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A photograph of seated devotees at a meditation or initiation session on a wooden floor. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with a gold bracelet holds a small white cloth to his face. In the centre, a man wearing glasses and a white kurta with an orange-saffron shawl touches his forehead with a white cloth, with a lanyard around his neck. Behind them, more participants in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls sit with eyes closed or cloths raised. A green-clad figure appears at the top left, and a water bottle is visible at the left edge. No deity, altar or a person figure is shown.

A large group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls sit closely together on a floor during a ritual, many with white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands pressed together in prayer or hold small ritual objects, while one man at the lower left covers his face with his palms. Behind them, orange cloth hangs from above and a metal railing and more seated participants fill the background, with a few small oil lamps visible on the floor.

A large seated congregation in a hall with wooden chairs at the back, the devotees pressing fingers to their foreheads and eyes in a meditative or initiatory posture. Foreground men wear saffron-orange cloths over bare chests, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; some have vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Behind them men and boys wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or gold-bordered shawls. A boy in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left, and a boy with a tilak is visible at the bottom edge. Several seated figures have eyes closed, and a white lanyard badge hangs from one orange-clad man. The scene suggests a satsang or shaktipada initiation session.

2017-07-02 +1 copies

May 18 2014

A seated group of men in white dhoti-style garments with orange or yellow borders performs a ritual inside a hall with a tiled floor. Many have shaved heads, rudraksha malas and small brass puja plates with oil lamps and flowers in front of them. Several hold hands to their faces in prayer or meditation. Behind them, a large audience in white shirts and casual clothes sits on the floor. In the right foreground a man with long swept-back hair, a yellow-bordered white cloth and a gold necklace sits with hands folded, the closest match for the page's description of this event. The scene resembles a pada puja gathering.

Seated devotees in white kurta-style clothing with orange-brown shawls sit on a wooden floor at a group event. Several hold small white objects to their faces or foreheads, apparently cotton or a cloth, while others sit with eyes lowered. A man in front wears wire-rimmed glasses, a lanyard and a gold bracelet, touching his forehead. Another man beside him wears a white outfit, orange shawl and gold watch. Green and orange clothing of others is visible at the top left, with water bottles and a pair of sandals on the floor. No one is identified as a person.

A large seated congregation in a hall, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with white or gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit with both hands raised to the forehead and eyes closed in meditation, some with vibhuti or tilak markings. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long grey hair and a red forehead mark sits beside a man in a gold-bordered shawl, both with hands pressed to their faces. A small screen and red-and-gold decorations are visible in the background.

2017-07-02 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated congregation at a discourse, with devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas. Several sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats with cushions, while others sit on chairs behind small wooden tables holding notepads and water bottles. One man in the foreground has his hands in a mudra near his lap, another has his eyes closed with hands raised near his face, and a bare-chested man sits with a white cloth draped over his shoulders. Coconuts sit on the mat in the lower left.

A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.

A seated group of devotees in a hall, most of them bare-chested or in white dhotis with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several hold small silver or glass objects up to their brows and eyes, appearing to perform a meditative practice, while others sit with hands raised near their faces. Rudraksha malas hang at some chests and a woman in white clothing sits among them. In the foreground, shaved-headed and dark-haired men face away, with white cloth and yellow borders visible. A tripod and a cloth-draped setting suggest a formal session.

2017-09-28 +1 copies