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A photograph of a meditation or satsang gathering in a bright hall, with many devotees seated cross-legged on purple and pink mats. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man in an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders sits with eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap, a white tilak on his forehead and a large silver hoop earring. To the left, a bearded man with shoulders bare wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a red cloth, hands resting on his knees. Behind them, other participants in orange, white and bare-chested attire sit in meditation, with small oil lamps and a water bottle on the mats.

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January 15 20172017-01-15Photo of a row of seated devotees in meditation during a satsang or puja at an ashram. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tripundra and horizontal ash marks on forehead and arms wears an orange shawl, rudraksha beads and a small earring, his eyes closed and hands in mudra. Beside him, other men sit with bare torsos, ash markings, rudraksha malas and orange cloth. Behind them, more devotees in orange and pink clothing sit in blurred rows, and a lit oil lamp glows at the lower left. No person is identified as a person in the visible evidence.2017-01-08January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 10 20172017-01-10Photograph 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.2017-01-08January 12 20172017-01-12January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A seated group meditation in a hall lit by small oil lamps. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with a white tilak on his forehead, a red dot between his brows, white ash marks on bare shoulders and a small pendant on a cord sits in meditation with hands in a mudra. Beside him an older man with glasses and a dark-skinned man in an orange cloth wear rudraksha malas and white body markings, one with hands together in front. Many other participants in orange and white sit on mats behind them.2017-01-22January 08 20172017-01-08Several men sit in meditation in orange and saffron clothing, eyes closed, with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. The foreground man wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a small hoop earring, and holds his hands in a mudra. Others sit beside and behind him, some with long hair in braids, some with bare chests and ornate beaded necklaces. Blurred figures in orange robes fill the background, with a warm-toned hall behind them.2017-01-08