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A photograph of devotees seated on mats at night in a group initiation setting. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and body presses his palms together in anjali mudra, with a white cord around his neck and a wristwatch. Behind him an older man with white hair wears a red and white beaded necklace, and other shirtless men in white dhotis sit close together. A maroon and cream bag rests at the lower left. The scene suggests a satsang or initiation program.

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September 05 20172017-09-05February 22 20172017-02-22A crowded evening satsang gathering of men seated closely together, most bare-chested or wearing white dhotis with white sacred ash (vibhuti) smeared on their foreheads and chests. A central man in the foreground wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a pendant, with a pale green cloth at his waist. To the right, a man rests his hand against his face and wears a white shawl and beaded necklace. Behind them, many devotees fill the frame, some wearing white garlands and sitting attentively.2017-09-05A dense crowd of bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening gathering, many wearing white dhoti cloths and thin white sacred-thread style necklaces with small red pendants. Several have white ash or chalk markings across their foreheads and bodies, and some wear earrings. Faces show concentration and stillness. Many people are visible, and a few partially visible figures fill the foreground and edges.2017-09-05A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a ritual setting, most bare-chested and marked with white sacred ash stripes across their chests and shoulders, wearing white dhotis and white sacred threads over the shoulder. In the centre, a grey-haired man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead pendant on a white cord sits with his palms pressed together in prayer, gazing to the side. Beside him and behind, other participants in similar white attire sit attentively, one with his hands folded. The people appear to be taking part in an initiation-style ceremony with ritual markings on the body.2017-02-22April 16 20172017-04-16 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10June 08 20172017-06-08A dense crowd of men sits closely packed on mats at an evening gathering, most bare-chested with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads, chests and arms. Many wear rudraksha or bead necklaces and white dhotis with coloured borders. Some sit with hands folded or heads bowed, and a few men stand at the left edge in white dhotis. Brass oil lamps are visible in the background near the top of the frame. The scene resembles a satsang or initiation sitting; no a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2017-09-05April 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10September 05 20172017-09-05