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Outdoor evening gathering of devotees in white clothes with red lanyards, hands pressed in namaste. In the centre, a man with hands raised overhead wears a rust-red robe with gold-yellow bands and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck; he appears to be leading a practice. Around him stand several men and women in white kurtas and salwar, some in lavender-patterned white, with trees and red pillars in the dark background.

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Outdoor evening gathering of devotees in white ritual clothing standing with palms joined in namaskar. In the centre foreground, a man with short dark hair wears a rust-red sannyasi-style wrap with gold-yellow bands and a dark rudraksha-style mala, arms raised with hands clasped above his head. Around him, people in white kurtas, dupattas and white trousers hold their hands in anjali, some wearing red-and-white lanyards. Dark trees and a red pillar form the background, with orange cloth on the ground in the lower left.2015-02-24 +1 copies2015-July-302015-07-30May 22 20162016-05-22April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27Outdoor ceremony under a pavilion with palm fronds and hanging lights. A central bearded man in a deep maroon-red turban and maroon robe, with multiple gold ornate necklaces, a white and pink flower garland, and gold bangles, stands with both hands raised above his head in a reverent gesture. Around him, devotees stand in rows: a man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala press palms together, while a man in a white kurta and a woman in red sari with hands folded also join in prayer. A shaved-headed man in a white shirt stands nearby, and the crowd continues behind.2016-12-03February 23 20172017-02-23A large crowd of men in white dhotis with yellow borders and red-orange sashes stands in a hall with arms raised. In the foreground a man with short dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha-bead necklace, wearing white with a yellow border, raises his palms outward while looking up. Other men on both sides raise their hands, some wearing red wristbands and rudraksha malas. Behind them, gold ornate thrones or deity murti are visible, with a red-robed figure seated near a golden canopy.2016-05-11February 24 20152015-02-24April 01 20162016-04-01A large indoor gathering of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl, and his hands are folded at his chest. Beside him, a younger man in white with a red and yellow shawl and a tilak mark also holds his hands folded. Behind them, many people in white and orange ritual clothing fill the hall, with several children in orange at left. Framed pictures hang on the pale walls behind the crowd.2016-07-19July 07 20152015-07-07