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November 03 2013

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A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.2013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA seated assembly during a ritual gathering in a hall, with many participants in orange robes and white clothing sitting on the floor. Front-row figures wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas, with white forehead markings, and several hold or sit beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps. Behind them, rows of people in white shirts and dhotis watch, and some have white ash marks on their foreheads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sannyasis in ritual sitting.2014-06-02A seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks on their foreheads sit in a hall, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Several bow forward with heads down toward the floor. Behind them, adult devotees in white and light shirts sit with hands folded. A small silver tray with a brass or bowl offering sits at lower left. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja session. No figure clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so no person is identified as him.2013-04-14September 13 20132013-09-13February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.2013-09-23A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and young initiates fills the foreground of a hall with red floor mats. Several boys and young men shaved-headed with white tripundra markings on their foreheads wear orange or maroon cloth and rudraksha malas, and some have hands pressed in anjali or hold small items. Brass oil lamps and puja vessels sit on the floor before them. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing ID badges and rudraksha, sit in rows as devotees, with one older man in a saffron shawl among them.2013-09-12March 17 20132013-03-17A photograph of a large indoor assembly of seated devotees in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Most men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads, while others wear white dhotis with shawls. Several seated people hold open books, and in the foreground brass plates with offerings and small bowls sit on silver trays. Metal crowd barriers and seated women in white and colourful saris fill the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a senior teacher in this view.2013-03-13 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees performs an aarti ritual in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps (aarti lamps), with white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, others in white clothes sit with folded hands or hold lamps. On the low tables in front are brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps. A large crowd of people in white fills the room behind them. Visible text reads a and , which is not transcribed2013-05-10October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copies