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A man sits cross-legged on a mat on a polished floor, eyes lifted and gazing upward, in a devotional hall. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with gold-yellow borders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and matching rudraksha bracelets on both upper arms. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between his brows. A small heap of rudraksha beads lies on the mat near his hand. Behind him, two children sit on the floor in the background, and a bright orange cloth and offerings are visible at the edges.

September 23 2011

A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow borders sits cross-legged on a cloth mat during a group sitting. He wears a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, a gold bangle, white horizontal sacred ash lines and a red dot on his forehead, and gazes off to the side with his hands resting on his knees. Other men in white garments sit behind and beside him, and a brass vessel rests on an orange cloth at the lower right. A printed copyright line runs vertically along the right edge. a person cues are not strong enough here, so he is described by role as a seated devotee in white.

Men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged in meditation on a light floor, eyes closed. The central man has a shaved head, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and upper arms, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and hands resting in a mudra. Other seated men in white, one with white forehead marks, are beside him, and blurred spectators in colourful clothes sit behind. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.

September 27 2011

Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered orange-yellow edge, wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala and white sandalwood tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He sits leaning forward, turned to his left, mouth slightly open as if speaking. Blurred figures in the background include a child and seated devotees in white and red clothing, against a pale draped cloth wall.

A seated man in white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body wrapped in white cloth performs a breathing practice, pressing his right hand to his nose. He wears rudraksha malas on his neck and arm, a gold bangle on his wrist, and white horizontal sacred ash bands on his forehead, shoulder and upper arm. Behind him, several other men in white garments sit on the floor in a hall with red curtains and a bright window, some with heads bowed.

A photograph of a seated group practising a ritual in a bright hall with pink curtains and mats on the floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a white sacred ash line on his forehead, both hands raised to his temples. Beside him, other seated participants in white clothes repeat the same gesture. A small silver bell and an oil lamp sit on the mat nearby, and an orange cloth is visible at the right edge.