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March 07 2013

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Two shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. The man on the right has a red bindi and white horizontal markings on his arms and shoulders; the man on the left sits with hands clasped and eyes lowered. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees in orange and red clothing, some with white markings, faces a satsang gathering in a hall.2016-08-12January 11 20172017-01-11April 01 20132013-04-01Seated devotees in an ashram hall wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white and ochre forehead and body markings. In the foreground, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses wears a deep red-maroon cloth over his shoulder, a gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and several beaded wrist bands, with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a younger shaved-headed man in orange with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with hands clasped. Behind them rows of seated young men in orange robes sit on mats. Brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp, flower petals, a white flower and steel containers lie on low tables in front, with a pale green plastic box and a blue mat in the foreground.2014-04-17A photograph of a large group of devotees seated on the floor in an indoor hall, mostly young men and boys in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, two shaved-headed priests in maroon dhotis and orange-gold bordered shawls sit with palms raised in prayer, one wearing rimless glasses, both with white and vibhuti forehead markings. Behind them, rows of seated devotees raise their hands in devotion. A brass lamp and a tray with flower petals sit on the floor in front.2014-09-25June 06 20142014-06-06October 30 20132013-10-30Shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a floor in a large gathering, several with white sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. A bald man at right wears a red tilak and a white forehead mark, holding his hands together in prayer. In the foreground, a bald man and a younger man sit with eyes closed. Behind them, many seated people in white and colourful clothing share the space, and brass lamps with small flames and offering trays sit on the floor. The scene reads as a ritual sitting or puja with devotees in meditative posture. No figure is clearly identified as the a person.2017-01-08Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09August 11 20162016-08-11May 25 20132013-05-25October 11 20132013-10-11