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November 24 2011

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Photo of several men seated cross-legged in meditation on a polished floor during a session. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, sits with eyes lowered and hands resting on his knees. Behind him a man in white with glasses sits similarly, and at the right a man in an orange saffron robe wears a rudraksha mala and sits on an orange mat. A blurred figure in the back left also sits. Background includes a red curtain and a curved green, yellow and white wall design.2011-11-24October 29 20112011-10-29Three men sit in a row on a light floor before a deep red curtain, facing left in a seated ritual posture. The nearest man, shaved-headed and wearing thin-framed glasses, has white ash markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders. The middle man, also with white markings, wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a white upper cloth. The man at the back wears an orange-red robe and sits with bare feet extended. Small flower offerings lie near the floor in the foreground.2011-11-08Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.2011-09-30A photograph of several men seated on the floor in a row, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, eyes closed in meditative focus. The foreground man has slicked-back hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck; the others have shaved heads and white marks on their bodies. Behind them, orange cloth and small brass items lie on the floor near a long wooden staff wrapped in yellow cord. In the background a seated figure in white and a red chair are blurred.2011-12-30May 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26Several men sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in a bright hall during a devotional ritual. The foreground man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and vertical white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, sits with hands folded at his chest in prayer. Beside him a man in white with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together is seated with eyes closed. Behind them, men in saffron-orange robes with ceremonial garlands and white-robed devotees sit in meditative stillness. A small tray of offerings and a bottle of water are placed on the floor. Visible people: about six.2012-05-09November 14 20112011-11-14October 10 20112011-10-10December 17 20112011-12-17November 06 20112011-11-06