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A seated devotee in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and marked with white vibhuti stripes on forehead and arms, presses his palms together in anjali while chanting, with rudraksha mala beads around his neck and gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, rows of similarly dressed men sit cross-legged in a hall with pink walls, several with hands folded, and small oil lamps and brass puja vessels are visible in the foreground.

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Photograph of a large seated gathering of shirtless young men in white dhotis during a Shivoham-style ritual session. The central young man wears a gold pendant on a chain, a long white sacred thread over his shoulder, and white ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms. To the left, a man in white leans forward working with his hands, while behind them many men sit close together, several with white horizontal markings on their bodies. At the lower right, a man in orange clothing sits beside them. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

January 07 2017

A large group of bare-chested men and boys sit cross-legged in close rows on pink and green mats, eyes closed in meditation. Many have white vibhuti or sandalwood-style markings across their foreheads and bodies, and wear white dhotis, pendants and wooden or bead malas. In the foreground, a young man in the centre sits with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, flanked by a bearded man on the left and a man with a red-and-white forehead mark on the right. The scene appears to be a seated meditation or initiation gathering.

A long row of seated participants in white dhotis and unstitched white clothing with gold borders performs a puja during a satsang event. Brass thalis and small brass lamps holding flames sit on low tables along the floor, with a copper-coloured water bottle in the foreground. Several men bare-chested wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and raise incense sticks or small items toward the offerings. A man near the centre has his hair in a topknot and wears gold earrings. Lit oil lamps line the floor behind the row, and the hall is filled with more seated devotees. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

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April 04 2018

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A photograph of a large group of young male devotees seated on the floor in a hall with a red backdrop, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with white sacred ash markings on their chests, arms and foreheads. A central boy in the foreground, with white ash on his body and a white thread across his shoulder, sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, holding a small book or leaf and reading or reciting. Others around him, some wearing wire-rimmed glasses and white necklaces, sit in similar postures, with yellow-bordered cloth visible at the edges. No person is identified as a person in this image.