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A photograph of a seated group practising a ritual in a bright hall with pink curtains and mats on the floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a white sacred ash line on his forehead, both hands raised to his temples. Beside him, other seated participants in white clothes repeat the same gesture. A small silver bell and an oil lamp sit on the mat nearby, and an orange cloth is visible at the right edge.

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A man sits cross-legged on a mat on a polished floor, eyes lifted and gazing upward, in a devotional hall. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with gold-yellow borders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and matching rudraksha bracelets on both upper arms. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between his brows. A small heap of rudraksha beads lies on the mat near his hand. Behind him, two children sit on the floor in the background, and a bright orange cloth and offerings are visible at the edges.2011-11-28Several men in plain white ritual clothes sit on a floor mat with their palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. The central figure is shaved-headed and wears thin-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a white upper cloth with gold-coloured edges. Others beside him have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them a red wall and a man in a pale green kurta sit in the background. No one visible is distinctively identifiable as a person by appearance cues, so the presence of a person candidate is unsure. The setting suggests a pada puja or satsang moment.2011-11-04Several men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. Other seated devotees are blurred behind him, some with hands joined near their faces, in front of red and white backdrops with warm lamp light. No swami visible in close view; the scene shows devotees in ashram attire during a sitting practice.2011-11-07November 05 20112011-11-05Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-11-11November 16 20112011-11-16November 07 20112011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07August 18 20162016-08-18November 08 20112011-11-08November 02 20112011-11-02Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a meditation or breathing-practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his fingers to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture with eyes closed. Beside him another shaved man with white forehead markings and glasses performs the same gesture. Behind them, men in orange and white garments with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sit with hands raised to their faces. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2011-12-10