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April 10 2017

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Photo 11712206A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white upper cloth, standing among a crowd of seated men who are mostly bare-chested and reaching forward with raised hands to receive threaded cords. The priest holds white cords and beads in his hands, distributing them. A rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white tilak mark are visible. Behind him stands a flat-screen monitor, with a lit wooden frame of small lamps and a golden yellow and green stage draped in the background. Another white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.2017-03-11December 07 20162016-12-07Photo 11712219 +1 copiesPhoto 11712256Photo 11715001Photo 11715292 +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a Nithya Kriya Yoga initiation. Dozens of bare-chested men in white dhotis sit closely on the ground, many with white sacred ash and necklaces. A standing man in white shirt and white cloth holds a vessel and sprinkles water, while another man raises green leaves overhead. Men at the front fold their hands in prayer. Bamboo poles and a canopy frame the open-air pavilion, with trees behind.2017-08-22November 03 20172017-11-03Photo 11712652A photograph at an evening event on a stage with a red carpet scattered with petals. In the left foreground a man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border holds up a long brown rudraksha mala, smiling, with another mala draped over his arm. Two men in folded hands, one in white with a red-and-gold shawl, stand at right, bowing. Behind them a robed man in saffron sits on the stage. Several young men in white stand at the back beside a tripod-mounted video camera, a speaker box, and a stage pillar with gold and colourful decorations. The scene reflects satsang-style ceremonial exchange of malas.2005-12-09A photograph of a crowd at an outdoor evening event. In the left foreground a figure in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace stands with a bare shoulder and arm extended, reaching toward a seated man in a dark shirt whose head is bowed. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a green sari with gold jewellery is nearby. A man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. A large screen in the background shows a decorated deity image and crowds, and stage lights and cameras are visible. The a person cue is an orange-robed figure with a gold necklace, but the face is not visible so the identity is uncertain.2011-12-20