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A photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor hall, most bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and white dhotis with gold-yellow borders. Two men in the foreground sit cross-legged on a coloured mat, one with hands folded and one with hands resting in his lap. Behind them, men sit on wooden chairs with attached writing desks, eyes closed in meditation or satsang. One man at left has long dark hair and a beard, another at right wears a red-brown shawl over the chair, and one older man has a grey beard. A water bottle and small items rest on the floor. Some men have a tikka on the forehead.

June 08 2017

December 30 2011

A large group of men seated on an orange floor mat during a Shiva Deeksha initiation, many bare-chested with white dhotis bordered in gold and white sacred thread sashes across their torsos. Several wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces; some have white ash or tilak marks on their skin and foreheads. Foreground men sit cross-legged, eyes closed, with hands holding small items, one with a yellow card and pen before him. Behind them, rows of people sit on blue-backed chairs in an event hall. Attendees include a man in a white head wrap with a long grey beard in the back row and a bearded man with glasses wearing a lanyard.

2018-01-13 +1 copies

August 29 2015

Seated devotees fill a hall with a bright red floor covering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with closed eyes, a white forehead band, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation. To his right, an older man with white hair, white vibhuti stripes and a long rudraksha mala sits upright. Behind them, others wear white dhotis and shirts, some with event badges, and several are bare-chested with white ash markings, many seated in meditative posture. A dark bag rests at the right edge.

March 01 2016

2016-03-01 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a seated group of men and boys in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders at a ritual or satsang gathering. Several men wear rudraksha malas; the front-right man, bare-chested with a shaved head and a small tilak, sits cross-armed beside boys in striped shirts. Chairs behind hold more men in white, and a red curtain hangs at left. The page places this at a 2011 event listed under Pratyaksha-Pada-Pooja, Bhagavad-Gita-Satsang and Rudra-Homa, but no ritual fire or deity is visible, so no specific rite is shown.

March 12 2018

A large group of men seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at night, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many with white forehead markings, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several have hands folded in anjali, and one in front holds his hands together while another reads or gestures. Behind them stand more devotees and illuminated ritual decorations, with a golden ornate structure visible at the upper right. No individual is singled out as a person; the attendees appear to be devotees and priests in ritual dress.

2017-09-26 +1 copies

July 27 2017

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual in a hall with orange and green hanging banners. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a straw mat, hands joined in prayer, beside brass plates, bells and small oil lamps. Next to him, another man in white holds his palms together, and two more men in white sit with hands folded near a brass kalasha and offering trays. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit with folded hands and a woman in yellow sits to the left behind metal railings. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style puja gathering.