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A seated group of devotees with eyes closed, wearing white dhotis and shirts with rust-orange shawls printed with script, many with white vibhuti bands and red kumkum on their foreheads. Lanyards hang around their necks. In the foreground a man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over an orange shawl, while a man at right wears a rudraksha mala and a lanyard. Behind them many more people sit in meditation within a temple hall with red and white decor.

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September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA large group of seated devotees in white ritual clothing with red-and-orange shawls fills a covered open hall, many with eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Many wear lanyards, some have white vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. A green mat and colourful cloth are spread on the floor, a water bottle sits in front, and a small ornate shrine or deity display stands at the right edge. Beyond the hall, a few people and white tents are visible outdoors under a blue tarpaulin. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible in the seated group.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeated devotees with eyes closed in meditation at a large gathering. Foreground centre, a man with grey-streaked hair in a white kurta wears a red-brown rudraksha-style mala and a red lanyard, hands resting in his lap. Beside him a man in a white shirt wears a red-brown shawl printed with repeated text, a lanyard, and a dark mala. Behind, more men in white clothes and red-orange printed shawls sit cross-legged, several with white forehead marks. A man at right has a red bindi and white tilak. A lower-left figure wears a white tilak and a red mala. Many wear orange-red lanyards. Several hands hold phones or small items.2015-09-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11737025September 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a large seated congregation in white kurtas and dhotis with orange-red shawls, many with meditation or prayer hand gestures and eyes closed, sitting on colourful striped rugs in an open tent hall. A gilded altar with a deity murti stands at the upper left, and a small plastic water bottle sits in the foreground. Several people wear lanyards. The front-left seated man wears a gold necklace and a shawl.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20162016-09-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of seated devotees in white kurta-style clothing with red-orange shawls printed with script, during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a bald, bespectacled man with white vibhuti tilak on his forehead holds a small clear crystal or glass object to his brow, while a younger man beside him, with dark hair and a red shawl, holds a similar object to his eye. Behind them other seated participants wear red shawls and some have red wristbands. Pale background of a hall. Appearance-based identification of a person is not made; no candidate is clearly distinguishable by the required cues.2015-09-16 +1 copies