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November 29 2018

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December 15 20182018-12-15January 21 20172017-01-21January 15 20172017-01-15December 14 20182018-12-14December 18 20182018-12-18August 28 20182018-08-28Photograph of a seated ritual gathering with several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested with white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left raises a lit oil lamp overhead in his right hand, the centre man holds a small ritual spoon and bell-like object, and the right man in a maroon-and-white lungi holds a spoon to his lips. They wear rudraksha malas, beaded bracelets and pendant necklaces. Brass trays hold fruit, sweets and offerings, with small oil lamps and a white ritual figure on the floor. Other devotees sit behind them in a large hall, some with lit lamps.2017-01-04 +1 copiesA seated group of young monastic disciples in orange saffron wraps and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms, gathered on the floor during a satsang-style session. A man in the centre holds a black microphone to his mouth with eyes closed, wearing an orange wrap and multiple beaded malas, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. Surrounding them are boys and girls with dreadlocked hair and bare upper bodies, some smiling or listening attentively. In the background are steel vessels on a table and seated figures in white clothing. The setting is an indoor hall with a woven basket visible at right.2017-05-08A seated group meditation in a hall with orange floor cloths. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed, one with a red bindi and one with white vertical forehead markings. Behind them, more participants in white dhotis and orange shawls meditate, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads. Colourful hanging decorations and a framed painting appear on the wall behind.2018-02-04Photo 11709842 +2 copiesMarch 30 20172017-03-30January 21 20172017-01-21