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A seated group of saffron-clad sannyasis and young devotees share a meal on banana leaves at a long row of brass cups and dishes. A young man with curly hair, white ash stripes on his forehead and arms, and an orange-brown cloth over his shoulders holds a black microphone and speaks while smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in a dark turban and clear-framed glasses, and other men in orange and rust cloth with white tilak marks, listen. Several young participants in orange turbans and rudraksha malas sit in the background. Water bottles and food are visible on the leaves.

April 01 2013

Two seated sannyasi-style men in orange-red robes with white sacred ash markings on forehead and arms sit on green mats in a hall. The man on the left wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and rests his hand on his chin while listening. The man on the right, with a small earring, holds a black microphone with a teal band and speaks to him, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a pendant. Other seated participants in orange robes and malas sit behind them, with white cups on the floor.

A photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis seated cross-legged on a white floor during a meal or satsang. In the foreground, a bald man with a red bindi and a multi-strand rudraksha mala holds a white paper cup in his right hand and gestures with his left as he speaks, looking upward. Beside him, a second man with a white tripundra and red kumkum on his forehead and a beaded orange shawl sits over a steel plate of food. Behind them, other robed men with malas and bangles are eating from steel plates, and several white paper cups sit on the floor in the foreground.

2013-04-14 +2 copies

September 13 2014

A long row of seated devotees in saffron and orange clothing shares a meal on green banana-leaf plates with brass tumblers and food along the floor, at what appears to be an annadan style communal lunch. In the foreground a smiling young man in a rust-brown wrap with white ash markings on his arms holds a black microphone, while a bearded man in glasses and a rust-brown wrap sits beside him. A girl in an orange turban and orange garment with rudraksha beads sits nearby. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.

October 02 2013

A photograph of a seated satsang gathering with several people in saffron-orange robes wearing rudraksha malas and yellow-orange tilak on the forehead. In the foreground, a young man with hair tied up in a bun and a rudraksha mala speaks into a black handheld microphone with his right hand raised, while a bald man beside him with a yellow tilak listens with his head bowed. Behind them, more orange-robed devotees sit on mats, with water bottles and a green mat visible on the floor. A single speaker appears to be addressing the group. The speaker's appearance does not clearly match the presentation cues needed for an identification, so the role is given as a speaker and identity is left uncertain.

July 10 2013

2013-07-10 +1 copies

Photograph 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.

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an indoor hall with a light floor. In the foreground, three shaved-headed priests in orange and maroon robes sit cross-legged, each wearing rudraksha malas and holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) aloft. A row of young boys in orange and saffron robes sit behind them, some with white headbands, and small brass lamps, cups and plates are set on the floor. The setting suggests a puja or aarti performed by sannyasi priests during a ceremony. No individual is confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no identity claim is made.