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Devotees seated on a green mat in a red-walled tent, hands pressed in anjali mudra with prayer beads. Men wear white dhoti and shawl-style white cloth with gold borders; several have rudraksha malas. A bald man in the centre front and a man with a moustache at right are prominent. Others seated behind with eyes closed in prayer, appearing to be satsang or puja.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.2011-02-02October 20 20102010-10-20July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths, performing a devotional prayer with palms pressed together at the chest. The man in the centre has short dark hair, closed eyes and a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and he is chanting. Others beside and behind him, some shaven-headed with white markings on their foreheads, also hold their hands in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Some wear yellow-edged cloths and wrist bracelets.2011-01-28A large group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls sit closely together on a floor during a ritual, many with white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands pressed together in prayer or hold small ritual objects, while one man at the lower left covers his face with his palms. Behind them, orange cloth hangs from above and a metal railing and more seated participants fill the background, with a few small oil lamps visible on the floor.2010-10-30October 09 20112011-10-09October 10 20102010-10-10February 10 20132013-02-10A seated group of men in plain white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sits on a carpeted floor during a puja. In the foreground, one man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a small red-rimmed plate with a red substance and a tilak on his forehead; a brass tray, oil lamps, a small brass bowl, and a plate of flowers and fruit sit before the group. Behind them, more seated devotees in white clothing with tilak marks, some with fingers joined in prayer, and a few men in orange-red cloth at the far right. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants; the group is simply devotees in white.2013-12-07July 03 20172017-07-03A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed or lowered, in a hall with red mats on the floor. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a gold border sits cross-legged, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala with an orange shawl over his shoulders. To his left a man in white with grey hair and a white dhoti wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis and orange shawls and malas sit in prayer, some wearing gold bracelets. The group is taking part in a sitting devotional session in the hall.2014-09-20