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July 22 2017

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A seated congregation in white and cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, listens attentively to a teaching in a hall. Foreground: a bald man in white with his back to the camera, a bare-shouldered man with a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, and a woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a cream sari with gold border and beads. Background: more seated devotees in white and gold-bordered garments, some with grey and blonde hair. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.2017-07-30A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall performs a meditative gesture, each touching a finger to the forehead between the eyebrows. Men wear white dhotis with yellow or orange borders, rudraksha malas and gold bracelets; several have bare upper bodies and orange shawls. A woman in white with glasses and a red shawl sits at left, and a man at right wears a red-maroon turban. Others in white and cream saris and kurtas sit in the foreground. A black board with white lettering hangs on the back wall above the crowd, and a white pillared stage area lies behind them. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-08-15Photograph of a seated group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange-saffron shawls and gold bead necklaces, in a hall with pink and blue chairs. In the foreground a woman with hair tied back and gold bead necklace touches her forehead with her fingertips, while a man at right and others behind also raise hands to their faces during a meditation or process practice. Several seated participants in the background are blurred; a woman at lower right has long grey-streaked hair in a bun.A large indoor ritual gathering of devotees seated on the floor in a golden-hued temple hall. Many women in white and cream saris with rudraksha malas hold small oil lamps or ritual objects and perform aarti. Men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis sit among them, some with tilak and bands on their heads. Women in rust-red and orange sarees sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A standing priest at upper left, in a white dhoti with a bare chest and an orange-red headcloth, holds a lit flame. A cameraman with a tripod is visible behind the crowd. Ornate golden shrine decor forms the background.2019-01-01August 07 20172017-08-07January 08 20182018-01-08A seated group of devotees in a hall during an initiation session, many wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl with a long dark ponytail and tattooed arm holds a small glass object near his forehead with eyes closed, while a bald man in a red shawl and rudraksha beads beside him touches his brow with a glass. Several other participants, including blonde women with hands covering their faces and a man with a bare shaved head, sit in meditative posture. Chairs with pink cushions and a white-clad figure at right complete the scene.2017-10-06May 18 20132013-05-18A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with yellow and orange borders, performing a ritual. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds a small burning incense stick and a cup-like offering, while a woman on the right presses her palms together in prayer and wears a dark beaded mala and bangles. Brass plates with offerings and pink flowers sit in the lower right. Other seated devotees, some men in white, fill the background, with smoke from incense rising through the scene.2010-11-01March 18 20172017-03-18July 04 20172017-07-04April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copies