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August 14 20162016-08-14A young man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala. A white tilak and a dark bindi mark his forehead. He holds a small white-framed booklet or card open in both hands and reads from it intently with eyes lowered. Behind him, several people in orange and red robes sit with similar booklets; one holds a small notebook with a picture. Bracelets of red and beaded strands are visible on his wrists. Two other seated people in orange are partly visible at the left and right edges.2016-08-14April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesA seated group puja in a bright hall, with rows of devotees behind small marble puja stands holding brass lamps, bells, a conch-like vessel, flowers and fruit offerings. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala performs the ritual with raised hands, eyes closed. To the right, a man in a rust-coloured robe and rudraksha beads sits with hands folded. Behind them, many boys and young men in saffron and orange robes with forehead markings and beaded malas sit attentively. Floor mats and steel barriers frame the scene.2014-08-16A photograph of a seated young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with white tripundra ash on his forehead, reading from an open book on a low table. Brass pots, a small brass bowl, a lemon-like fruit and yellow flowers sit on a copper tray before him, and a hand at right holds a brass bell. Behind him, several people in red and orange clothing sit in a hall, some with hands folded in prayer and others watching, with a bare-headed elder in glasses among them. Mood is a ritual puja or satsang setting.2013-11-18August 14 20162016-08-14August 12 20162016-08-12July 30 20172017-07-30A seated group of young monks and adult sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads sit cross-legged on a light mat in a bright hall. Many have shaved heads; some hold small brass items and offering plates before them. Behind them, folded maroon mats are stacked against the wall. On the right, a man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded, appearing to take part in the group's sitting. Water bottles and a fan are visible at the edges. No clear a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2014-10-11August 14 20162016-08-14August 22 20142014-08-22 +1 copiesNovember 08 20172017-11-08