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Close-up photo of seated devotees on a grey stage floor during a ritual session. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha bracelets sit at left and right, their bare feet and forearms visible, with white sacred ash marks on their arms. Between them lie two water bottles, a tablet, papers and a small yellow object. Behind them a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with hands folded in the centre, and a silver ornamented pole stands at upper left.

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January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05Close-up photo of two seated men on a grey floor, their legs crossed in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges. One man wears rudraksha mala bracelets on his wrist and clasps hands with the other, whose hand is near a small red item. Nearby on the floor sit a tablet, blue pens, a paper slip and a mobile phone. The faces are not visible and the scene appears to be a seated gathering.2018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05Close photo of seated initiates in a meditative courtyard session. Several men sit cross-legged on a red-and-white mat, bare-chested, wearing saffron/orange cloths and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas hanging across their chests and white sacred ash (vibhuti) marks on their arms and shoulders. Their hands form mudras, one holding a small object. In the lower left are brass oil lamps, small bowls, a glass bottle and a lit incense stick.2017-02-01October 29 20112011-10-29October 09 20102010-10-09Photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a grey carpeted stage. In the foreground, an older woman with silver hair in a bun, wearing a white sari with a red-and-gold border and rudraksha beads, sits with palms pressed together in namaste. To her left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red shawl sits with his head bowed. Behind them, men in orange robes sit near a silver table, and a plastic water bottle and a small silver tray with rudraksha beads rest on the floor. A tall gold-toned pillar stands at the right edge. Several people are seated in a ritual setting, with an ashram-style ceremony in progress.2018-01-05A seated group of men performs a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a man with a greying beard and a gold-beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together, wearing a saffron garment with a maroon border. Beside him, another saffron-clad man with a shaved head and gold necklace extends his hand over a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, several saffron-robed men sit on orange mats, and further back, men in white dhotis and white shawls with rudraksha malas and sandalwood marks sit in rows. Brass plates with flowers, fruit, kumkum and brass lamps and vessels sit on the mats, and an open book rests on the floor. This appears to be a padapuja-style puja setting.2010-10-16November 20 20142014-11-20 +2 copies