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A photograph of a seated group of shaven-headed male devotees in saffron and orange robes during a ritual, with white tripundra-style markings on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas, and the man in the centre wears a long gold-bead necklace over a maroon shawl, with his palms together. A young boy in the foreground sits with a white forehead marking and saffron cloth. Behind them, seated people in white kurtas and dhotis, and one in a white shirt with a red tilak, watch from chairs and the floor. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene shows a group puja or satsang setting with several people chanting with eyes closed.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 27 20142014-11-27March 20 20132013-03-20April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA seated group of men in a ritual hall performs a puja with small brass bells, lamps and offering plates on low tables before them. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and bangles, with tripundra on his forehead; he is not identifiable by face. On the left a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and rudraksha mala sits beside saffron-clad sannyasis in orange robes, several with shaved heads and white tripundra marks. Behind them devotees in white and maroon sit behind white posts and a rope barrier.2014-10-06Seated devotees in a meditation or puja session on woven mats. Foreground men wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and shoulders. Centre, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A small brass pot and brass bowls sit on the mat in front, with a green plastic bowl at left. Background shows red wall hangings and more seated figures in orange and white. a person is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so no candidate is named.2013-02-26Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a temple pada puja. Foreground, a close-cropped man in a maroon dhoti with an orange beaded shawl and a black cord necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a shaved-headed man with a white tilak on his forehead and white marks on his arms holds his palms together, wearing an orange beaded shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Further right, a bald man in dark-framed glasses and an orange shawl and bangles sits with hands open in prayer. At the far right, a man in maroon robes sits in meditation with an orange shawl. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes sits with hands folded. Brass lamps and puja vessels sit on the floor at the bottom left and bottom right.2013-04-05 +1 copiesA large seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual, many wearing saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti-style markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in red-orange robes sits with hands folded in prayer near a low table holding brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell, oil lamps and flowers. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and red shawl sits with eyes lowered, and several other white-clad and saffron-clad participants fill the rows. A plain white-clad elder in glasses sits among them. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering.2014-11-20June 02 20142014-06-02