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February 18 20162016-02-18 +2 copiesSeveral devotees sit close together with eyes closed, several wearing red-orange shawls printed with repeating script and Kumbh Mela lanyards. In the foreground, a woman in a red-orange printed shawl and white blouse holds a small silver object to her forehead, with white tripundra ash marks on her brow, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant around her neck, and gold bangles. Other devotees beside her hold similar objects to their foreheads in a meditative rite.2015-09-16February 16 20162016-02-16Photo 11697874March 27 20162016-03-27A seated group of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls during an initiation session. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair, eyes closed, holds a small clear glass or crystal cup to her forehead with her right hand, a gold bangle on her wrist. Behind her a man in white with a red-orange shawl and gold bracelet raises a cup to his brow, and another man with grey hair also holds a small cup. Blurred figures and red fabric fill the background, with a gilded deity murti partly visible at the top.2016-10-08Photo 11701816 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated audience at an Inner Awakening session in Varanasi, many participants dressed in white with red-and-orange shawls. In the foreground a woman with a bun and white top, and a woman with short hair in a white embroidered shirt, lift small silver objects to their eyes, appearing to perform a third-eye or initiation practice. Beside them a woman in a dark top and red shawl also holds a small object to her face. Audience members in the background, including people in red plaid, are blurred by shallow focus against a warm purple-tinted hall.2015-05-24September 12 20152015-09-12February 10 20162016-02-10 +2 copiesPhoto 11701823 +1 copiesPhoto 11712468 +1 copies