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November 20 2010

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A seated older man in a white cap, white kurta and white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth draped over his shoulder sits on a patterned carpet and looks toward the camera. A young man in white dhoti and white top with a green lanyard stands at left, tying or adjusting a red-orange thread at the man's neck. Beside them a man in a red polo shirt and glasses kneels and holds a small brass vessel and sacred items. Other people in white and casual clothes stand in the background of a hall. A rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible. The seated man is a devotee receiving a ritual thread; no appearance-based a person candidate is present.2016-07-07September 27 20142014-09-27August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph of a large group of men standing in a open-sided covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare brick walls. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks; several stand with hands folded in namaskar or clasped at the waist, and some have arms crossed. Light streams in from a bright opening at the back, with a few more people visible beyond. No one present is wearing saffron or a crown, and no one's appearance supports identifying a specific individual, so the figures are described by role only as devotees in white.2007-02-24April 03 20122012-04-03A photograph of a satsang-style event in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain and a projector screen behind. A man in a cream turban, cream dhoti-style wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned ceremonial necklace stands at centre, holding a small white card while an older white-haired man in a cream shirt bends forward to receive something at his hands. Another man in cream and white clothing stands to the left, and a person in an orange-and-saffron shawl stands at the right edge with rudraksha beads visible. A camera operator is partly visible at the lower left. The turbaned man is an appearance-based a person candidate with a turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace, presented in a receiving-blessing role.2012-04-03Seated meditation in a large hall with rows of devotees on red and maroon mats, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white pants sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a red tilak on his forehead, a gold chain and wrist beads. Beside him a man with a white shawl and rudraksha mala sits in meditation. On the left a bare-chested sadhu with dreadlocks, white tilak and a white cloth draped over his shoulder sits with hands joined, and on the right an elderly man wears an orange cloth and a white shawl. Many participants in the background sit in a similar posture.2016-08-28July 06 20132013-07-06A photograph inside a decorated hall with white canopy ceiling and colourful striped pillars, showing a ritual reception. A figure with long dark hair wears a red saffron-toned shawl and a long gold-beaded necklace, holding a red booklet and a small printed book with both hands while an elderly man in white clothes and a white shawl stands before him with folded hands. Other people in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind, a bald man in white with a red-bordered cloth stands at right, and a crowd is visible in the background. Caption text reads Panchatapas pratyaksha paada pooja, nithya satsang procession.2010-11-20November 14 20112011-11-14November 14 20112011-11-14A seated crowd of devotees in white clothing meditates with eyes closed inside a hall. In the foreground, a bald man in round glasses and a white shirt sits beside a younger man with a moustache in a white kurta. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts sit closely packed. A man in the centre wears white and orange cloth, a sacred ash mark on his forehead and a red bindi. Several people wear eyeglasses and rudraksha or prayer beads.2012-10-10