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A photograph of a seated group meditation or initiation session with many participants in white and orange. In the left foreground a young boy in an orange cloth and layered rudraksha malas, with white marks on his forehead, places his hands over the eyes of a seated young man wearing a black blindfold. The young man, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and white stripes of ash across his shoulders, presses his palms together. To the right, a man in glasses and a white shirt, with white forehead marks, sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and orange garments sit in rows, some with white-painted foreheads. No visible a person candidate can be confidently identified by appearance.

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July 08 20172017-07-08A seated group ceremony with many people sitting on colourful striped mats. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels and places his hands on the head of a child wearing a black blindfold; the child wears an orange cloth. Several children in orange or saffron cloths sit around, some with white ash stripes on their bodies and one with a blindfold. A man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, eyeglasses and white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth. Other attendees wear white and yellow-bordered dhotis, and a woman with white hair sits in white at right. Behind them are more seated devotees and a wall with wooden chairs.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08November 19 20172017-11-19June 01 20172017-06-01July 03 20172017-07-03November 19 20172017-11-19A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall with orange mats, most wearing red blindfolds over their eyes. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow or gold borders, rudraksha-style pendant necklaces and white ash or sandal streaks on their chests and arms. In the centre, a young man in a white dhoti with a red blindfold sits beside a small boy in a white dhoti and red blindfold, both with pendant necklaces. Pink and yellow paper notes and a pink bag lie on the orange mats in front. The scene suggests a Third Eye meditation or Nayana Deeksha practice, though no a person figure is clearly visible.2017-11-19A photograph of a seated group meditation session with many participants on colourful striped mats. In the foreground a man in a white kurta sits leaning forward and places his hands on the head of a boy wearing an orange cloth and a black blindfold. Other children in orange robes sit nearby, several also blindfolded, and adults in white dhotis and white clothing are seen in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with a pink and green floor covering. The photo is a single photograph, not a collage.2017-07-08May 13 20152015-05-13A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall for a ritual, many bare-chested or in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms and chest. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis sit with eyes closed, one in glasses on the left and one with a red tilak on the right, both wearing wooden bead malas; a young girl in orange and a boy in orange sit nearby. Brass plates, small bowls, flowers and an oil lamp are placed before them, with a red and yellow backdrop behind the crowd. No single figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2017-05-24 +1 copiesNovember 19 20172017-11-19