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May 11 2014

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May 18 20142014-05-18May 03 20142014-05-03December 17 20132013-12-17May 24 20132013-05-24December 10 20132013-12-10August 02 20162016-08-02Seated devotees in white kurtas and red-orange shawls with black printed text sit with eyes closed in meditation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man with a moustache and red tilak sits at left and another in profile sits bottom centre. At right, a long-haired man with a red tilak, rudraksha-style pendant and red shawl sits with closed eyes. Behind them, other participants in white and a woman in white sari fill the hall. Attendee badges hang from some necks. The image is a photograph of people meditating; no figure is identified here by face.2014-07-24Three men sit cross-legged on a carpet in a hall with cream padded wall panels and red chairs behind them, eyes closed in meditation. The man on the left wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. The middle man wears white clothes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, hands in a mudra on his knee. The man on the right wears a white kurta, red shawl and a white forehead mark. A small plate of red flower petals and an offering stands in front of them. Other seated participants are visible in the background.2014-03-19Seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with maroon-striped shawls perform an aarti-like ritual, holding small oil lamps aloft and bells in their hands. A kalasha-style brass vessel and metal plates with offerings sit on the floor before them, on orange cloth. On the far left, a man in orange robes with rudraksha mala beads also raises a lamp. The room has red curtains, a ceiling fan, and red chairs behind the group. Several people in the background watch the ritual.2011-08-02A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas, sits on striped mats in a hall with yellow walls and orange draped cloth. In the foreground, a man with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered white dhoti holds a brass bell and a small brass object over a cloth with brass vessels, while the man beside him holds an incense stick. A central seated man in all-white clothes and a grey lower garment holds a rudraksha mala and raises his hands in ritual gesture. Other people, some wearing vibhuti, sit behind them. Hanging decorations are visible at the top. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with no clear a person candidate present.2012-05-11 +1 copiesSeveral shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls, with white and sandalwood-coloured body markings and tripundra forehead lines, sit cross-legged on a floor mat performing a ritual in a hall with red curtains. Foreground priest in glasses raises an incense stick; others hold brass bells and incense. Brass plates with lamps, flowers, and offerings lie before them, and a few onlookers sit in the background. A ritual puja setting.2011-10-01Several men sit cross-legged on a carpeted floor in an indoor hall, dressed in white kurtas with rudraksha malas, performing a ritual. The men in front hold small brass handbells and wave or touch brass puja vessels, lamps and a plate with offerings laid on a white cloth. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothes, some with palms joined, and a child in white watch, with a tall dark-clothed onlooker standing at the back. The scene resembles a padapuja or puja with bells and lamps, though no a person depiction is clearly identifiable.2013-12-09