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July 23 2017

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July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesNovember 20 20142014-11-20July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a hall performs a breathing or pranayama practice, pressing one nostril closed with a finger. Several men sit cross-legged on a white floor, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Rudraksha mala beads hang across the chests of two men in the centre. Behind them, others wear orange-saffron cloths, and wooden chairs and a red cushion are visible in the background. A small floral arrangement sits at the lower right. No speaker or throne is clearly identifiable in the frame.2017-06-27July 29 20172017-07-29 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesA row of seated men in a hall performs a ritual with brass oil lamps, small plates of offerings and incense sticks on a low mat. Foreground, a bald man with white tripundra markings, orange lower cloth and a long rudraksha mala holds his palms together and reaches toward a brass lamp. Beside him, a man with dreadlocks and white forehead markings joins his hands in prayer. Others in orange, white and saffron wraps sit behind, several bare-chested with white ash on their arms. Behind them is a deity murti in a niche and white walls. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering. a person is not clearly identifiable, so no candidate is labelled.2017-01-06A photograph of a seated group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and white ash or paste markings on their chests and arms, at a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a hall with pink walls and wooden doors. In the foreground a man in the front right holds his palms together in a mudra with a small brass or wooden item, while nearby men sit with hands joined in prayer and others sit in rows of wooden chairs. a person is not clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.2017-04-26A row of shaven-headed men sits cross-legged on the floor during a chanted ritual, with eyes closed and hands folded in laps. Most wear rust-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas; the man in the centre foreground wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, glasses and a pendant, and holds his hands together. Sandalwood or white forehead markings are visible. In front of them are brass and copper ritual vessels and small bowls on a green cloth, with a red curtain behind.2013-01-15July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copies