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August 22 2006

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A seated group of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange monastic robes sits in rows inside a plain room with cream tiled walls. Many wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In the right foreground, a large golden ganesha murti with a raised trunk stands beside a small golden kalasha-like object, and a red flower is visible at the edge. A man in the upper right, wearing glasses and orange robes, looks on alongside the others. Behind the group, a hanging fan and a tall dark curtain are visible. The group appears attentive and still.2006-08-22Shaven-headed male monastics in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed in a seated meditative or chanting line in an indoor hall. A bald, bespectacled man in white robes sits at right beside a gilded ornate ritual object and a brass kalasha-style vessel in the foreground. Behind them, a red-robed figure stands near a partly visible fan and red curtain. Candidate visibility of a person is not established by appearance here.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a large seated group of saffron and maroon robed devotees performing a ritual in a bright hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a tilak-marked head holds his hands in prayer, while a man in maroon and gold-bordered cloth wears a red-beaded necklace with hands folded at right. Behind them, many seated people in orange and red robes, some with white forehead markings, sit before brass lamps, small metal cups, flower offerings and kalasha-like vessels on the floor. The image shows a satsang or puja setting with devotees seated in rows.2014-04-16A seated group of young boys and adult men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed in meditation, many with white vibhuti horizontal lines and white marks on their shaved heads and arms. A boy in the foreground has a red bindi and holds his hands together. Behind them, seated devotees in red and maroon clothes and white garments fill the hall, with a small brass object visible near the center. The setting is a bright, tiled prayer hall with white railings.2013-09-10September 23 20132013-09-23March 10 20132013-03-10A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in a hall during a satsang or puja. Two bald-headed men in the foreground sit cross-legged with hands folded; the left one wears an orange robe and a thick rudraksha mala, the right one a deep red-orange robe and rudraksha beads. Both have white tilak marks on forehead and arms. Behind them, many young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, some with hands clasped or chanting. Brass plates, small brass lamps, and offering dishes with flowers sit on low tables in front.2014-04-18October 13 20132013-10-13A seated group of saffron-robed men and boys with white vibhuti tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, clapping with palms together. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps; beside him a boy in orange with a mala claps, and behind them other devotees in orange and a golden pillar with flower garlands and a green-and-red cloth draped over a figure appear in the background. Pink and purple satin cloths and a fan are visible.2013-10-08A seated group of saffron-clad sannyasis sits cross-legged on a mat during a satsang gathering. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears layered rudraksha malas and rudraksha armbands, with a red bindi on his forehead, hands resting together in his lap. Beside him, younger boys in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Blurred seated devotees in white fill the background, and a pillared hall surrounds them.2015-09-09