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April 01 2018

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April 01 20182018-04-01April 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copiesApril 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copiesMay 06 20182018-05-06A large hall with pale floors where many participants sit on mats performing a seated puja. Foreground figures include a bald man in orange and red dhoti with white tilak marks on his arms, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with prayer-folded hands near small brass oil lamps, kumkum and offering plates on the floor. Others wear saffron and orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and white ash markings; some sit with folded hands. Crowd appears to be well over twenty people seated in rows toward the back.2016-08-24A large indoor hall packed with seated male devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on red mats before brass plates, flower-filled trays, oil lamps and small offering bowls. Foreground figures press palms together or lower their heads in prayer. A man in front with white hair and a sandalwood-marked forehead folds his hands, while a bald devotee beside him sits cross-legged. A bare-chested figure stands at the far right near a gold-trimmed table, and a large red-and-gold deity image hangs on the back wall. Some younger boys in white dhotis sit among the group, reading or meditating. Pink walls and a wooden door frame the room.2017-05-25May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group of men in an ashram hall, wearing bare upper bodies and white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders. Many wear red cloths over their shoulders and rudraksha or white beaded necklaces. Several men have white sacred ash markings on their chests and arms. They sit on orange mats with yellow cloths and small white cloths placed before them, eyes closed or gazing forward in meditation. Framed portraits hang on the cream walls behind them. A front row of about ten men is clearly visible, with more seated behind. No individual is identifiable as a person in this view.2018-06-03A photograph of a large group of men seated cross-legged on orange mats on a polished white floor during a ceremony. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, with white sacred ash marks on their chests and arms. Several wear red cloths around their necks and rudraksha or gold-toned necklaces; one front-left man wears a white cloth with a red shawl and a tulsi-style mala. Behind them, more participants sit in a hall with framed pictures on the walls and orange and yellow fabric draped near the ceiling. The mood is attentive and focused.2018-06-03June 03 20182018-06-03June 03 20182018-06-03 +1 copies