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A seated group of shirtless men in white dhoti-style cloths sits in a hall during what appears to be a ritual or meditative sitting. In the foreground a young man with light hair tied back in a bun wears a pendant necklace and a white paste mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Beside him an older man with grey hair and a silver earring sits with hands together, and at the right edge a bald man in dark-rimmed glasses wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala. Other participants with white marks on their bodies sit blurred in the background, and an orange-robed figure appears in the distance.

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A photograph of a seated group of male devotees in a plain hall with pink walls and a wooden door, performing a ritual in a row. The foreground man has long light dreadlocks tied up, wears a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and an orange-and-gold cloth across the shoulder, with white tilak marks on his forehead and body; his hands are raised in a mudra. Beside him sit other men with shaved heads, white horizontal forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, some in orange cloths. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the floor in front of them. Other participants are visible further back.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20172017-02-01January 12 20172017-01-12September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA large hall with rows of seated male devotees in meditation during an initiation session. Most are bare-chested in white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and tilak or vibhuti marks on their arms and foreheads. In the foreground a bald-headed man in white dhoti and brown mala sits with hands in mudra, and at right a man with a red bindi and gold armband sits with hands in mudra. Brass oil lamps, small brass vessels and sacred items sit on mats in front of them. Framed pictures line the walls and a deity shrine is visible at left.2017-02-01January 06 20172017-01-06January 12 20172017-01-12A seated group of men in an ashram hall performs a ritual sitting on green and blue mats with eyes closed and hands in mudra. Front center, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and rust-orange dhoti holds his hands together in his lap. Beside him, a younger man wears a rust-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and sits with eyes closed. Behind them, bearded and long-haired men wear white dhotis and sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Small brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the floor in front. Other participants and a blurred background fill the room.2017-01-12January 11 20172017-01-11