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May 08 2017

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A photograph of a seated row of young men in saffron-orange cloth with bare upper bodies, hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, during a ceremony. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti or tripundra markings on their foreheads and chests. Behind them hang striped banners in pink, purple, green and blue.2017-05-08A row of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar during a puja, eyes closed. Several wear white vibhuti or tilaka marks on forehead and arms; one young man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and dark curly hair, and another in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala too. Before them along the floor is a long line of banana-leaf plates holding food offerings, arranged on a colourful cloth. The setting is an open hall with warm, soft lighting.2017-05-08A photograph of a row of shaved-headed men in orange and saffron-clad sannyasi attire seated in meditation, eyes closed, with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and upper arms. The central man in an orange shawl wears rudraksha malas and small gold hoop earrings, his hands held in a mudra. Others beside him wear beaded necklaces and similar orange cloth, and a blurred row of seated devotees in orange continues in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a meditation or satsang session.2017-01-08Seated devotees chant with palms pressed together at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold forehead tilak has eyes closed in prayer, beside another young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, also with palms joined. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white robes with yellow tilak marks sit in rapt attention. The scene shows a group meditation or chanting session in an indoor hall.2016-07-04A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall chants together. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man on the right wears a white forehead and body markings, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala, and an orange shawl tied over his bare shoulder, with hands together in front of him. Beside him, another bare-chested man in an orange shawl sits with eyes closed. Other participants behind them, some with white forehead markings, sit in meditative posture, and oil lamps glow near the front. Appearance does not clearly establish a person candidate, so this is described by role only.2017-01-08Photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes, many bare-chested with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and shoulders, sitting cross-legged on a floor at a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a red kumkum bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange shawl knotted at the shoulder. Beside him a younger man with a shaved head and orange shawl appears to chant, and a small brass lamp and cups sit on the floor. Many more people sit in the background on mats, some in white or grey clothing.2017-01-08Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. They wear orange-saffron dhoti-style garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white horizontal stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. Green leaves and food offerings lie on a cloth at the lower right. Eyes are closed and faces are focused. The background is blurred and contains a stand and a red light. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2016-02-23A seated group of sannyasi-style devotees in bare-chested orange garments and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti markings across their foreheads and arms, sits with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. In the foreground, a bald man with a red bindi, a long rudraksha mala and an orange shawl sits with hands folded near a small lamp, with a blurred crowd of seated devotees, some in white clothing, behind them.2017-01-08A group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. Several are bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas and bead bracelets; the foreground pair have white sacred ash bands across their foreheads and bodies. Behind them, more seated devotees with white vibhuti markings meditate or pray with eyes closed in a large hall.2017-01-10A photograph of several men seated cross-legged in meditation at an ashram hall, eyes closed and hands resting in mudra. They wear saffron-orange cloths over bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal tilak lines on their foreheads and chests. The man in the foreground on the right has his hair in a topknot and wears hoop earrings and an orange shawl. Other seated devotees in orange and white are blurred in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role only.2017-01-08January 18 20132013-01-18January 12 20172017-01-12