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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in orange-red shawls during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a young man with short dark hair and white ash marks on his forehead presses white powder to his brow with his right hand, eyes closed. He wears a red-orange shawl knotted at the shoulder, a beaded necklace with a red pendant, and a gold bracelet. Beside him, a bare-chested devotee in a red shawl sits with white marks on his face, and others in white and red garments are visible in the blurred background.

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July 02 20172017-07-02June 21 20162016-06-21 +2 copiesA young man with short dark hair, kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, receives a blessing as another person's hand rests on his forehead. He wears an orange saffron cloth over his bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, a white thread and a small pendant. A white horizontal vibhuti mark is applied across his brow. Behind him, other people in orange robes are visible, and the person blessing him wears a red wrist thread and a white-and-pink floral garland. Eyes are open, looking upward.2017-02-27Photo 11714837July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesClose photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange kurta, eyes closed, touching a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his right hand while wearing a rudraksha mala at his neck and beaded bracelets. Beside him a man with dreadlocks tied back in a purple band also closes his eyes and holds an object to his brow, and figures in orange and white robes stand nearby in a crowded hall.2016-06-17January 12 20172017-01-12September 12 20152015-09-12Several men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. Other seated devotees are blurred behind him, some with hands joined near their faces, in front of red and white backdrops with warm lamp light. No swami visible in close view; the scene shows devotees in ashram attire during a sitting practice.2011-11-07A man in white ceremonial dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha mala stands in profile, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose in a devotional gesture. White sacred ash marks stripe his forehead and arm. A gold bracelet is on his wrist. Behind him, a man in a light green shirt and another in white clothing are also touching their faces, while a blurred figure stands at right in a white dhoti. The setting is a plain white-walled hall.2011-11-04A seated young male devotee in the foreground wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with bare chest, white horizontal tripundra stripes across his forehead and body, a red bindi, and a long dark rudraksha mala. He holds a small orange offering in both hands while sitting in a meditative posture. Around him, many people in saffron and white sit on the floor of a hall with yellow pillars, and a boy in the right foreground watches. Flower offerings and small brass vessels lie on a cloth in the lower left.2017-01-25 +1 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13