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Two men sit close together in meditative posture with eyes closed. The man in front, on the left, is shaved-headed and wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him on the right, a second man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders also has white forehead markings and sits with eyes lowered. An orange cushion or mat and a reddish floor are visible in the background.

Photo 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.

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October 07 2011

A photograph of several shaved-headed men seated side by side in meditation, eyes closed, in a row facing left. They wear white dhoti-style cloths draped over the shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or ash marks on their foreheads and arms. One man in front has a red undergarment visible beneath his white cloth. Their hands are resting in meditative mudra on their laps, and the background is softly blurred with other seated people and a pale wall.

October 26 2011

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January 08 2017

Several seated men in a temple or ashram hall perform a ritual with eyes closed. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man wears orange-saffron robes with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala, a white vibhuti marking and a red tilak, with a bangle on his wrist and a book resting on his lap. Beside him, a bespectacled man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit on the floor. Brass oil lamps, small bowls, a copper vessel and a red cloth backdrop stand nearby.

A photograph of a large seated satsang gathering in a bright hall with pale walls and orange mats. In the foreground, two men sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with white tilak markings on his forehead and white stripes on his arms. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a green-beaded mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, rows of devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit on mats, some wearing headphones, with a small oil lamp burning among them and a plate of offerings with red flowers at the lower right. Some people in the background wear orange and red clothing.

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Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit in a row in a meditative posture with eyes lowered, indicating a satsang or meditation sitting. They wear black rudraksha malas around their necks, white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads, and some have gold hoop earrings. Bare shoulders and torsos are visible on the figures in front, with orange cloth draped over them. The background is blurred with more seated devotees and a red wall hanging.

A photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a floor in meditation with eyes closed. Most wear white dhotis with maroon borders and bare shoulders, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vertical and horizontal sacred marks on their foreheads and arms. On the far right a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside them. Props on the floor include a clear water bottle, a brown glass bottle, a small green bottle, a small brass lamp and a few flowers. Behind them is a white wall and a red curtain.