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A seated man with a shaved head and closed eyes sits cross-legged in meditation on a blue-striped floor mat, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and hands folded in his lap. Behind him, several men sit on striped mats in a room with orange curtains; some wear white shirts and dhotis, one has a white forehead mark, and an older man on the right wears a light shirt and head cloth. In the foreground are brass puja vessels, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a brass plate with offerings, small bowls, a conch shell and a red cloth with a bowl of rice. The scene appears to be a satsang or group meditation.

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A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with a large seated crowd behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on a mat, palms pressed together in prayer, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, another man in white with gold-bordered cloth sits with hands folded. On the left, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. Brass plates of offerings, oil lamps, a small kalasha-style vessel and a brass lamp sit on orange and red cloths around them. Behind, many seated people wear white, orange and green, with a few men in orange shawls.2012-04-23August 25 20122012-08-25September 10 20122012-09-10A seated group of devotees and ritual participants performs a puja in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders wear rudraksha malas and sit with hands folded; one has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Behind them, younger boys in maroon robes with gold-edged stoles sit cross-legged. Small oil lamps flicker on brass plates and offerings lie on the floor around them. Some older men in white clothing sit in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2013-01-14A seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, many with bare torsos and white and red sacred markings, perform a devotional ceremony indoors. In the foreground a bald man with white urdhva pundra markings on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together. Beside him a man with glasses, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded, a white dhoti with a yellow border. Behind them a long-haired man in a white shawl with a red tilak sits in prayer, and others are seated further back. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and offerings in a plate lie on a mat in front, with a notebook and a blue container at lower left.2010-11-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesOctober 16 20122012-10-16A photograph of a seated satsang gathering with people meditating with eyes closed on a striped blue mat before red-cushioned chairs. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border wears a rudraksha mala, white and red tilak on forehead, and sits in meditation posture. Beside him a man in white shirt and glasses sits with hands folded, and behind them a man in a maroon shirt meditates. On the right a man in white dhoti with a red-striped border sits upright. Further back a man in a pale blue shirt sits with hands clasped. No a person candidate is visible; attendees are seated in meditation during a discourse session.2011-10-18A photograph of a seated group in a carpeted hall performing a ritual. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame. Beside him, a man in white with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand during the ritual, and an older man in white glasses sits near brass vessels. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange-saffron cloths sit on mats, some with hands folded in prayer, while others stand along the back wall. Brass plates and offerings are arranged on the floor.2013-12-06Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a floor covered with mats, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several have sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas. Brass oil lamps, a small plate of fruit and offerings, a brass bowl, and incense sticks sit on orange cloth in front of them. Behind them, other seated people and a stack of folded mats fill a bright room with red curtains. One man in front has his eyes closed while others look upward in prayer.2011-09-19A photo of a seated satsang audience in a hall with red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl, bare-armed with gold armlets and rudraksha beads, sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in a mudra. Around him, men in white and cream shirts and dhotis sit on blue striped mats in meditation, some wearing ID lanyards. A man in a dark navy kurta with a rudraksha mala sits at left. The scene shows a meditative Bhagavad Gita satsang.2011-10-27A seated group ritual in a bright hall with a tiled white floor and cream walls. Three priests in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on woven mats in the foreground, hands in anjali, rudraksha malas around their necks. The central priest has white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Brass oil lamps, a small brass vessel, a plate of offerings and a book sit before them. Behind them, a large seated audience of roughly fifty to sixty people, many in white shirts and lanyards, some children, sits attentively.2012-04-15