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A photograph of a seated man with a shaved head and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, eyes closed, palms pressed together in prayer at his chest. He wears an orange robe and a long brown rudraksha mala, with a gold bangle and ring. Around him, several other people in orange and white robes sit on a floor in devotional posture, some with hands folded.2014-08-16January 12 20172017-01-12A seated group of men in a hall with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in prayer or meditation. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in front wears an orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white ash line on his forehead and arm, with a bare upper body. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border wears dark beads, and others sit behind in blurred poses with similar orange and white garments.2017-01-04January 12 20172017-01-12A shaved-headed young man in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra near his face, eyes lowered to the right. He wears a rust-brown and mustard-yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, with white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, several seated figures in orange and saffron robes sit on a mat in a hall, slightly out of focus, some with hands folded in prayer. Small flower offerings and petals lie on the floor at lower left. A shirtless man with a ponytail sits at right edge. Blurred interior with pale walls.2017-01-04Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a temple pada puja. Foreground, a close-cropped man in a maroon dhoti with an orange beaded shawl and a black cord necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a shaved-headed man with a white tilak on his forehead and white marks on his arms holds his palms together, wearing an orange beaded shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Further right, a bald man in dark-framed glasses and an orange shawl and bangles sits with hands open in prayer. At the far right, a man in maroon robes sits in meditation with an orange shawl. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes sits with hands folded. Brass lamps and puja vessels sit on the floor at the bottom left and bottom right.2013-04-05 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-maroon border sits cross-legged on a mat with his palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing rimless glasses, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp, a plate with flowers and a steel bowl sit on a low table in front of him. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold or red borders and white tripundra marks on their foreheads sit with hands folded or holding objects, with other seated devotees in a hall with red curtains.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang gathering in a hall with red curtains and rows of red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the centre, a shaved-headed man with white paste marks on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, many strands of rudraksha beads around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. He stands with palms pressed together in anjali, a devotional gesture. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and collared shirts also stand with hands folded, including a man in white on the right and a boy in a red-patterned shirt behind him. Some attendees on the left wear white dhotis and sacred threads.2013-06-02Devotees seated in a row during a puja, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and white stripes painted across his bare upper arm and chest. Beside him, a second man in an orange wrap sits with eyes closed, and a row of others in orange clothing sits behind on a white cloth before ritual offerings and small lamps. A blurred crowd fills the background of this hall. No clear identity cue for a person is established by appearance, so the foreground devotees are described by role only.2017-01-12A close photograph of a group of shaved-headed men in orange and red robes seated in prayer with palms pressed together, eyes closed. The foreground man on the left wears white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and reddish cloth over his shoulder, and appears to be chanting. Behind him a man wears an orange rudraksha necklace, a small earring, and red bead bracelets. Other seated devotees with white forehead markings and orange shawls continue the row. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so roles are described only as devotees in meditative prayer.2013-04-06August 11 20162016-08-11January 18 20132013-01-18