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A seated satsang or puja scene with a row of devotees in the foreground performing anjali mudra with palms pressed together. A bald priest on the right wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala beads, and a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and an older man in white wearing glasses also joins his palms. Brass bangles and red threads are visible on several wrists. In front on a low table sit small bowls, a yellow item, and offerings. Pale yellow walls and a red curtain form the background. Several other people in white and saffron sit in the row. No candidate's appearance is clearly distinctive enough to suggest a specific person.

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A photograph of a row of seated male devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with yellow sandalwood or turmeric markings on their foreheads and arms. Several have hands pressed together in anjali or held before them in prayer, and brass vessels and a small cup rest on a white cloth in the foreground. A purple backdrop hangs behind them with a framed picture. The figures are seated in close rows, with the foreground devotee in sharp focus and others softer.2014-05-14Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a temple pada puja. Foreground, a close-cropped man in a maroon dhoti with an orange beaded shawl and a black cord necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a shaved-headed man with a white tilak on his forehead and white marks on his arms holds his palms together, wearing an orange beaded shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Further right, a bald man in dark-framed glasses and an orange shawl and bangles sits with hands open in prayer. At the far right, a man in maroon robes sits in meditation with an orange shawl. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes sits with hands folded. Brass lamps and puja vessels sit on the floor at the bottom left and bottom right.2013-04-05 +1 copiesOctober 09 20112011-10-09A row of seated men in prayer at a pada puja in a bright hall with pink walls and a red curtain. Six men sit in a line with palms pressed together in namaskar. The four on the left wear saffron-orange robes and the two on the right wear white dhoti-style cloth with red-striped borders, one with a shawl-like wrap. Several have white vibhuti tilak lines on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings are arranged on the floor in front of them, and a white-clad figure with a shaved head sits near the right edge.2011-08-04A seated satsang gathering in a hall with many devotees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, and beside him a bald man with a red bindi, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sitting on a red cushion with hands raised in applause and smiling. Behind them, saffron-clad disciples and a man in a purple robe sit among the audience.2017-01-07April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 09 20142014-05-09A 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.2014-09-20Photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors during a pada puja. Several men in saffron and rust-orange robes sit cross-legged in a row on a white floor, many with white and yellow tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms. One man in the centre with a shaved head wears a rudraksha mala and a dark red-brown shawl with gold border, holding incense or a ritual item. At right, a man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and white-and-gold dhoti-style cloth holds a small object in his hands. Brass vessels, a tray with flowers and oil lamps sit on a cloth in front. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2014-04-20February 02 20132013-02-02A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on a floor covered with a light cloth, several with palms pressed together in namaskar or anjali. Some wear red and white rudraksha or bead malas around their necks, and some have white sacred ash and red kumkum marks on their foreheads. A boy in an orange shirt with a mala stands at left, and a red stacked cushion pile and a green-and-gold draped table with drums sit in the background. No single figure in the group is identifiable as a person; the seated men are devotees.2015-04-25 +1 copiesOctober 09 20112011-10-09