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May 18 2013

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A large seated congregation in white ritual clothes fills a hall, many wearing orange lanyards and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several men in front hold brass oil lamps or small plates, and some have hands pressed together in namaste. Children in maroon outfits with white tilak sit in the foreground, and a woman in a maroon-and-white sari with gold bangles is at left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, and no throne or garland-adorned central figure is visible.2013-05-18A large seated gathering of devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing red shawls and orange lanyard badges, sits on the floor in meditative or chanting posture with eyes closed and hands folded. A man in front left wears an orange turban and glasses over a red shawl. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a golden border and a rudraksha mala, hands clasped. Children with white vibhuti markings sit in the foreground. A red backdrop and a white-clad figure with a badge number are visible behind. No one in the frame is confirmed as a person by visible cues alone, so the presence of a candidate is uncertain.2013-05-20May 20 20132013-05-20A dense seated congregation in white ritual clothing, many wearing orange satsang lanyards and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the center, a middle-aged man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with an orange lanyard and a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed holding a small brass object in his hands. Beside him a younger man in white with an orange lanyard bows his head. Foreground devotees include a woman in a maroon sari with palms pressed together and several young boys in maroon garments with ash on their foreheads, one bare-chested with adornments. Hands are folded and some participants hold incense or small ritual items.2013-05-18A seated satsang gathering of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits near the centre. Young boys in orange and maroon robes with vibhuti on their foreheads hold small oil lamps in the foreground, and a red ritual tray with a gold motif sits at left. Red mats cover the floor beneath the audience.2013-07-03A photograph of a seated ritual gathering with smoke rising in the background. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a small brass oil lamp, and beside him a bare-chested man with white sandalwood markings on his arm wears a rudraksha mala and orange-saffron cloth while holding a lamp. Behind them rows of boys in maroon and gold-trimmed robes sit cross-legged, several holding lamps or brass plates of offerings, with tilak on their foreheads. Adults in white and grey sit in the background, some with hands folded. Brass plates, kalasha-like vessels and flower offerings lie on mats. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2013-01-14A large seated congregation in white ritual clothes, many with red or orange shawls, holds small brass oil lamps aloft during a devotional gathering. Several adult men and women raise lamps with hands joined or extended, while rows of young boys with white sacred ash on their foreheads sit in the foreground, some wearing red and maroon garments and rudraksha beads. A bald man in a white shirt and orange lanyard at left, a woman in a pink top at centre, and men in white dhotis and shirts fill the rows behind. No person clearly matches the a person candidate criteria.2013-05-25A photograph of a large group of young boys and men in red and maroon robes with gold borders, seated on a white floor during a ritual. Several boys wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings and hold small oil lamps or lit flame vessels, while older men in orange robes in the foreground lift lit lamps toward the camera. Brass pots, small bowls and offerings sit on the floor, and seated devotees in white behind them join hands in prayer. Red drapes hang at the upper right. The ceremony appears to be a lamp offering or aarti.2013-07-11May 25 20132013-05-25A large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground a young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes lowered, his body marked with white ash stripes. Around him, boys in maroon and yellow-trimmed robes sit close together, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, men and women in white and orange clothing listen attentively, and a bald man with white forehead marks sits at the right in an orange robe with a beaded mala. The atmosphere is focused and devotional.2013-05-15A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the left foreground a bespectacled priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holds a small lit oil lamp with both hands during aarti. Beside him a man with palms pressed together in namaste, a woman in a blue top with a bindi, and a young man with long hair in white clothes and a red mark on his forehead sit among children. The priest's face and the seated figures are the only prominent people; no clear saffron or crown cues establish the a person candidate, so identity is uncertain.2013-05-16September 23 20112011-09-23