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April 14 2018

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January 06 20182018-01-06A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead, pressing his palms together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, ornate gold necklaces, a gold bracelet and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets on his wrists and arms. Beside him on the right, a bald man in an orange robe and gold necklace sits with eyes lowered, and on the left a person in white dhoti-style cloth with rudraksha beads is partly visible. The setting appears to be a ceremonial or satsang gathering. Two people are visible.2012-04-05March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesJanuary 21 20132013-01-21March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20172017-02-27September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dark hair, a forehead of white and red tilak, and a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears heavy gold necklaces with bells, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several young sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with gold borders hold a silver puja tray with an oil lamp burning and a metal kalasha-like vessel, while another carries a tray of green leaves. A large banyan tree and hanging colourful tassels frame the outdoor ritual setting.2016-08-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing upward. He wears a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of beaded ornaments, with gold armbands on both upper arms and wrists. Beside him a shaven-headed man in an orange garment and a dark rudraksha-style cord also holds hands in prayer. Behind them, a crowd of devotees with raised joined hands fills the background.2012-04-05September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulder stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several young men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead markings stand in a row, one holding a silver puja vessel with a flame at its top. A decorated ceremonial canopy with green and red fabric hangs at the left. This appears to be a devotional ritual setting with an outdoor or temple-courtyard background.2016-08-02A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like setting. A man with long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange saffron shawl, rudraksha bead bracelets on his upper arm and wrist, gold earrings and a gold necklace, reaches to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with white sacred ash markings on his chest and shoulder. The devotee, wearing an orange-and-red shawl, sits with eyes closed and head tilted. Beside them stands a small brass deity murti and a brass lamp. Behind, other people in white and orange garments are partly visible, and green plants frame the scene.2017-07-03 +2 copies