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May 13 2013

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Seated devotees in an ashram hall sit on a red floor covering during a session, clapping their hands. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with gold-bordered yellow shawls, and many have sandalwood tilak and rudraksha malas. The central man in front wears a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, smiling and clapping. The man on the right wears a red rudraksha mala and white ritual clothes, with ash marks on his forehead. Behind them, more people in white sit or stand, and framed religious pictures hang on the wall. A black cushion lies in the front.2016-02-28 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01A large marble-floored hall with a seated group of priests and devotees performing a puja with hands joined in anjali. Four men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and white upper cloths; one bald priest in the centre has white sacred marks on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha-style mala, and the man on the far right wears a gold-bordered white cloth. Brass plates, small oil lamps, bowls and offerings are set on mats before them. Behind them, children and men in shirts sit in rows, and red chairs line the back of the hall. Gold deity figures and framed pictures stand along the walls, with banner stands at the right.2012-04-03January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJune 01 20142014-06-01January 15 20172017-01-15July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of men fills a hall, most wearing white dhoti and shirts with red-orange rudraksha malas, and many with white sacred ash (vibhuti) striped across their foreheads and arms. In the front row, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged and smiles toward the stage, while nearby men in saffron wraps and white clothing sit attentively. Red chairs line the back, and the setting appears to be a formal satsang.2015-08-09September 13 20132013-09-13May 10 20132013-05-10November 23 20132013-11-23