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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.

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June 02 20152015-06-02Night-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.2015-06-02January 16 20132013-01-16A 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.2010-11-12Indoor photo of a seated group of men and boys in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders at a ritual or satsang gathering. Several men wear rudraksha malas; the front-right man, bare-chested with a shaved head and a small tilak, sits cross-armed beside boys in striped shirts. Chairs behind hold more men in white, and a red curtain hangs at left. The page places this at a 2011 event listed under Pratyaksha-Pada-Pooja, Bhagavad-Gita-Satsang and Rudra-Homa, but no ritual fire or deity is visible, so no specific rite is shown.2011-12-28October 23 20112011-10-23December 30 20112011-12-30January 18 20132013-01-18Night-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.2011-10-05A large indoor gathering of seated devotees on an orange-and-cream floor during a ritual session. In the foreground, three shaved-headed men sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands pressed in añjali. The man at left wears a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band; the centre man wears orange cloth and a rudraksha mala with tilak markings; the man at right wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, rudraksha beads and forehead tilak. Brass lamps, small kalasha-style vessels, flowers and offering dishes lie on the floor before them. Behind, rows of young men and boys in white, orange and black clothing sit attentively, some holding papers.2013-01-29June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesDecember 02 20102010-12-02