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A 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.

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January 12 20172017-01-12 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12Photograph 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 10 20172017-01-10January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12A photograph of a seated group of male devotees in a plain hall with pink walls and a wooden door, performing a ritual in a row. The foreground man has long light dreadlocks tied up, wears a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and an orange-and-gold cloth across the shoulder, with white tilak marks on his forehead and body; his hands are raised in a mudra. Beside him sit other men with shaved heads, white horizontal forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, some in orange cloths. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the floor in front of them. Other participants are visible further back.2017-01-01January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12