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Photo of several men in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor at a puja. The central man, shaved-headed with white tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, holds a small wooden stick and a dish of offerings, while a shaved-headed man in orange with a red-bordered cloth and beads sits in the right foreground leaning in. Behind them, a young man in orange with white forehead marks and beads sits on a mat, and a green banana leaf with a glass lies at the lower left.

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Photograph of several devotees seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes during a puja at a Haridwar event. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a red border and a long rudraksha mala holds a small stick and offers something from a leaf plate with yellow flowers and small paper cups in front of him. Another man at right, also shaved and wearing rudraksha beads, looks down beside him. Water glasses and cups sit on a banana leaf at lower left. The people are seated in a row with white tilaka marks on their foreheads.2014-07-26Several shaved-headed male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual. Foreground figures wear long rudraksha malas and bands of white sacred ash on their arms and foreheads. One man in the centre holds a small brass vessel and a bell-like object near offerings, while the man on the right sits with hands folded in meditation. Brass lamps, a white cloth and flower petals lie before them, with an ornate temple interior behind.2014-04-10February 23 20162016-02-23Photograph of a seated group during a ritual in a hall. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and brass puja vessels and offering bowls laid on low tables before them. The man at far right wears white clothing with a red shawl and glasses, hands clasped in prayer. Behind them, other devotees sit in the background.2014-09-07Close-up photograph of several shaved-headed men in orange-saffron robes seated in a row during a satsang, eyes lowered and mouths open as if chanting. The foreground men wear white horizontal vibhuti/tilaka lines across their foreheads, gold hoop earrings, and dark rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a red-and-orange wrap over the shoulder. Blurred figures in orange robes sit behind them, and a red and white backdrop appears in the background.2014-04-17A photograph of several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes seated closely together during a ritual session. Each wears a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilaka marks on the forehead and upper arms. The man at left holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel sits near the front. Another seated man in orange robes sits centrally with hands folded. Behind them a standing and seated audience in white and grey clothing is partially visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the seated monastic participants are described by role only.2013-04-14July 11 20132013-07-11Two saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall, with white tilak stripes on their foreheads and arms and red-brown rudraksha malas across their chests. Both have eyes lowered and appear to chant. Behind them, more saffron-clothed devotees sit in rows, and a brass plate with offerings rests near the floor. Golden deity murti and decorations fill the blurred background.2015-01-31A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasa-style robes wear rudraksha malas, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and armbands; the man on the right holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them more devotees in orange and yellow robes sit in rows, and on the far right an older man in white kurta wears a red-brown mala and a pendant. A red curtain and cream walls form the backdrop, with a small purple bird logo in the top-left corner. Several more people are partly visible at the edges.2015-02-02July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasi devotees in a warmly lit hall with gold ornamental panels behind them. Several shaved-headed men wear orange and red-gold shawls, rudraksha malas and a forehead tilak, and hold handfuls of yellow flower petals or rice. The central younger man in an orange robe and dark beads looks to the side while others lean in beside him. A gold-framed chandelier glows at left. The figure at the centre is a priest-like devotee; no candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-07-12June 04 20132013-06-04