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October 17 2011

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September 19 20122012-09-19October 22 20112011-10-22A seated group of men in white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and bare upper torsos or white shawls, many with white tripundra markings on forehead and arms, sits on the floor during a ritual or satsang. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron robes with rudraksha mala and a tilak listens attentively. Behind them, a whiteboard and a maroon cloth backdrop; at upper right a man in orange clothing stands. A small green bowl and a small wooden stand are visible on the floor, along with a handheld device held by one seated man.2011-10-31Photograph of a seated group of men at a satsang session on striped mats in a hall with pink carpeting and red chairs in the background. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold border, a rudraksha mala and a white ash line on his forehead faces forward. Behind him, men in white kurtas, an orange dhoti, a pink shirt and a striped shirt sit cross-legged, several with rudraksha malas and tilak marks. One man at left holds a notepad and red pen. The scene is an attentive morning gathering with no visible deity or fire ritual.2012-06-20A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang or meditation gathering on a blue-striped mat. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in white with vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, and a bald man in white looks down. On the right, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti and red cloth. A child is blurred in the lower foreground, and other seated people are visible in the background.2011-10-15November 14 20112011-11-14September 09 20122012-09-09October 24 20112011-10-24A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls with yellow borders, several wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings, sitting cross-legged on a floor during a meditative gathering. The nearest man on the left wears glasses, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with eyes closed. Beside him, others have shaved heads and hands folded or resting in laps. Red curtains hang at the windows behind them, and an orange cloth with brass items and a small bowl sits in the foreground at right, while a man in an orange garment is partly visible at the far right edge. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2011-10-24October 25 20112011-10-25A photograph of a seated assembly in a bright hall with a pale tiled floor and woven mats. In the foreground, three men sit cross-legged writing on paper: the one at left in white dhoti with gold border and a red pendant, wearing a rudraksha mala, writing on a yellow notepad; the centre man in white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala writes on a sheet on the floor; the man at right in orange robe with gold trim, bald with white markings on his forehead, writes with a green pen. Behind them, many people in orange and white robes sit and stand, with more devotees in the background and framed pictures on the wall. Several people count in the crowd beyond the foreground, with rough counts well over twenty.2016-01-16October 22 20112011-10-22