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May 07 2017

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May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07A seated group in a hall during a ritual session. A standing figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-red robe and draped cloth, presses a hand to the forehead of a seated woman in an orange-red shawl with rudraksha beads and gold pendant, who has her palms together in prayer. Beside her, a woman in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold beads sits with eyes lowered. In front, a bald man in white with an orange-red shawl sits with closed eyes, and several other white-clad, shawled participants sit in rows, some with rudraksha malas. Wooden doors and gold-tipped poles stand in the background.May 9t 2017A photograph of an indoor programme session with several men in plain white kurta-style clothes and orange-red lanyards seated on the floor and in chairs. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta leans over a low wooden stand draped with a maroon cloth with gold tassels, on which a small object and a book rest. To the right, a woman with hair in a bun and a white sari with a magenta and gold border wears a long brown rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and leans toward the stand. A water bottle sits on the floor. Several other men seated behind them watch.2016-09-22A seated figure in maroon and gold robes, wearing a long gold-and-bead ornamental necklace and rudraksha-style beads, reaches out to press his right palm to the forehead of a kneeling man with grey hair tied back, who wears a white dhoti with gold border and an orange-red shawl. Behind them stand several people in orange-red shawls and white garments, one with a red bindi-marked forehead, some wearing rudraksha beads on their wrists. The seated figure sits in a brown leather armchair with carved wooden armrest, and a water bottle and a small black device rest on an orange table nearby. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in an ashram hall.2016-02-10 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright, pale pink hall with tiled floor and hanging striped fabric decorations. A woman in a cream and rust-orange sari with rudraksha mala, glasses and short grey hair bends forward, receiving a small tray of sweets and a folded paper from a man in orange robes. The man has a long rudraksha mala, a red-and-gold sash and a broad smile, and holds out papers. Behind him stands a bald man in orange, and at right another orange-robed devotee carries a silver tray with gold items and purple cloth. A pink and red portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban hangs on the back wall. a person cues are not clearly established for the man in the centre, so identity is unsure.2011-02-02Indoor temple hall with cream walls, red curtains and ceiling spotlights. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown sari with gold border and rudraksha mala draping her shoulders holds a mala toward a line of devotees in white shirts and trousers, some with hands joined and heads bowed, others holding small brass items. On the left, monastics in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and shaved heads stand watching. Behind them a decorated altar with a deity murti, garlands and colourful painted panels. Several people are visible, and a cameraman stands at the back.2013-11-10Indoor satsang-style scene in an ashram hall with red curtains. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala feeds a sweet to a smiling older man with grey hair, white shirt and rudraksha mala, who raises his palm. Beside them a woman in maroon sari and a monastic in orange robes sit on a red cloth. Behind, a man in white kurta with an orange lanyard stands, and a woman in orange sari also wears an orange lanyard. A flower-garlanded deity murti with yellow and purple blossoms is at left.2013-09-05