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July 08 2017

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A photograph of a seated group of male devotees in a plain hall with pink walls and a wooden door, performing a ritual in a row. The foreground man has long light dreadlocks tied up, wears a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and an orange-and-gold cloth across the shoulder, with white tilak marks on his forehead and body; his hands are raised in a mudra. Beside him sit other men with shaved heads, white horizontal forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, some in orange cloths. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the floor in front of them. Other participants are visible further back.2017-01-01Two men sit cross-legged in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The man on the left, with hair tied in a topknot and a red-and-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, wears a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala. The man on the right, in white dhoti with a red-brown armband and rudraksha mala, has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and eyes closed. Another person is partly visible at the far left edge. Their posture suggests satsang or prayer.2016-08-11A seated group of shirtless men in white dhoti-style cloths sits in a hall during what appears to be a ritual or meditative sitting. In the foreground a young man with light hair tied back in a bun wears a pendant necklace and a white paste mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Beside him an older man with grey hair and a silver earring sits with hands together, and at the right edge a bald man in dark-rimmed glasses wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala. Other participants with white marks on their bodies sit blurred in the background, and an orange-robed figure appears in the distance.2017-01-15A young man with long pulled-back blond hair sits cross-legged in meditation, eyes closed, wearing a bare chest with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red and cream rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and white loose pants. Behind him, other devotees sit on a stone platform: a bare-chested man with red rudraksha malas and a turquoise-clad woman in teal and gold cloth. A dark black stone form.2016-12-14Photo of a seated group of devotees in meditation during a satsang in an interior hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, eyes closed. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a black rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, eyes closed. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit in meditation, some with white vibhuti stripes on their arms. A wooden door and white walls form the backdrop.2015-11-08Several men sit in meditation in orange and saffron clothing, eyes closed, with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. The foreground man wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a small hoop earring, and holds his hands in a mudra. Others sit beside and behind him, some with long hair in braids, some with bare chests and ornate beaded necklaces. Blurred figures in orange robes fill the background, with a warm-toned hall behind them.2017-01-08A photograph of a seated group at a spiritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with white and red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala wears a steady, attentive expression. To the right, a dark-haired man with bare shoulders wears a white cloth with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, his head tilted back with eyes closed. Behind them, others in white and a woman with dark hair sit among a white and orange setting.2017-07-30A photograph of a row of shaved-headed men in orange and saffron-clad sannyasi attire seated in meditation, eyes closed, with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and upper arms. The central man in an orange shawl wears rudraksha malas and small gold hoop earrings, his hands held in a mudra. Others beside him wear beaded necklaces and similar orange cloth, and a blurred row of seated devotees in orange continues in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a meditation or satsang session.2017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11September 04 20122012-09-04April 09 20132013-04-09December 18 20162016-12-18