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February 25 20132013-02-25March 04 20132013-03-04A seated group of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual in a hall. Several have white horizontal tilaka stripes on their foreheads and arms. The front man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds his hands in a mudra gesture. Brass vessels, a small brass bell, and plates with offerings sit on a white cloth before them, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.2013-03-29A group of devotees in orange and rust-coloured robes sits cross-legged on a floor during a seated gathering. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men wear rudraksha malas and ochre-and-gold shawls; the left one has his hands folded and eyes lowered, while the right one, with a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a red dot, speaks. Behind them, more seated people in saffron clothing and white forehead markings fill the room, with brass oil lamps and small offering dishes on the floor.2014-04-10Two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a puja. Both wear rudraksha malas, white sandalwood-paste markings on their arms and forehead with red kumkum dots, and red-orange bangles. The priest on the left holds a small spoon over brass vessels and a tray of flowers, eyes lowered. The priest on the right, wearing a wristwatch, presses his hands together over a brass kalasha-type vessel and oil lamps on an orange cloth. Brass plates hold flowers, offerings and a lamp. Other people in white sit in the background, out of focus. No clear a person candidate is visible.2013-09-28June 06 20142014-06-06Seated devotees in an ashram hall wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white and ochre forehead and body markings. In the foreground, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses wears a deep red-maroon cloth over his shoulder, a gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and several beaded wrist bands, with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a younger shaved-headed man in orange with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with hands clasped. Behind them rows of seated young men in orange robes sit on mats. Brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp, flower petals, a white flower and steel containers lie on low tables in front, with a pale green plastic box and a blue mat in the foreground.2014-04-17August 23 20142014-08-23A row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a floor before red curtains, eyes closed or lowered in meditation or prayer. Several wear long rudraksha malas across their shoulders and white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads and arms. Hands are folded or resting on their laps. In the lower right corner, a brass puja vessel and an offering plate with flowers and fruit sit near the group. The men appear to be sannyasi or priests participating in a satsang or puja.2013-09-29Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09December 23 20112011-12-23November 28 20142014-11-28