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November 09 2007

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Three seated men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Each has white vibhuti or tilak markings on the forehead and arms, with white painted lines on the upper arm of the man on the left. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and his shawl has gold borders. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white garment and a gold bangle. A partly visible fourth person stands at the far left edge. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a light-coloured floor.

Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.

Several men seated on the floor in white dhotis and shawls with reddish-maroon borders, several with shaved heads and white vertical tilak marks, rudraksha malas around their necks. They face forward attentively, appearing to listen to a talk in a room with pink walls and red curtains. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable by the cues required, so the seated devotees are described by role only.

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls, with white and red sectarian markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, performing a ritual on a woven mat. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands together, while another man beside him holds a small ritual item over brass plates and oil lamps. Behind them, several other men sit in meditative posture, and a metal railing and a crowd of seated people fill the background. Some people wear wristbands and bangles.

A man sits cross-legged on a dark mat in meditation pose with eyes closed, bare-chested beneath a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a red bindi on his forehead, a dark rudraksha-style mala at his neck, a gold bracelet on his wrist and long dark hair swept back. To his right, a bald man in glasses and a white dhoti with gold border sits with his eyes lowered, his mala visible. Behind them a white wall, a black bag and a plastic water bottle sit on the floor, and a small framed item is in the foreground.

November 11 2011

Three men sit cross-legged in front of a deep red curtain during a satsang-style talk. The man on the left wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, and white tilak marks on his forehead. The man in the centre wears white dhoti and shawl with gold edging, a red bindi, and a small clip-on microphone at his collar. The man on the right wears a maroon patterned shirt with a red-and-yellow tilak and listens with his head turned. Their hands rest in their laps and their attention is directed to the left.

September 10 2012

November 16 2011

Seated group meditation in a plain room with peach walls and a red curtain. In the foreground a young man with shaved head, glasses, a red bindi and a wooden rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white dhoti and white shawl with gold borders, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. To his left a man with short grey hair and a white kurta sits in meditation, also wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a mala and a gold-coloured bracelet sits nearby. Other participants sit on mats in the background and a prayer book lies at the lower left.

Several young men in white dhoti-style clothes with gold borders sit cross-legged on mats across a tiled floor in a plain hall with a red curtain and white doors behind them. The nearest man, shaved-headed and wearing glasses, wears a rudraksha mala and sits upright with his eyes lowered, a small book beside him. Others sit in a row, some with white ash marks on their arms and foreheads, one with long hair and a mala. Brass vessels and a small table with offerings stand at the left, and a blue-rimmed tray sits near the centre.

November 14 2011