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July 22 2013

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July 22 20132013-07-22May 16 20132013-05-16A large hall with pink walls and framed portraits of deities and saints hung high above rows of seated participants. In the foreground, several young boys in saffron-orange robes and bright white forehead bands sit on mats with brass oil lamps, bowls and offering plates arranged before them. Behind them, older men in orange and white robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, and many people in red and white clothing fill the floor. Red curtains and white ceiling fans frame the room, and a vertical bank of brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels stands among the seated groups.2013-07-07July 21 20132013-07-21A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a satsang or puja gathering. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, dressed in white dhotis and kurtas with red-brown and orange ritual shawls and garlands. Some wear saffron-orange robes and have white and sandalwood forehead markings. Plates of offerings, flowers and small items sit before groups near the front. Behind them, golden deity murti and decorated altar shrines are visible along the back wall, with red curtains on the left. Attendees appear focused on the proceedings, and a few hold notebooks or prayer items.2014-08-24May 16 20132013-05-16August 19 20132013-08-19A seated group of men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with white tripundra marks on their foreheads sits on a white floor before small brass plates, oil lamps and offering trays set on red and maroon mats. Several men in front have bare upper bodies with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and chests, and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, devotees in white, pink and yellow clothing sit on mats in a hall with red chairs and white pillars. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja in an ashram hall.2013-01-13January 29 20132013-01-29July 22 20132013-07-22A large hall during a seated ritual gathering. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms, seated on mats before brass plates, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Behind them, a wide crowd of seated devotees fills the room, many in white and some in orange, with red curtains, air conditioners and a pillar-lined floor. Several people in white stand at the back and the right edge. No candidate can be identified with confidence from appearance, so the seated monastics are described by role only.2013-09-13A large hall filled with seated devotees during a Guru Purnima satsang at an ashram. In the foreground, rows of saffron-robed sannyasis and young monastic disciples sit cross-legged on white mats with small brass plates, lamps and offerings in front of them. Several men wear rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces. A bald devotee lying on the floor in orange cloth rests in front of the rows. Behind them, hundreds of people in white dhotis and kurtas sit in orderly rows under bright ceiling lights, with red curtains on the walls and a stage area at the rear.2013-07-22