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Photograph of a group of shaven-headed men in plain white dhotis and white shawls seated behind a metal railing, several with white tilak on their foreheads and red-bordered cloth. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles and holds his hands together; another at right holds a mala and chants with eyes closed. Behind them, a man in a grey shirt sits with hands folded in namaste. The setting appears to be a seated padapuja or ritual gathering.

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November 02 20102010-11-02A row of devotees sits in prayer, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, all wearing plain white dhotis and sacred white ash lines on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with eyes closed chants beside a younger man in glasses. Brass puja vessels sit on the floor at right.2011-08-13October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of several shaved-headed men seated side by side in meditation, eyes closed, in a row facing left. They wear white dhoti-style cloths draped over the shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or ash marks on their foreheads and arms. One man in front has a red undergarment visible beneath his white cloth. Their hands are resting in meditative mudra on their laps, and the background is softly blurred with other seated people and a pale wall.2011-01-29A row of shaved-headed young priests in plain white dhotis sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual. The nearest priest wears glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and white horizontal stripes on his upper arm, and his eyes are closed as he chants. Behind him, several more priests in white with red-bordered cloth bow their heads in prayer, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti. The scene is blurred and softly lit.2011-10-01September 10 20112011-09-10A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor during a puja or ritual prayer. The foreground men wear plain white dhoti-style cloths with gold-bordered edges, rudraksha malas around their necks, and gold bangles, and sit with palms pressed together in anjali. Their foreheads bear white and sandalwood tilak marks, and a white paste is smeared on the arms of the man in the centre. Brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a steel bowl, bananas, and a clear plastic container sit on a cloth in front. A man in saffron-orange cloth is at the right edge, and red curtains hang in the background.2011-10-04A photograph of several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls seated and praying with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with eyes closed wears white and red-trimmed cloth, a black rudraksha-style mala, and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other devotees sit with hands folded, some wearing dark beaded necklaces. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-25 +1 copiesOctober 04 20112011-10-04Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis sit close together in a meditation session, performing a nasal breathing practice with their right hands raised to their noses. The man in the centre wears thin-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, and has white ash marks on his forehead and upper arm. The man on the left wears a gold ring and gold bracelet and a mala, and the man on the right wears a gold bracelet and a mala. Their eyes are closed. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothing are blurred, and a pinkish wall and red cushioned seats form the background.2011-02-20Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti-style cloth sit in a seated row with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed, reciting in a devotional gathering. They wear white tripundra-style markings on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one on the left wears a red-and-gold trimmed cloth. The background shows red and maroon hangings and blurred figures.2011-12-31August 13 20112011-08-13