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November 01 2011

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August 24 20142014-08-24November 08 20152015-11-08October 11 20102010-10-11 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20132013-09-21Indoor satsang or puja gathering with a large seated audience on a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded, some with red-bordered cloths and a rudraksha-style neck cord. Brass and steel trays hold yellow flower petals, fruit and offerings in front of them, with orange mats and a plastic container nearby. Behind them, rows of devotees in white clothing, several boys in colourful shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sit attentively. Monks in saffron-orange robes sit near the back, and a few men in white shirts stand at the edge of the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2011-02-18January 29 20172017-01-29A seated group of men in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas sits on the floor of a plain room, many wearing headphones, eyes closed or looking forward. A small brass oil lamp and kumkum-marked brass plates sit on an orange cloth in the foreground. Behind them, boys in red and green shirts sit among the group, and a man in white stands at a lectern near a table in the back. The white-painted walls and window frame give a simple ashram setting.2011-02-23A photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-clad sannyasis seated on red mats in front of a seated audience. Three men in front hold lit oil lamps in their raised hands; the centre man wears a light orange-pink cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. The man on the left wears a deep orange-red cloth and a long rudraksha mala. The man on the right wears orange robes and holds a small lamp with a bell in the other hand. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Brass bells and small lamps are visible on the floor.2013-10-06December 30 20112011-12-30A seated group of ashram students and priests performs a ritual chanting session in a hall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bright white forehead and arm markings holds a small brass bell and leads the recitation with an open mouth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak holds a bell. Behind them rows of boys in maroon-and-gold shawls with white tilak lines sit cross-legged, several holding small brass bells and a brass lamp and offering plates lie on a cloth. Adults in white and orange are seated among the crowd in the background, which is lit by oil lamps and pillars.2013-01-03May 18 20122012-05-18April 03 20172017-04-03