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January 03 2017

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A seated group of men in white dhoti-style clothing sits in rows on a light floor inside a hall, with white ash stripes on their bare upper bodies. The man in the foreground on the right is bare-chested, wears a small pendant necklace, and sits with hands folded. Next to him a man with long dreadlocks and a white dhoti sits with his palms together. Brass oil lamps, copper vessels, small red and beige cloth bags, and a saffron cloth sit on the floor in front of them. In the background a deity murti stands in a shrine niche on the upper left, and more seated devotees fill the room.2017-01-03March 15 20172017-03-15Photograph of a seated group of bare-chested male devotees in white dhoti-style cloth with gold-edged borders, sitting on mats and holding small lit oil lamps or wicks with flames. Several wear rudraksha-style necklaces and some have long dreadlocks or hair tied up; white sacred ash markings are visible on their shoulders and chests. Brass plates with diyas, flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front, and red-and-tan cloth bags sit at the left edge. Many others in orange and white robes sit behind them in a large hall. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present among the foreground figures.2017-01-03Devotees sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall, pressing palms together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border and a sacred thread sits at the centre, eyes closed, and beside him another devotee wears a rudraksha mala and orange cloth. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a small metal bell and offerings sit on the floor before them. Behind, more devotees in orange and white garments with malas fill the rows, and framed photo panels hang on the walls. The scene suggests a puja or satsang. No candidate for a person is clearly visible among the foreground devotees.2016-11-06Devotees sit in rows on mats during a ritual, several holding lit wicks or lamps toward brass puja plates set on the floor. The foreground men have bare upper bodies with white markings on their skin, white dhoti-style cloths edged in yellow, and long dreadlocked or tied-back hair. Red and beige cloth bags with printed branding sit in front. Many more people in orange and white clothing sit in the blurred background beneath warm lights.2017-01-03January 12 20172017-01-12A large hall of seated devotees performing a group puja, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on their bodies. Many sit on woven mats before brass plates holding flowers, small brass bowls and oil lamps. A man in front wears glasses and a white dhoti; a bearded man with dreadlocks in the right foreground wears a tattoo on his arm. Several people in orange or saffron garments sit among them, and a large framed portrait stands in the background at the far end of the hall. Red bags and water bottles lie on the floor. Lamps and offerings are visible, with no clear a person figure among the foreground participants.2017-07-25A seated group of male devotees in a hall performs a meditative initiation session, many with eyes closed and hands in mudra positions. They are bare-chested with white ash or paint markings on their shoulders and arms, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Brass puja plates, oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on the floor in front. Framed photographs hang on the pale pink walls behind them, and additional participants sit further back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is physically present in the foreground.2017-02-01Indoor satsang or puja in a hall with pale walls; several men and women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in white dhotis and white garments with ash markings on their chests and arms. The central man wears an orange-red turban, a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a white-bead and rudraksha mala, and a sacred-symbol tattoo on his upper arm; he holds his hands over a brass tray of puja items. Beside him a young man with dark hair and white ash marks sits with eyes closed, and to the right a man in white is seated. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps and a flower-decorated tray lie on a purple cloth in front, and a deity murti stands in the background. Blurred devotees in orange and pink sit further back.2017-01-07KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/13/20182018-01-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13January 10 20172017-01-10