clad devotees sit on plastic chairs and mats; one man wears a black shirt with a lanyard, another wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and a man in a blue-striped shirt sits to the side.

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual in a hall with orange and green hanging banners. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a straw mat, hands joined in prayer, beside brass plates, bells and small oil lamps. Next to him, another man in white holds his palms together, and two more men in white sit with hands folded near a brass kalasha and offering trays. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit with folded hands and a woman in yellow sits to the left behind metal railings. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style puja gathering.