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A photograph of a seated group meditation session with many participants on colourful striped mats. In the foreground a man in a white kurta sits leaning forward and places his hands on the head of a boy wearing an orange cloth and a black blindfold. Other children in orange robes sit nearby, several also blindfolded, and adults in white dhotis and white clothing are seen in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with a pink and green floor covering. The photo is a single photograph, not a collage.

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A seated group ceremony with many people sitting on colourful striped mats. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels and places his hands on the head of a child wearing a black blindfold; the child wears an orange cloth. Several children in orange or saffron cloths sit around, some with white ash stripes on their bodies and one with a blindfold. A man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, eyeglasses and white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth. Other attendees wear white and yellow-bordered dhotis, and a woman with white hair sits in white at right. Behind them are more seated devotees and a wall with wooden chairs.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08May 16 20152015-05-16May 16 20152015-05-16May 16 20152015-05-16A photograph of a gurukul-style ritual setting with children seated on the floor. A bald man in white clothes and an orange lanyard leans over to tie an orange scarf printed with dark script across the eyes of a boy in a black shirt, whose face is covered by the blindfold. Two boys flank him: the boy on the left in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, and the boy on the right in white with an orange scarf printed with script and yellow tilak on his forehead. A brass oil lamp stand and a green plant appear at the right edge, with a grey painted cityscape backdrop behind them.2015-05-16A photograph of a seated group meditation or initiation session with many participants in white and orange. In the left foreground a young boy in an orange cloth and layered rudraksha malas, with white marks on his forehead, places his hands over the eyes of a seated young man wearing a black blindfold. The young man, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and white stripes of ash across his shoulders, presses his palms together. To the right, a man in glasses and a white shirt, with white forehead marks, sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and orange garments sit in rows, some with white-painted foreheads. No visible a person candidate can be confidently identified by appearance.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a Gurukul-style session with children seated on the floor. A bald man in white clothes and a black face covering ties a black blindfold over the eyes of a boy in a white kurta with an orange-red scarf and an ID badge on a lanyard. Other children wear orange lanyards and yellow forehead marks; one wears an orange shirt. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a dark beaded mala watches, smiling. Behind them a large glowing golden arch and a brass oil lamp stand in front of a red cushioned seat. A small purple bird logo appears at top left.2015-05-16A group of young boys sits on the floor in a satsang hall in front of a glowing golden backdrop and a red-cushioned seat. A bald man in a white kurta and black trousers, with a black lanyard, leans forward toward the children. A woman in white with an orange-and-red patterned shawl and a rudraksha mala stands behind them, smiling. Several boys wear orange-and-red shawls printed with script, orange lanyards and yellow sandalwood or turmeric marks on their foreheads. One boy in white kurta wears a black blindfold. A brass lamp stands at left.2015-05-16A photograph of a satsang-style gathering with a backdrop of a painted city street and a golden statue edge at left. A bald man in white clothes and an orange lanyard sits among boys, smiling as he drapes an orange-red shawl with printed script over a blindfolded boy in black. A woman's arm in white reaches in from the right holding a microphone toward the group. Three boys sit in front: one in white with an orange lanyard, the blindfolded boy with a yellow tilak on his forehead, and another in white with a red-orange shawl. Other children with yellow tilaks are visible behind.2015-05-16July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copies