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August 29 2009

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Devotees sit cross-legged on blue yoga mats in a bright white hall during a Guru-Puja meditation program. The central man wears a white t-shirt with orange Sanskrit-style script, a rudraksha mala and glasses, and holds a lit oil lamp flame near a brass puja plate with kumkum and offerings. A bearded man in white kurta holds a flame in the upper left, a man with a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits at right, and more people in white sit in rows behind. Small brass lamps, a tray with red powder and flower petals, and plastic containers sit on the floor.2009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29A photograph of a large hall with many seated devotees in white clothing, doing a guided meditation or puja on white floor mats. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged with hands joined, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him an older man in a grey t-shirt and glasses sits with hands folded and a yellow lanyard. Before them is a small brass plate with a dish, a bell-like brass lamp and a tablet. Behind them women in white garments and yellow lanyards sit in rows, one in an orange-red jacket. Colourful mats and blue and pink plates are scattered across the floor.2009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29November 12 20102010-11-12August 29 20092009-08-29December 05 20112011-12-05A seated man in white ritual clothes and a yellow sacred thread sits cross-legged on a purple mat, eyes closed in meditation, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white vertical mark on his forehead. Brass puja plates, a small brass lamp, brass bowls and a bell lie on the floor before him, alongside plastic containers and a teal lid. Several other people sit on mats around the hall in white and grey clothing, some with hands folded in meditation. The scene shows a group meditation program with puja items.2009-08-29A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a patterned carpet in a hall, dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red lanyards, performing a small ritual. In the foreground a man in white with an orange lanyard bends over a small brass plate holding oil lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white leans forward and rests his hands on a mat. Further back, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red lanyards sit quietly, some with eyes closed, and a bald man in white sits at far left with hands folded. Red cloths lie on the floor and chairs are visible at the back of the room.2013-12-15May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesDecember 08 20132013-12-08October 05 20112011-10-05