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A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a ritual gathering indoors. Most wear orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered cloth, and several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Rudraksha malas hang around many necks. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bead mala and a gold-bordered cloth stands in the front left, and a man in maroon and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala stands centre front, both with hands folded. Brass lamps and offering items are visible on a table at the lower edge, and a wall with framed pictures and a colourful display stands behind.

2014-08-27 +1 copies

Photograph of a row of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl garments standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with white urdhva-pundra lines and sandalwood marks on arms and foreheads, rudraksha malas and gold bangles visible. Behind them a woman in a green sari and a man in white dhoti stand in devotion before red curtains, with a drum at the right edge. No identifiable a person depiction is visible by appearance.

A photograph inside a hall with framed pictures on the walls. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in red and saffron sacred cloths with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing rudraksha malas and white markings on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, other people in white and saffron clothing stand with hands joined, and a red curtain and a framed image hang in the background.

2014-10-27 +2 copies

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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering outdoors under trees, with a pillar and red-painted structure behind. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white tilak stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white-and-red-flowered garland, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-red dhoti with a yellow border. Beside him, a bald man in gold-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala and a maroon-red garment with a brown shawl holds a long wooden pole. Around them stand many young boys and men with shaved heads, white forehead markings and saffron-orange robes, some holding their hands together in prayer, forming a row of devotees.

September 22 2014

Photograph 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.

Several young male devotees sit closely together in a meditative posture with eyes closed, faces calm. The foreground pair wear orange saffron robes draped over the shoulders, with long rudraksha malas and small pendant lockets on their chests, and white vertical tilaks with red bindis on their foreheads. Behind them, others wear maroon robes with gold borders and hands folded in prayer. Older attendees in white sit in the background, and the room has pink walls with a red floral arrangement at right. The scene reflects a satsang or meditation session.

Photograph of an indoor satsang hall with devotees in prayer. In the foreground, two shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, their foreheads marked with white lines. Between them stands a young man in a white kurta with a red tilak and long hair. Behind them, a man in white with a shawl and mala also holds anjali, and several devotees in white, green and red-bordered shawls stand in the background. A framed portrait hangs on the wall at upper right, and a tall red-and-cream banner hangs nearby.