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A photograph of a seated group during a ritual initiation. A man with a shaved head and a red mark on his forehead, wearing a white kurta and rudraksha malas, sits centre-left and gestures toward a small rectangular object held by a child. The child wears an orange cloth over one shoulder, rudraksha beads and a pendant. A woman in a gold-patterned shawl and long dark hair looks on at right. A white-haired man with glasses and rudraksha malas holds an open book at left. A woman in a blue garment with dreadlocks stands at lower right, and orange-robed devotees fill the background.

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March 03 20172017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03A seated group in a bright hall with a pale floor and a coloured mat. A young boy with short dark hair and a white forehead mark sits centre-right in an orange saffron wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala and a red pendant. An older man with grey hair, a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl sits behind him with a rudraksha mala and forehead mark. Two men in white kurtas with red shawls sit at left and right, one holding a pen above an open notebook. Their attention is on the boy, with an open book in the lower foreground.2017-06-26 +1 copiesMarch 03 20172017-03-03A seated congregation sits on mats and cushions during a satsang in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground a bald-headed man with white-rimmed glasses wears a white dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits with his eyes closed, and to the right an older man with grey-white hair wears a white dhoti with orange-striped border and a rudraksha mala. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit with rudraksha malas, one with a red tilak on the forehead. A woman in a green sari and others in white and orange clothing fill the background. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2017-01-06 +1 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06Indoor group session on a white floor mat in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a person in white clothes sits with their back partly to the camera. Behind them, a woman in white kurta with a brown-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and a red bindi listens attentively. Beside her, a young girl in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold-toned necklace sits cross-legged. At right, an older woman in a white sari with gold border holds a small object. Brass trays and small stone seats are on the mat, and plastic water bottles sit at the edge. Background shows more people and tables with a registration-style sign.2017-03-03January 22 20172017-01-22September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing sits on colourful striped mats during a gathering. In the centre, a person in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments holds a grey stone-like object and places another on the mat, while a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-white outfit behind them also holds a grey object. Brass boxes and a small tray lie on the mats, and others in white with orange shawls sit around, one writing on paper.2017-03-03January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copies