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November 06 20162016-11-06January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group of devotees at a large ceremony, many with bare upper bodies and white ash markings on the forehead and arms. In the foreground a bald man with a red bindi and white forehead band sits with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth draped over his left shoulder, hands joined. Beside him a younger man with short hair, an orange shawl and a pendant necklace also sits with eyes closed. Behind them more people sit in meditation or chanting posture, some in red or white cloths. Small oil lamps and offering plates with flames glow on the floor in the middle ground.2017-01-08Photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes, many bare-chested with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and shoulders, sitting cross-legged on a floor at a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a red kumkum bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange shawl knotted at the shoulder. Beside him a younger man with a shaved head and orange shawl appears to chant, and a small brass lamp and cups sit on the floor. Many more people sit in the background on mats, some in white or grey clothing.2017-01-08A seated group of sannyasi-style devotees in bare-chested orange garments and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti markings across their foreheads and arms, sits with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. In the foreground, a bald man with a red bindi, a long rudraksha mala and an orange shawl sits with hands folded near a small lamp, with a blurred crowd of seated devotees, some in white clothing, behind them.2017-01-08A group of devotees sits cross-legged in a hall with pale walls, many with bare upper bodies and hands pressed in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange cloth wears a broad white vibhuti stripe on his forehead, a red kumkum dot, a long rudraksha mala and a green wrist cord, and holds his palms together. Beside him a man with a bare chest and rudraksha mala holds his hands in prayer, and another in an orange wrap and green lower cloth sits at right. Others in white and orange cloth sit behind them in devotion.2017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 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 28 20132013-01-28August 24 20162016-08-24February 02 20132013-02-02January 11 20172017-01-11