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December 04 2013

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July 30 20132013-07-30June 13 20132013-06-13December 10 20132013-12-10Photo of a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in a hall with red curtains and red chairs behind them. In the foreground, three bald men in orange cloths with rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in namaskar; one has his eyes closed in prayer. Their torsos bear white horizontal marks. Brass puja vessels, a small brass cup, and a plate of flower petals and fruit sit on the floor in front of them. Behind, more seated participants in orange and red garments and white forehead markings sit close together. Attribution of the scene to a person is unclear from appearance.2013-12-10April 18 20142014-04-18Several saffron-robed monastics sit cross-legged in a hall, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. In the foreground, a bald man in round glasses wears orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, hands clasped. Beside him, a younger man with a white tripundra on his forehead wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding an open book on his lap. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white tripundra and other seated devotees fill the background, with a blue plate and a stone pillar visible in front.2013-02-21Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man in front left lights an incense or offering stick with his right hand, while the man beside him, centre, presses his palms together in prayer. The man to the right holds open pages and reads from them. Brass lamps, a small kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings, and a white bird ornament sit on a low orange-draped altar in front of them, with red curtains behind. Several other devotees in white and saffron sit in the background.2013-02-26February 26 20132013-02-26A seated group of saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees in a hall with a red mat. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and a gold chest ornament wears rudraksha malas and a red-brown robe with gold armbands. Beside him, a bespectacled monk with a red bindi and red-brown robe sits with eyes lowered. A white-clad man in the background holds his hands in anjali, and a man in a teal shirt sits behind them. A boy in orange sits at the lower edge. Gold and brass items lie on the right.2013-04-24January 23 20132013-01-23A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron garment and long rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together at his chest, eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. He has white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, white paint on his arms, a gold bangle and wristwatch. Around him, several seated men and women in white clothes, some with white tilak and rudraksha malas, sit on a carpeted floor in a hall. A small bottle and green-and-gold items lie at the lower right.2013-10-03June 14 20132013-06-14