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A crowd of devotees in white kurta-style clothing, many wearing red-and-orange shawls printed with repeating Sanskrit-style script and orange lanyard badges, stand with hands raised to their heads in a meditative or devotional gesture. In the foreground a man with glasses, a moustache and a small pendant necklace, wearing a white kurta and a red shawl, holds his hand to his forehead with eyes closed. Other participants on either side also have hands on their heads, and a woman's dark hair and raised arms appear at right. Background is blurred with more participants in white and red. No single figure can be identified as a person in this image.2016-07-11A man in white kurta with a red-orange shawl and red-orange lanyard is seated in a hall, raising his right hand to his forehead in a gesture of devotion. He wears a thin white necklace, a red thread bracelet and a small vermilion mark on his forehead. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls raise their hands to their heads in a similar pose. The room has warm lighting and a dark backdrop with a blue board on the left.2016-07-11July 15 20162016-07-15A dense crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis with red and orange shawls sit with both hands raised to their heads in a group energy practice. Many have eyes closed and wear gold bangles and wristwatches. A red-and-white cloth backdrop is visible at top. The foreground shows hands and hair of seated participants, with a woman in red at lower left. Several delegates in the middle foreground are blurred. No single presenter is clearly identifiable in the frame.2015-07-13December 21 20122012-12-21July 11 20162016-07-11Photo of several men seated closely together at an indoor session, each with both hands clasped behind or on top of their heads and eyes closed, appearing to be in a guided meditation or healing exercise. The men wear white shirts and red-orange scarves printed with dark script, and some wear rudraksha bracelets and a wristwatch. A blue backdrop and a yellow pole are visible behind them, and a partially visible person in the foreground on the right also holds his head. Several men are visible, roughly four to six people in total.2015-07-10July 10 20152015-07-10July 15 20152015-07-15A man with closed eyes and a short moustache sits in a white kurta, hands raised to his head with fingers pressed together at the crown, in a ritual posture. He wears a red shawl printed with dark script and a red-and-white lanyard, plus silver and gold bangles. Behind him, other white-clad devotees in red shawls are seated on the floor, with blurred red cloth in the foreground.2014-09-15Photograph of devotees seated in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man in a white top and an orange-red patterned shawl dabs white ash or paste onto his forehead with his fingers. Beside him a man with short dark hair bows his head, hand to his brow. Behind them other people in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows, and a woman at right touches her forehead. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual dress with red shawls performing forehead markings during a puja.2016-02-23July 14 20162016-07-14