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January 01 2019

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Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit closely together on the floor, many with white and red forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks and arms. Their hair is wound into high dark turbans or knots. In the foreground, one young man in an orange shawl holds a piece of yellow food in his hand and looks toward the camera, while others sit behind him. A yellow cloth and floral offerings are visible in the lower corner.2019-01-01A photograph of two smiling young men in saffron-orange sannyasi cloth seated in a group ritual setting. The man on the left has short greyish hair, a beard, a red bindi, white horizontal stripes on his bare shoulder, and wears rudraksha malas with a pendant. The man on the right has long matted dreadlocks wrapped in a bun, white horizontal forehead marks with a red dot, a moustache and beard, and rudraksha malas. Behind them, more people in orange robes sit on the floor, and banana leaves with offerings are visible at the lower edge.2019-01-01April 04 20182018-04-04A photograph of a large seated assembly at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. In the foreground, four young people wear saffron/orange draped garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with long dreadlocked hair wound up on top of their heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several are smiling and one gestures with a raised hand while speaking. Behind them, a dense crowd sits closely packed, many in white ritual clothes with white tilaks, and some in orange. Ornate gold-toned decoration is visible in the background. The image shows ashram participants during a gathering rather than a single identifiable ritual.2018-05-20Close photo of a ceremony with several saffron-robed participants in orange and red cloth. In the centre, a young person with a tall topknot, white vibhuti stripes and a red bindi wears rudraksha beads, a pendant and an orange shawl, looking to the side. To the left, a person in orange with an upswept bun and a rudraksha mala. At right, a figure in orange cloth holds yellow offering material in their hands. Behind them, more orange-robed people and figures in white clothing sit in a hall. No deity or throne is clearly visible.2019-01-01May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesA group of young boys seated closely together in orange saffron robes with red-and-pink borders, wearing rudraksha mala necklaces and white vibhuti lines across their foreheads. The boy in the foreground has his eyes lowered in meditation with hands resting in his lap. Behind him, other boys sit attentively, one wearing glasses and a red bindi, and an adult in white clothing with folded hands is partly visible in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-04-27A row of young men seated cross-legged on the floor in orange saffron robes, eyes closed and chanting, hands folded in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of brass lamps and small offerings sits along the floor in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-07-12A photograph of a row of young devotees seated on the floor during a ritual gathering. They wear saffron-orange cloths draped over their shoulders and rudraksha beads around their necks and wrists. The central boy has a vertical tilak on his forehead and white ash markings on his arms and shoulders. The girl on the right has dark curly hair and a saffron shawl. Behind them, blurred figures in white and yellow clothes sit and stand in the hall. Several seated people hold small offerings in their hands.2018-01-08September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a large seated group of male sannyasis in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and chests. Several wear long dreadlocks wrapped in black turbans or with long hair knotted up, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a bearded man with rudraksha beads and a red tilak sits near the centre, flanked by other seated devotees. Plates of food and small brass vessels sit on banana-leaf-style spreads on the lower left. A man in white clothing and a camera-carrying figure appear in the blurred background of a temple-like hall with gold decoration.2019-01-01September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copies