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September 28 2011

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A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border sits with eyes closed and face lifted upward, wearing thin wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala with a red bead pendant. Behind him, red curtains and blurred figures in white and yellow-bordered cloth sit or stand in a satsang or meditation hall. A purple-clad child sits in the background, and a green-purple logo appears at upper left.2011-11-09Seated group meditation in a plain room with peach walls and a red curtain. In the foreground a young man with shaved head, glasses, a red bindi and a wooden rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white dhoti and white shawl with gold borders, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. To his left a man with short grey hair and a white kurta sits in meditation, also wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a mala and a gold-coloured bracelet sits nearby. Other participants sit on mats in the background and a prayer book lies at the lower left.2011-11-01A seated group of young male devotees in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders sits in a hall with red curtains. The foreground boy in the left third has white vertical forehead marks, closed eyes and palms joined in his lap, and wears a rudraksha mala. Another boy beside him holds a hand near his mouth, and a boy at right, bare-shouldered and wearing a rudraksha mala, sits in profile. An older man in white clothes sits in the background, and a figure in light green stands behind the group.2011-09-25A seated group of people with eyes closed in a bright hall, apparently in meditation or prayer. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed, wearing glasses. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and a man in a cream shirt stands beside a red curtain. Younger boys in casual clothes sit in the foreground, one in an orange shirt and one in a checked shirt with a red lanyard. Several people wear white clothes and tilak marks on their foreheads.2011-10-11Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19September 21 20112011-09-21A seated man with closed eyes wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and white horizontal ash stripes across his forehead, chest and shoulders with a red dot between the brows. Behind him, several seated people in yellow, pink and striped shirts sit in a row, some with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a temple satsang or meditation gathering. The man's identity is not established from the image, and there is no legible caption naming him.2011-10-21A row of shaved-headed young priests in plain white dhotis sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual. The nearest priest wears glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and white horizontal stripes on his upper arm, and his eyes are closed as he chants. Behind him, several more priests in white with red-bordered cloth bow their heads in prayer, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti. The scene is blurred and softly lit.2011-10-01A young shaven-headed boy with closed eyes sits in meditation in the foreground, wearing an orange saffron cloth over one shoulder, a maroon undergarment and a dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a red dot between his brows. Behind him, other boys and men in maroon and orange robes sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, in a blurred hall. Background figures in white clothing are out of focus.2013-04-13December 17 20112011-12-17November 05 20112011-11-05A photograph of a seated group in meditation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed, with a red bindi and white vertical tilak, and glasses. Beside him on the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits with eyes closed. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair, white forehead band and white shirt wears a dark cord with a pendant, eyes closed. Behind them several other seated participants in white clothes meditate in a pale yellow hall. Presentation cues for the foreground figure are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2012-07-13 +1 copies