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September 19 2011

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October 26 20112011-10-26August 13 20132013-08-13Three shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit in meditation, eyes closed, in a row against a white backdrop. The nearest man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. The middle man wears glasses and a dark rudraksha mala over bare shoulders, and the man on the right is in profile with a saffron wrap. A blue cloth hangs behind the left figure, and a deep red curtain stands at the right edge. Ritual meditation or satsang setting.2011-09-15Several seated men in a temple or ashram hall perform a ritual with eyes closed. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man wears orange-saffron robes with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala, a white vibhuti marking and a red tilak, with a bangle on his wrist and a book resting on his lap. Beside him, a bespectacled man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit on the floor. Brass oil lamps, small bowls, a copper vessel and a red cloth backdrop stand nearby.2011-10-17A row of seated monks in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white floor during a sacred gathering. The nearest monk, shaved-headed and wearing wire-rimmed glasses, sits upright with eyes closed and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, several monks in matching orange dress sit in a line, some with hands resting in their laps. In the foreground are brass vessels and a flower-decorated brass plate with a small copper cup. The background is blurred and bright. No candidate for the named figure is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the monks are described by role only.2011-09-07A photograph of several seated men in an indoor hall during a ritual setting. In the foreground a clean-shaven man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and glasses sits cross-legged with eyes closed. Beside him a man with long dark hair and white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms wears a maroon dhoti with a gold border and orange shawl. Further back other men in saffron and maroon robes sit on the floor, one in white. A red curtain hangs behind them, and on the polished floor in front are brass and plates with orange-yellow offerings and flowers, plus a small book. A blurred figure in saffron stands at the right edge.2011-12-23September 09 20152015-09-09April 01 20132013-04-01September 11 20112011-09-11January 17 20132013-01-17A photograph of a row of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on the floor before a red curtain during a satsang. Several men shaved-headed, wearing orange cloth wraps and rudraksha malas, have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The foremost man in the left foreground speaks, his hands at his waist, while the others sit with palms joined or hands resting in their laps. Brass vessels stand at the lower right and a woman sits at the far left edge. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person, so the figures are described by role only.2013-08-02September 15 20112011-09-15