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A photo of devotees in prayer during a ritual, with a shaved-headed man in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. He has three white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead, eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Behind him a second man in white clothing with a yellow-edged cloth also holds his hands in prayer, and several more people in orange robes are blurred in the background. The warm dim setting suggests an evening puja or satsang gathering.

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November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23Several men sit in a devotional setting with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The foreground man is shaved-headed, wears a saffron-orange shawl over a bare upper body, a dark rudraksha mala, and a gold bracelet, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala also prays with hands folded and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Blurred figures in white dhotis and orange garments sit behind them.2011-10-17April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesJuly 11 20132013-07-11Devotees seated in a row during a puja, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and white stripes painted across his bare upper arm and chest. Beside him, a second man in an orange wrap sits with eyes closed, and a row of others in orange clothing sits behind on a white cloth before ritual offerings and small lamps. A blurred crowd fills the background of this hall. No clear identity cue for a person is established by appearance, so the foreground devotees are described by role only.2017-01-12Photograph of several shaved-headed sannyasis in orange and saffron-brown robes seated in a row, hands pressed in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer or meditation. The foreground man wears a gold serpent armlet, a long rudraksha mala over his shoulder and a red bindi, with white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead and upper arm. Behind him others wear white forehead bands, rudraksha malas and gold earrings. A red curtain and wall form the background.2013-07-11January 12 20172017-01-12Close photograph of two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes sitting with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a gathering, with blurred people behind them. The man on the right, in front, wears an orange wrap over his shoulders and a red bindi-style mark on his forehead, looking forward with a calm expression. The man on the left has white urdhva pundra lines on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck and his eyes lowered in prayer. The background is out of focus with more devotees in orange clothing.2012-10-14A photograph of a group of people seated in prayer with palms pressed together in namaste during an evening ritual. In the foreground a shaved-headed man wears saffron-orange robes over a bare upper body, with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sacred thread also holds his hands in anjali. Behind them, other seated devotees in orange and white clothing pray, and a tripod and brass vessel sit at the lower edge.2010-11-23July 30 20132013-07-30Two shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes sit close together with palms pressed in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. Both wear rudraksha malas around their necks and white tripundra-style markings across their foreheads and bare shoulders. Blurred figures in white and saffron fill the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the people appear to be devotees or disciples.2013-01-18