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November 28 2011

Two men seated side by side in white ritual dhotis and white upper cloths indoors, against a plain white wall and door. The man on the left, with a shaved head and white vertical sandalwood-style marks on his forehead, looks upward with his hand raised near his chest. The man on the right, with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala hanging across his bare chest, sits with a calm expression, looking to the side. White paste marks are visible on the left man's arm. A corner of a blue cloth and small offering items appear at the lower left.

Two bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth stand with hands pressed together in anjali, apparently in devotional or ritual activity at a temple setting with warm lights and wooden scaffolding behind them. The man on the left has a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala; the man on the right wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a thread across his chest, with a red and yellow wristband, and is chanting. Yellow and orange flowers appear at the right edge. No distinctive appearance cues establish either man as a person, so both are described by role only.

Photo of devotees seated in meditation during a satsang, eyes closed, in white unstitched dhoti-style garments with red and gold borders. The foreground man has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and wears a rudraksha mala; the man beside him, with a gold-edged white cloth over his shoulder, also wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands resting on his knees. A blurred figure in an orange striped shirt and a red wall hanging appear in the background. A woven mat lies in the lower left corner.

Devotees seated in a hall during prayer. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace sits with eyes closed and hands held in a mudra, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold borders. Beside him, another man in a white dhoti with gold trim presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, a row of seated men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in western clothing listen in a satsang-style gathering, with a metal stand and chain at left.

October 25 2011

Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.

A seated man in white dhoti and white shawl with gold borders sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, in a pale room with a red curtain. He wears a black rudraksha mala, a silver bracelet, red-orange beaded wrist threads, and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms. Behind him, two other seated devotees in white with gold-bordered cloth also have their hands folded in prayer, one of them shaven-headed. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session. Physical people visible: three.

Two shaved-headed men sit cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together at their chests, eyes closed, in a pūjā-style setting. Both wear white dhoti and shawl-like cloth with gold borders, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and white sacred ash markings on the forehead and arms. The man on the left wears thin-rimmed glasses. A brass bell and ritual items sit at the lower right against a deep red wall. Two people are visible.

Three seated men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Each has white vibhuti or tilak markings on the forehead and arms, with white painted lines on the upper arm of the man on the left. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and his shawl has gold borders. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white garment and a gold bangle. A partly visible fourth person stands at the far left edge. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a light-coloured floor.

A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths, performing a devotional prayer with palms pressed together at the chest. The man in the centre has short dark hair, closed eyes and a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and he is chanting. Others beside and behind him, some shaven-headed with white markings on their foreheads, also hold their hands in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Some wear yellow-edged cloths and wrist bracelets.