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Two saffron-robed monastics sit cross-legged on a white floor during a puja. The man on the left, with a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, and clear-framed glasses, holds an incense stick over a brass dish. The younger man on the right, with a shaved head and white forehead marks, sits with palms pressed together in prayer and wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. Brass vessels, pink and yellow flowers, and white flower petals rest on a tray in front, and a few seated devotees in white and an orange-shirted volunteer are visible behind them.

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Three bald men in rust and saffron robes sit cross-legged on a cushioned floor before a dark wooden wall during a satsang or ritual. The man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded arm band, with white markings on his shoulder and forehead, and holds his hands open in front of him while looking down. The man on the left wears glasses and a brown rudraksha shawl; the man on the right wears a dark mala and presses his palms together in anjali. Fresh rose petals and small brass offering items sit in front of them.2014-01-11Seated devotees in an ashram hall during a ritual. In the foreground a shaven-headed young man in a dark red robe and orange-brown rudraksha garland holds a white flower, eyes closed and singing. Beside him a shaven-headed man in an saffron-orange robe with dark rudraksha mala and gold chain sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, rows of people in maroon robes sit on mats, some with hands folded, and brass lamps and small offering bowls sit on a white platform. White sacred ash marks decorate the foreheads and arms.2013-06-26January 11 20172017-01-11A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.2017-01-01June 19 20142014-06-19January 11 20172017-01-11Seated puja ceremony in an ashram hall with devotees standing and sitting in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, sits with hands open in meditation. Brass oil lamps, bowls of rose petals and offering plates surround them on a red cloth. Several young boys in saffron robes with white forehead markings sit nearby, and a bowl of white flowers rests in the foreground.2014-06-01A photograph of a seated ritual gathering of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes, wearing rudraksha malas and white horizontal forehead and arm markings. The central man in front, holding a small brass cup, kneels with a bell-like hand gesture; others sit with folded hands, one with eyes closed. Brass puja vessels, a lamp, flowers and a white cloth sit on the floor before them. Behind, a temple hall with ornate golden and colourful decorations. Ritual worship, possibly a puja, with the assembly seated on the floor.2014-04-10Two shaved-headed men in rust-red and orange robes sit cross-legged on a white cloth in an indoor hall, with curtains behind them. The man on the left wears dark-rimmed glasses and a long rudraksha mala over his shoulder, with a beaded bracelet on his upper arm and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead. The man on the right, also wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, has white ash bands on his forehead and arm, a gold-edged dhoti, and a gold wristwatch, and his hands are folded in his lap. Yellow marigolds lie at the lower left and a small white device sits on a wooden table at the right. A partly visible person in orange robes sits at the far right edge. No recognizable a person candidate is clearly established by the visible cues, so the identity is left uncertain.2014-01-10Several seated men in saffron and maroon robes perform a pada puja in a bright hall, hands pressed in anjali and white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms. The bald man in front wears thin-rimmed glasses and a long rudraksha mala with an orange shawl. Brass oil lamps, small bowls and a red cloth with offerings lie on the floor beside them.2013-04-05 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02Photograph of a seated group of devotees at a large ceremony, many with bare upper bodies and white ash markings on the forehead and arms. In the foreground a bald man with a red bindi and white forehead band sits with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth draped over his left shoulder, hands joined. Beside him a younger man with short hair, an orange shawl and a pendant necklace also sits with eyes closed. Behind them more people sit in meditation or chanting posture, some in red or white cloths. Small oil lamps and offering plates with flames glow on the floor in the middle ground.2017-01-08