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Devotees dance energetically in a bright hall with white tiled floor and ceiling lights, clapping with raised hands. Foreground: a man in a black kurta with long curly hair and a beard, smiling and clapping. Beside him, a man with long dark hair and bare chest wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala, clapping with palms together. Behind them, men in white kurtas and white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, move in a group. Wall portraits and framed pictures line the background.

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January 06 20172017-01-06A group of devotees stands in a large hall with white tiled floor and pink walls lined with framed photographs, arms raised with palms open in an ecstatic group practice. Many wear white dhotis, some with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested. A man in a long black robe stands at left with arms raised and eyes closed. A bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a long-haired man with dreadlocks in bare chest stand centre and right. A shaved, older man in a white dhoti stands far right, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands in the foreground. Yoga mats are visible on the floor behind them.2017-01-06October 07 20162016-10-07A photograph of a lively group dancing and celebrating indoors in a bright hall with overhead lights and a hazy atmosphere. In the foreground a young man in a cream embroidered sherwani with red trim gestures with his hand and smiles. Beside him a shirtless man in red-orange dhoti and dark rudraksha malas shakes his long hair and sways, while others wear orange and saffron dhotis, red kurtas and white dhotis with red sashes, several with rudraksha malas and sandalwood-coloured bracelets. Many people in the background move together.2016-10-04November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a white ceiling and recessed lights, where devotees in orange and saffron cloths and dhotis dance and chant closely together. In the centre a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a red-and-white sash wears long rudraksha malas and raises his fist. To the left a man in an orange shawl with a gold border holds a mala against his chest, and to the right a man in a gold brocade top with a beaded mala gestures with one hand. Other devotees in white shirts and orange garments surround them, some with long hair and beards.2016-10-08October 04 20162016-10-04A large indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed photographs, where a group of young men in bare chests and orange-saffron dhoti-style wraps dance with arms extended forward. Many wear rudraksha and bead necklaces, bracelets and long dreadlocked hair. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers, some in white and green clothing, watches and claps, and ceiling fluorescent lights are visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; no a person candidate is presented.2017-01-04August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06September 08 20162016-09-08 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copies