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May 23 20152015-05-23Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a temple pada puja. Foreground, a close-cropped man in a maroon dhoti with an orange beaded shawl and a black cord necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a shaved-headed man with a white tilak on his forehead and white marks on his arms holds his palms together, wearing an orange beaded shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Further right, a bald man in dark-framed glasses and an orange shawl and bangles sits with hands open in prayer. At the far right, a man in maroon robes sits in meditation with an orange shawl. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes sits with hands folded. Brass lamps and puja vessels sit on the floor at the bottom left and bottom right.2013-04-05 +1 copiesOctober 30 20132013-10-30January 11 20172017-01-11September 14 20142014-09-14Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09A photograph of a large seated gathering at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged with rudraksha malas; the central man has a red bindi, white tilak stripes on his head and chest, and keeps his eyes closed in meditation with hands held together. Beside him, another man in orange and a younger boy in a dark shawl sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees in white and grey clothing sit in rows, with oil lamps glowing at left. Appearance-based cues for a person presence are not clearly visible, so no specific candidate is identified.2017-01-08A photograph of a large seated congregation at a hall event, with a row of shaved-headed men in the foreground wearing rust-orange and saffron robes with yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms, all with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, many more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows. Water bottles, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and plates with food offerings sit on a purple cloth in the lower left. A worshipful group puja or satsang atmosphere is visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2014-12-28April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 23 20152015-05-23October 20 20132013-10-20August 21 20162016-08-21