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August 24 2014

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March 02 20132013-03-02A photograph of a standing group in an indoor hall with a wood-panelled wall and purple-lit backdrop. Several men and women stand with palms pressed together in anjali, in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders and red or saffron shawls. A man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and a younger man at right has long hair, a gold necklace and a gold forehead mark. A woman in an orange saffron sari stands at left, and a saffron flag is visible behind the group. Several others are visible in the background.2015-10-25A seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon and gold borders, many with shaved heads and white tilak marks, press their palms together in namaskar during a pada puja in a hall with red curtains. A small oil lamp burns on the floor in front of them beside a brass plate of offerings. A bald man in white kurta with rudraksha mala at right also joins palms. Background devotees sit on chairs and wall portraits hang above.2011-07-30A 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 copiesA row of shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit cross-legged on a floor, facing right, at what appears to be a seated ritual or satsang. The foremost man on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small earring, gazes sideways; behind him men wear white robes with sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Brass lamp and pink-brown containers are visible at lower right, and red chairs sit in the background. A partially visible hand appears at the far left edge. a person's appearance is not shown in this image; the seated men are devotees or priests.2011-02-23A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and a red-framed doorway. Several men in plain white dhotis with maroon-red borders stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some with eyes closed. The man at right wears rudraksha beads on a cord and a small red pendant; the man at left holds a green leaf or offering in one hand. Behind them a figure in orange-saffron robes with a beaded necklace and bead garlands stands near the center, his head partly visible; his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role as a person in saffron robes. Yellow flower petals or offerings lie in the foreground at lower right.2011-03-05A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with wood-panelled walls. In the foreground a older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and red-orange patterned shawl, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a wired earpiece visible. To his left a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands facing forward. Behind them other people in white and red shawls stand, and at right an orange and red decorated banner on a pole is visible. The scene suggests a puja or satsang setting.2015-10-23February 12 20132013-02-12A seated group at an Inner Awakening convention session in a gold-decorated hall, with a video camera on a tripod at the upper right. In front, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, a white forehead band, white painted arm and chest markings, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti sits with eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in white kurta and orange-red shawl sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Other seated participants in white clothes wear orange-red shawls and lanyards, with white forehead marks, and a woman in a yellow-and-orange sari sits at the far right with hands folded. Behind them is an ornate gold carved shrine panel.2016-10-02March 31 20132013-03-31December 16 20142014-12-16A large group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls sit closely together on a floor during a ritual, many with white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands pressed together in prayer or hold small ritual objects, while one man at the lower left covers his face with his palms. Behind them, orange cloth hangs from above and a metal railing and more seated participants fill the background, with a few small oil lamps visible on the floor.2010-10-30