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July 07 2014

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Large indoor hall where many young devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on the floor in rows behind thin metal railings. Several are preparing offerings and handling small brass vessels, a plate of fruit and small pots on orange cloths. A lone girl in white sits among them. Men in white shirts sit near the back wall beside stacked red chairs.2014-07-07Photograph of a seated group of young devotees in a hall during a ritual session. Most wear orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas, and many have white horizontal forehead markings. Some sit cross-legged on a white mat in rows, several with hands joined or holding small papers, while a girl in a white dress sits near the centre. A chain rope barrier with metal posts separates the rows, and red-carpeted steps and a white-robed figure appear at the top left. Many people are visible, roughly two dozen or more, seated close together.2014-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 04 20162016-08-04 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated young men and boys dressed in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and with white ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. They sit in rows on mats with open books and small brass puja trays holding pink flowers, oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Behind them, older devotees in white sit in the background, and at the upper right a large framed image of a figure in orange robes is displayed. Yellow poles stand in the foreground near the rows. Walls are decorated with framed paintings, and a few people are visible standing near the doorways.2017-07-25August 30 20142014-08-30April 13 20132013-04-13September 13 20162016-09-13A seated group of devotees in an ashram hall during a meditative or ritual sitting. Many women and some men wear orange and maroon robes, with forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground figures sit on low mats before small brass oil lamps, bowls and flower offerings, with a child in orange at left. Others in white and pastel clothing sit behind them along the hall.2013-08-03February 22 20132013-02-22March 01 20162016-03-01A photograph of a large indoor hall where many young women and girls in orange and red garments sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, hands pressed together in prayer. Several have white or ash lines on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Before them on low stone platforms are brass pooja vessels, a small oil lamp, bowls of flowers, kumkum and a plate of offerings. Some have their eyes closed. Red curtains and stacked chairs stand along the back wall, and a man in white sits at the far left edge.2014-07-08April 03 20152015-04-03