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Outdoor photo of Aadheenavaasis, young male devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths draped over the shoulder, seated on bare ground during a ritual gathering. The foreground figure at right, with curly hair and a red tilak on the forehead, raises one hand in greeting and looks toward the camera. Beside him another devotee with long braided hair smiles and gestures with a hand near his mouth. Backs of other seated devotees with long matted hair are visible at left, one standing figure in orange at upper left holds a basket-like object. Small steel vessels, sandals and scattered leaves lie on the ground, with a plain brick wall behind.

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Outdoor ritual gathering with several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps sitting on the ground, most with bare chests and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Three of them smile broadly and raise open palms toward the camera, while a long-haired devotee sits at left. Behind them, a person in an orange wrap stands near a camera on a tripod beside a wicker-covered container on a small wooden table, and a metal pot sits on the ground in front. Plain concrete wall in the background, many other seated people blurred behind, and scattered sandals on the dirt in front.2018-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20182018-05-24Two smiling young sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth sit close together on a floor covered with green leaves and a blue-edged mat. The man in front has long dreadlocks, a beard, a white-painted forehead with a red tilak, rudraksha malas, a pendant necklace, and holds a yellow stone up while making a peace sign. The boy beside him has short curly hair, white and red forehead markings, and metal ceremonial necklaces, and waves. Other orange-clad devotees are seated behind them.2019-01-01A group of young male disciples in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit closely together outdoors on a stage or hall floor, many with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The central young man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and appears to be speaking, while the others listen attentively. Several wear gold pendants and some have gold-coloured beaded necklaces. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing in a blurred hall. No individual is identified as a person in this frame.2017-05-08August 14 20172017-08-14Photo of a seated group of young devotees in orange cloth wraps and rudraksha malas at an ashram gathering. Several have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads and bare upper bodies. A young man in the centre, with a rudraksha mala, speaks into a microphone while others smile, sit on mats and look toward him. Behind them, more participants in white and cream clothing sit on colourful striped cloth. Plastic cups sit on the floor in front. The setting suggests a satsang-style session, possibly part of the Maheshwara Puja programme described on the page.2017-05-08Outdoor gathering of many people in saffron-orange robes seated closely on the ground, with a man in the foreground with long dreadlocked black hair, rudraksha beads and a bead bracelet holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Many around him smile and listen, several with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, a few in white in the background. A tripod and camera rig stand behind the crowd, with a dirt ground and trees beyond. Several children in orange are visible among the seated group. The scene looks like an ashram satsang session. a person appears as the man with long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and an orange wrap holding the microphone, described as speaking to the gathering.2018-05-24 +1 copiesMay 20 20172017-05-20A large group of devotees in saffron-orange turbans and orange robes sit closely together during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a smiling man with short dark hair, a red bindi, white markings on his shoulders and arms, and rudraksha malas with a gold bangle sits with palms pressed together in anjali. To the left a woman holds a handheld microphone and also has her palms joined, and to the right another devotee with rudraksha malas sits with hands folded. Many more orange-clad people sit behind them in soft focus, with bright orange and pink lights glowing in the background.2017-08-14January 12 20172017-01-12A seated row of young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits on the floor, cross-legged on banana leaves set with small white cups. Several wear wooden rudraksha malas and thin gold chains; some have white ash lines on their bare chests and arms. Behind them a white-clad figure stands near a steel counter. The mood is an ashram meal setting, with figures looking to the side as if listening or waiting.2017-09-19 +1 copiesMay 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copies