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A standing figure in a rust-orange sari with a gold-bordered pallu, wearing long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a large orange pendant, holds a white thread bundle while seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls receive it. Seated participants sit on colourful striped mats in a hall; some have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and bare chests, and one holds a white thread at the shoulder. Behind them, others sit on the floor and a red backpack lies in the foreground.

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March 15 20172017-03-15October 06 20172017-10-06April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall. A woman in an orange saffron sari holds a silver-white pot in one hand and a bundle of green leaves and grass in the other, offering or sprinkling them toward seated men. Several men sit on wooden chairs and mats, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. A man in the foreground sits on a striped mat with eyes lowered. Red cloth bags rest beside the chairs. A framed picture hangs on the wall above. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2017-07-28 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sits closely on a patterned floor mat in a hall. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman in a gold-bordered sari and orange shawl with rudraksha beads looks toward the camera, while a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark and gold earring sits beside her. Several other devotees sit behind them, some with hands folded or resting on knees. Nothing indicates a specific deity or ceremony in this view. The setting appears to be a large ritual hall with wooden pillars and bags placed among the seated participants.2017-03-18September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA seated group of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas sits on a colourful striped mat during a satsang or meditation session. A man in the centre-right wears a white dhoti with yellow border, rudraksha mala, and a white and red forehead mark, eyes closed. Women in yellow-gold and orange-trimmed saris sit nearby, and a wooden pillar stands in the background.2017-03-18July 02 20172017-07-02July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesMarch 15 20172017-03-15July 02 20172017-07-02A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and ornate silver-beaded armlets and necklace, raising his hand toward a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red sacred thread. The standing man, with his palms raised and a rudraksha mala draped near his face, is receiving a blessing gesture. Behind them a seated man in white with a bead mala sits, a man in white stands in the background, and an older man with white moustache and an orange shawl stands at right. Red and white floral garlands decorate the left edge, and a red cloth covers the seat. The seated figure with long hair and saffron wrap and ornate beaded jewellery is a person candidate, shown in a seated position giving a blessing to the standing devotee.2013-07-10