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Night-time outdoor gathering of young male devotees seated cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white or sandal forehead markings. The front-right devotee, with a shaved head and stacked beaded necklaces, holds his palms together in anjali. Behind them, older men in white and a man in a patterned shirt sit in the dark. Oil lamps or lights glow faintly in the background, and a pillar stands at the left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.

A night-time group of young men and older devotees sits cross-legged on a pink-and-orange mat in an outdoor setting, all with palms pressed together in anjali. The foreground students wear white dhotis with gold borders and white sacred ash lines across their foreheads, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; one wears round glasses. Older men in plain white garments and red-beaded malas sit behind them, and a few standing figures appear in the dim background near an orange-red structure. The scene looks like satsang or prayer. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person.

Night-time photo of a row of young boys seated cross-legged on a paved floor, wearing white dhotis and white shoulder cloths with gold or coloured borders, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, adults in white and a man in a blue shirt sit or stand near an orange-brick shrine structure with a tall kalasha-like finial and a red ritual pillar. A seated figure in white with a shaved head is among the adults. Lamps and a small map board are visible at the left, and a hanging tassel decoration hangs from the top left.

A large group of seated devotees, mostly men, sit in rows on an orange mat during a satsang or meditation gathering. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash on their foreheads. Several sit with hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. A bald man in a white kurta, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits at centre with hands joined near his waist. Some devotees in the back wear white shirts, and a few appear to be women seated at the rear. The setting is an indoor hall with a bright orange floor covering.

2013-01-21 +1 copies

A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor during a puja or ritual prayer. The foreground men wear plain white dhoti-style cloths with gold-bordered edges, rudraksha malas around their necks, and gold bangles, and sit with palms pressed together in anjali. Their foreheads bear white and sandalwood tilak marks, and a white paste is smeared on the arms of the man in the centre. Brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a steel bowl, bananas, and a clear plastic container sit on a cloth in front. A man in saffron-orange cloth is at the right edge, and red curtains hang in the background.

A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing with red-bordered dhotis and white shawls during an evening devotional gathering. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha and beaded malas. Several with hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. A man in the centre wears a yellow shawl and dark-rimmed glasses, eyes closed, seated with a beaded mala. A young boy in the foreground has hands folded, and a younger child with a red bindi sits at lower left. A metal grille and a man in white with an orange lanyard badge appear at upper right. Dim lighting suggests an evening arati or satsang setting.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

June 23 2017

2017-06-23 +1 copies

A group of men in white dhotis and white shawls sit closely together in a temple hall, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes closed or lowered in prayer. A warm glow of oil lamps or a small fire pit lights the scene in the foreground. Several men wear wooden rudraksha malas over their bare shoulders. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles only: devotees and ashram members at a puja or satsang.

A photograph of a seated group in white ritual dress during a satsang or puja in an ashram hall with a polished white floor. In the foreground two men sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, forehead tilak marks and rudraksha malas. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps and a lit candle sit on orange cloth before them. Behind them many other devotees in white garments, some with tilak, sit in rows, and a few people in the background wear dark clothing.

A group of about ten men seated cross-legged on an orange mat in a dim hall, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. They wear white dhotis and white shirts or shawls, several with orange-and-maroon bordered cloths and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of metal pots and vessels sits on a steel table at the back, and a yellow bucket is at the right edge. The setting suggests a devotional gathering or satsang, but no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

November 06 2011

A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on orange mats wearing white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, many with rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilaks; the man at center has hands folded in anjali, and another at left is eyes-closed in meditation. Behind them, rows of seated devotees and younger boys in white and maroon fill the room, with a microphone stand at right. Some people in the background wear white shirts. No figure is clearly identifiable as the presenter from appearance alone, and the seated mass suggests a sizable audience.