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A night-time ritual scene with a row of devotees standing in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; others wear saffron and orange robes with red sashes. One man in front-left sits in orange with a large white-and-pink flower garland around his neck and hands folded. A shaved-headed man in orange holds a small bell and a book-like object. Some men have sacred ash markings on their foreheads. Green leaf bunting hangs above, and a red-and-white decorated pillar stands in the background.

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August 25 20142014-08-25A photograph of a seated group of shaven-headed male devotees in saffron and orange robes during a ritual, with white tripundra-style markings on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas, and the man in the centre wears a long gold-bead necklace over a maroon shawl, with his palms together. A young boy in the foreground sits with a white forehead marking and saffron cloth. Behind them, seated people in white kurtas and dhotis, and one in a white shirt with a red tilak, watch from chairs and the floor. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene shows a group puja or satsang setting with several people chanting with eyes closed.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a seated man with a shaved head and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, eyes closed, palms pressed together in prayer at his chest. He wears an orange robe and a long brown rudraksha mala, with a gold bangle and ring. Around him, several other people in orange and white robes sit on a floor in devotional posture, some with hands folded.2014-08-16A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in a hall, with small oil lamps glowing on the floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks sits with eyes closed and hands joined, beside a second man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles smiling while in prayer. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth sits with hands joined, and a long-haired man in a white and yellow dhoti sits with eyes closed. Many men and boys in white and light clothing sit on mats behind, with offerings and plates of food and fruit placed on the floor.2011-02-02August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed men and boys with white vibhuti tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, clapping with palms together. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps; beside him a boy in orange with a mala claps, and behind them other devotees in orange and a golden pillar with flower garlands and a green-and-red cloth draped over a figure appear in the background. Pink and purple satin cloths and a fan are visible.2013-10-08January 15 20172017-01-15June 02 20142014-06-02A 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.2017-01-07A photograph of a central figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala across the chest and a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms, palms pressed together in greeting namaste with a small red bindi on the forehead. Around him stand many young male renunciants with shaved heads and white horizontal tilak marks, wearing saffron-orange and red cloth, several with folded hands, some with rudraksha malas. On the right a man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a small headset microphone stands with hands clasped. A red and yellow decorated pillar and green foliage form the outdoor setting, consistent with a sanyas initiation or pada puja gathering.2014-10-04