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December 12 20162016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22July 18 20162016-07-18Night photograph of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at an outdoor gathering. Men in white dhotis with gold-bordered and blue-bordered cloths and bare upper bodies stand in the foreground, one with a rudraksha-style cord and white sacred ash marks on the forehead and arms. Behind them older men in white shirts and dhotis and women in cream and gold saris stand among hanging green leaf and flower garlands lit by bright white lamps, with strings of coloured lights in the background.2018-12-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation, mostly men, in a hall at a satsang. Foreground: a grey-haired older man in wire-rimmed glasses and a red cloth over his shoulder, hands pressed together in anjali, beside a man with a moustache and eyes closed, hands folded. Centre: a bare-chested man with a short moustache, white beaded necklace, and red-and-white thread bracelet, palms joined before his chest. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees wear white cloths and white or beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a devotional gathering with folded hands.2017-05-10Night-time outdoor event lit by green string lights. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-striped border and a rudraksha mala holds a woven basket with both hands, extended toward a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. The men stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some with white tilak on their foreheads, and some carry white cloth bundles on their shoulders. Behind them, other men in white and orange garments stand in the crowd. The scene suggests a devotional offering or ritual distribution.2016-07-18December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 18 20162016-07-18A large group of bare-chested men seated closely on the floor in a hall, many with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads and shoulders and white sacred threads over their chests. In the foreground a man with greying hair and a red bindi holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra while speaking, with a white thread across his bare chest. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti-style cloth holds his palms together, and a bald man at the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and reddish sandal marks. Some devotees sit with eyes closed in prayer, and the background is softly blurred with more seated participants.2017-12-24Dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening gathering. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a grey moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red cloth over his shoulders and a thin orange-brown thread on his wrist. Around him, younger men with bare upper bodies and white beaded necklaces listen with eyes lowered or closed; a bald man with a red mark on his forehead sits in the lower right foreground. The scene conveys a satsang or meditation sitting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2017-05-10