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A seated group session on a colourful striped mat in a hall. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, looks down at a small copper plate held in both hands. To his right, a man with a white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a small object and sits beside an open notebook. Behind them a woman in orange robes with long braided hair sits on the floor, and a man in white with an orange-checked shawl sits nearby. Small metal boxes, papers and a grey stone lie on the floor.

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March 01 20172017-03-01March 02 20172017-03-02 +1 copiesA seated devotee in a large hall looks down at a small handheld device or booklet he holds in both hands. He wears a bare chest, white dhoti with a gold border, a rust-orange shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text, and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Around him other participants sit in white clothes and orange shawls, some bald and some with hair, with pink walls and framed artwork behind them. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang session in progress, though the image itself shows only reading and quiet sitting.2017-03-01Bare-chested men sit cross-legged in rows at a meditation or satsang session, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred thread across the chest, with vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their bodies. In the centre, a bald man with glasses and a beard wears a long rudraksha mala, a small pendant, and a white and yellow dhoti, and reads from a notebook or paper. He is seated among devotees with earphones in their ears. Foreground and background figures are partially blurred.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a seated group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and white ash or paste markings on their chests and arms, at a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a hall with pink walls and wooden doors. In the foreground a man in the front right holds his palms together in a mudra with a small brass or wooden item, while nearby men sit with hands joined in prayer and others sit in rows of wooden chairs. a person is not clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.2017-04-26A photograph of a row of seated male devotees in white dhotis and shawls during a puja or satsang, with vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The foreground man in the left corner reads from an open book while others hold books and sit cross-legged on a floor. Before them on orange cloths are brass plates with flowers, brass oil lamps and small lit diyas, and a shell. The room has pink walls and red chairs in the background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the candidate is unsure.2010-10-25February 26 20172017-02-26Four men in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges sit in a row during a ritual, wearing orange-red shawls printed with script and rudraksha malas. The man on the left, with close-cropped hair, holds a small grey stone block cradled in his arms and a metal ladle or spoon in his hand. The next man has a short beard and sits with eyes closed, with white marks on his arms. The man on the right has white tilaka on his forehead and a gold necklace. Another man at far left has hands pressed together in prayer, and a brass horn-like object is visible at the lower left edge. The setting appears to be a temple hall with a gold-coloured backdrop.2017-03-18 +1 copiesSeveral bare-chested men seated in wooden chairs in a hall with pink walls, wearing rudraksha malas and white dhoti-style cloths with gold borders. Some have white horizontal marks on their chests and foreheads and hold small cards or booklets while others press palms together in prayer. Shaven-headed participants sit in rows with a few heads visible behind, and a wall clock and framed pictures are visible in the background.2017-04-26A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.2017-02-26A photograph of a seated group of bare-chested men in a hall, most wearing white dhoti-style cloth and sacred thread, with white ash markings on their chests and foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas. A seated man in the centre, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a yellow-and-cream dhoti, holds a small white tablet or device in both hands while looking down, with an earpiece in his ear. Foreground and background figures are blurred, and a carved wooden pillar and seated devotees appear behind them.2017-02-26