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July 18 2015

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October 10 20162016-10-10August 14 20162016-08-14Seated puja gathering in a hall with many devotees in saffron and orange robes behind. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, arms and chest wears a rust-orange shawl over a bare upper body, rudraksha malas around his neck and a beaded bracelet on his arm, and sits with his palms joined while speaking. Beside him an older man with white hair, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti with gold border sits with hands clasped. Oil lamps and offering trays are visible on the floor, and more participants sit cross-legged in the background.2017-01-08January 04 20172017-01-04A photograph of seated devotees meditating with eyes closed in a hall, many in saffron and orange dhotis with gold borders. In the foreground, a bald man with a sandalwood and kumkum forehead mark wears rust-red robes, a thick rudraksha mala and round glasses, hands resting in his lap. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white robes with a gold border wears a red and brown rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet, also meditating. Several young boys and men in orange and white sit behind them, a satsang-style gathering in a temple-like hall.2015-11-08July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasa-style robes wear rudraksha malas, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and armbands; the man on the right holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them more devotees in orange and yellow robes sit in rows, and on the far right an older man in white kurta wears a red-brown mala and a pendant. A red curtain and cream walls form the backdrop, with a small purple bird logo in the top-left corner. Several more people are partly visible at the edges.2015-02-02Several saffron and orange-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged in a hall during a satsang session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes and layered rudraksha malas sits with arms folded and eyes open, while beside him a man in red-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala sits with a sacred ash band across his forehead and white marks on his arms. To the right another monk in orange with a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed in meditation. Other seated devotees in orange and red fill the background, and carved stone pillars are visible behind them.2015-09-09July 18 20132013-07-18A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and chest, gold cobra-shaped armlets, a red bindi and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on red mats in a hall, several also meditating with eyes closed, one wearing a rudraksha mala and white tripundra ash. Brass ritual vessels and a small book lie in front of the central figure. a person: the central man wears saffron robes, layered rudraksha malas and gold snake armlets, consistent with the page's attribution of this satsang.2013-05-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange monastic cloth, wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded wrist bands, with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi between his brows. He looks to the side with his arm extended. Behind him, other shaven-headed devotees in orange robes sit in a hall with red curtains and a white wall. The setting suggests an ashram satsang or ritual gathering. Appearance does not clearly establish whether he is a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-06-19