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September 30 2016

January 12 2017

Seated line of initiates in an ashram hall, bare-chested and wearing saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with white ceremonial markings on arms and chest. The foreground man has long dreadlocks tied back with a red band, wears multiple rudraksha malas and a pendant, and holds his hands in a mudra with eyes closed. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and rudraksha beads sits in meditation with hands raised. Brass puja items and small oil lamps are laid out on a low table at left, and more seated devotees fill the background. The scene matches the initiation session described by the page, with participants in meditation during shakti initiation.

November 04 2015

A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja with brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged on the floor in front of them. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair, a white dhoti with yellow borders, and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp while another man with dreadlocks wears a red-brown rudraksha mala. A bald priest on the right has white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and an orange cloth. Others in orange, maroon and white clothing sit behind them, some holding lamps. A blurred deity image hangs on the wall in the background.

A photograph of a seated group of men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments on a white floor with patterned mats, performing a ritual with brass and ceramic offering plates. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a dark rudraksha mala and tilak-like white markings on his forehead and chest holds his hands together in prayer gesture. Next to him, another man in orange cloth holds a small object in his hands. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and orange clothing with white forehead and body markings, a few bare-chested, sit before brass oil lamps, flower offerings and small plates of food. A colourful striped cloth hangs on the back wall.

A row of seated devotees in a hall performs a puja, each sitting on a pink mat before brass oil lamps and small ritual plates with flowers and offerings. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white and yellow dhotis or orange cloths, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. A bald man in the foreground wears an orange dhoti and holds an oil lamp, while others around him hold ritual items. Behind them more participants sit in rows, and a few people stand at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

January 12 2017

January 11 2017

A young man with long pulled-back blond hair sits cross-legged in meditation, eyes closed, wearing a bare chest with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red and cream rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and white loose pants. Behind him, other devotees sit on a stone platform: a bare-chested man with red rudraksha malas and a turquoise-clad woman in teal and gold cloth. A dark black stone form.

A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.

January 12 2017