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Photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with warm lighting. In the foreground and midground, several men in white kurta-style clothing wear red-and-white checked shawls over their shoulders and hold thin colourful sticks or wands. A bearded man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard stands at the centre-right, while a younger man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl looks toward the side. Blurred figures in red clothing occupy the left foreground. Blurred shrine decorations and lamps glow in the background.

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October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A group of devotees stands in a hall at an Inner Awakening mandala session, several holding colourful striped sticks in pink, yellow, green and purple. The central young man with long dark wavy hair wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured shawl, and gestures as he holds a stick. Beside him a bearded man in a maroon kurta and an orange-red shawl with white beaded necklaces also holds a stick. An older bald man in white with glasses and a teal beaded necklace stands at right. Other participants and a hazy crowd fill the background under a warm haze, with a red digital clock and an ornate shrine at the top left.2016-10-02October 03 20162016-10-03October 02 20162016-10-02October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 02 20162016-10-02A photograph of a group of devotees in white kurta-style clothing and rust-red shawls with orange-red beaded necklaces gathered in a warmly lit hall. A young man in the centre-right wears a white shirt, red-orange shawl and a red bindi, smiling while standing beside an older man in white with a grey head and a red shawl who gestures with his hand. Several men behind them wear white clothes, red shawls and yellow-orange tilak marks on their foreheads, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti is at the right edge. Leafy green backdrop and a patterned light projection are visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2015-05-16A photograph of a large group of men performing a stick-based ritual dance in a marble-floored hall. Many dancers wear white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red waist sashes, holding thin decorated sticks. In the centre foreground a man in a white shirt, red shawl and red-tipped strings holds a stick. To the right a bare-chested dancer with a white forehead band, rudraksha beads and a saffron cloth around his waist also holds sticks. A man at left wears a teal shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a wall displays framed deity pictures and an orange ceremonial umbrella.2016-10-03Photo of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-orange sashes in a bright, tiled hall with ceiling lights and fans. Several are holding thin colourful sticks, appearing to perform a stick-based dance or ritual movement. A smiling man on the right wears an orange-pink kurta and a white-shirted man near him wears a red scarf, while a man at the left edge wears a red shawl and mala beads. Some men wear red-and-orange lanyards.2016-10-03A group of men in white kurtas and dhotis with red shawls and red-and-orange lanyards dance in a hall, each holding colourful striped sticks that they strike together in a circular folk-style dance. Several dancers in the foreground are mid-motion, sticks raised toward one another. A man in a teal top stands at the far left edge, and bright ceiling lights and warm wall colour surround the room.2016-10-03