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A seated man in plain white kurta and dhoti sits cross-legged on a white floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears two long rudraksha malas over his shoulders and a dark bead necklace, a red bindi on his forehead, a gold bracelet on his wrist, and a grey moustache. Behind him, a seated devotee in white and another in a red shawl are partly visible, with a turquoise water bottle at the left edge.

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A photograph of a seated bald man in white kurta and white dhoti-style clothing, wearing a red and white lanyard and rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and a gold wristwatch, performing a ritual with his hands clasped at his waist. A white vibhuti marking is on his forehead. Behind him other seated people in white clothes, several with red lanyards, sit on a patterned gold-and-brown carpet. In front, brass oil lamps, small metal bowls with pink petals and a red cloth are arranged. The men are seated in a meditative satsang gathering.2013-12-13A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders, white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. Behind him, other white-clad participants sit in meditation or prayer, one in a yellow shawl, with brass lamps, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel visible on the floor. Overall the scene suggests a group puja or meditation in a hall.2010-09-29A seated man with closed eyes sits cross-legged in meditation on a white cloth, palms pressed together in front of his chest. He wears a blue-grey textured kurta and white dhoti, with multiple rudraksha mala strands and a pendant on a chain. A gold bangle and a ring are on his wrists and hand. In the foreground are brass ritual items: a ceremonial brass lamp with a figure motif, a brass bell, and a small red cloth with a white conch shell. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls attend a satsang or meditation gathering. The pendant shows a small orange-framed portrait. a person appearance cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the identity is unsure.2014-07-18December 12 20162016-12-12January 29 20172017-01-29Indoor ritual or meditation hall with devotees seated on mats and cushions. In the foreground two people in plain white ceremonial clothes sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; the man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and has a red wooden box with a golden mandala and a small brass figurine in front of him. Brass plates with flowers, a small oil lamp, and a brass bowl sit on the floor nearby. Behind them a man in a pink shirt with a rudraksha mala and forehead marking, and other seated men and women in dark and colourful clothes, watch with eyes closed or hands folded. Metal railings and white pillars frame the hall.2012-06-03 +1 copiesClose photograph of a man with swept-back white-grey hair and white sandalwood-paste tripundra lines on his forehead and bare shoulders, sitting with hands pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears layered brown rudraksha malas, a gold chain with a pendant, and a gold bangle. A white sacred thread crosses his bare chest. Behind him a blurred seated figure in white and a yellow-clad figure suggest a satsang hall. A pendant on his mala shows an orange-robed figure in a round frame. The single person is a devotee in prayer; no identity is asserted from appearance.2017-01-06December 01 20132013-12-01A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed or lowered, in a hall with red mats on the floor. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a gold border sits cross-legged, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala with an orange shawl over his shoulders. To his left a man in white with grey hair and a white dhoti wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis and orange shawls and malas sit in prayer, some wearing gold bracelets. The group is taking part in a sitting devotional session in the hall.2014-09-20A close crowd of seated devotees at a satsang, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white sash holds his hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi. To his left, another man in white and a red sash prays with closed eyes, and an orange-clad man wearing a rudraksha mala sits behind. In the foreground, a man with curly hair and white forehead markings sits with eyes lowered, dressed in white.2013-05-25May 18 20122012-05-18April 17 20162016-04-17 +1 copies