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A seated group of devotees in a hall during an initiation session, many wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl with a long dark ponytail and tattooed arm holds a small glass object near his forehead with eyes closed, while a bald man in a red shawl and rudraksha beads beside him touches his brow with a glass. Several other participants, including blonde women with hands covering their faces and a man with a bare shaved head, sit in meditative posture. Chairs with pink cushions and a white-clad figure at right complete the scene.

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Seated devotees in a large hall perform a ritual, holding small cups to their faces. Men in white dhotis with saffron-red shawls and rudraksha malas sit in the foreground; one bald, shirtless man with a tattooed arm and mala lifts a cup. Women in white and orange saris and a man in white with a red shawl appear behind. Brass and white ritual objects with small golden pyramid-shaped pieces sit on a mat in front. Orange tablecloths and white chairs fill the background. Ritual of cups raised to the face. No clearly identifiable a person is present.2017-08-05 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured shawls sit in rows, eyes closed, performing devotional hand gestures and holding small objects near their faces. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles; one man in the foreground wears glasses and a rudraksha mala over a saffron shawl. Behind them, a blurred hall shows a golden ornate altar and a red-draped seat. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.2016-05-08August 07 20172017-08-07July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in an indoor hall performs a meditative gesture, each touching a finger to the forehead between the eyebrows. Men wear white dhotis with yellow or orange borders, rudraksha malas and gold bracelets; several have bare upper bodies and orange shawls. A woman in white with glasses and a red shawl sits at left, and a man at right wears a red-maroon turban. Others in white and cream saris and kurtas sit in the foreground. A black board with white lettering hangs on the back wall above the crowd, and a white pillared stage area lies behind them. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-08-15A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits in a wooden chair, touching his forehead with his fingers, next to a copper vessel. Nearby, other devotees in orange and white robes perform the same forehead-touching gesture during a shaktipada initiation session. Several people have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A large colourful painting hangs on the back wall and a stage screen shows an image. The page describes a person discourse; no person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2017-07-02A seated puja ceremony in a bright hall with many lit oil lamps in the background. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, holding a lamp and a small offering, with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his body. Smoke from incense rises before him. To the right, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered necklace, sits with hands together. Other bare-chested priests in orange cloths and white ash sit in rows behind them, and a small white deity figure and brass vessels sit on the mat. Many more people are visible in the blurred background.2017-01-22July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20122012-09-04 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJune 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copies