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April 24 2013

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Outdoor procession on a brick-paved path beside tropical foliage and a red wall. A crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many shaved-headed with white sandalwood marks on their foreheads, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A young man in the front centre holds a golden trident (trishul) standing upright, and a woman beside him carries a tall golden staff topped with a decorative finial. A woman on the far right wears a deep red sari with a gold border, rudraksha mala and wristwatch, hands folded in prayer. A white-clad attendant in a white dhoti with gold borders stands among them. Several children in orange robes are visible at the right. The scene suggests a ritual procession or satsang gathering.2014-10-05July 24 20132013-07-24September 05 20142014-09-05Photograph of a ceremonial procession outdoors among palm and leafy trees. Many shaved-headed young boys and men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with pink and white bands, standing in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in orange and maroon saris, some with rudraksha malas, stand at right; a woman in glasses and an orange sari with a rudraksha mala holds a golden trident-topped staff. Behind them a blue and orange ceremonial parasol and a golden trident are visible. Several boys wear white dhotis with gold borders. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly present in the frame.2014-10-05A photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed devotees gathered on a paved courtyard outdoors, with trees, brick buildings and a red pillar behind them. Several young women and children wear orange and saffron cloth, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads; some have shaved heads. Several hold their hands in anjali namaskar, and one older woman in a white sari stands among them with palms pressed together. A woman in the foreground holds a yellow book. Behind the group, a man in white clothes and a photographer with a camera are visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2013-07-24September 13 20132013-09-13December 02 20172017-12-02April 24 20132013-04-24September 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a large seated group of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps, sitting cross-legged on a striped multicolored mat outdoors at night. Many have white horizontal or sectoral tilaka marks and rudraksha malas. Several have hands folded in prayer or are chanting with eyes closed. Behind them, devotees in white and orange sit on the ground, and a single standing figure in a full orange robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands at the upper right near a pillar. A dark red wall and foliage form the backdrop. The scene looks like satsang or meditation at an ashram.2017-09-07A photograph of a seated group of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads, clapping and smiling during a satsang. In the foreground a smiling boy in orange with a mala clasps his hands, while a girl in orange and gold sits beside him, and a man in the front corner also smiles. Behind them other devotees in white and orange sit in rows, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor at lower right. The background is blurred and shows more seated devotees in white and red.2015-02-27March 11 20132013-03-11